{"id":168910,"date":"2018-01-02T06:30:59","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T04:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=168910"},"modified":"2018-01-09T09:57:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T07:57:42","slug":"get-involved-sport-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2018\/01\/02\/get-involved-sport-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Get involved in a sport this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>t\u2019s the New Year and many residents are looking for a fun way to get active.<\/p>\n<p>Why not join a sports team, as Germiston is full of fun and exciting sports clubs.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Here\u2019s a guide to several clubs in the area and how you can get in touch for more information.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wrestling:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Raptors Wrestling Club; call Dewald de Wet on 083 611 7169, or Hannes van der Merwe on 082 805 7229.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Elsburg Wrestling Club; call Jaco Kriel on 082 326 0516, or Roenel de Jager on 079 892 7606.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Athletics:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Germiston Callies Harriers; call Les Black on 082 552 7866.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Football:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Luso Africa Football Club; call Joe Da Silva on 083 700 7914, or Paula Martins on 083 504 3497.<\/p>\n<p>Germiston City Football Club; call Peter Oliver on 076 431 2391.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rugby:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Germiston Simmer Rugby Club; call Nadia Carlse 082 804 1831 and for the junior sides call Vincent Herselman 083 799 0520.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg Eagles Junior Rugby Club; call Tyron Smuts on 083 285 9470.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg Rugby Club; call the club on 083 407 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Bears Rugby League Club; call Andries van der Merwe on 076 565 0483 or email to\u00a0andries.supey@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Pool:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elsburg Eagles Pool Club; call Wally van Rhyn on 071 921 4898, or Grant Pullen on 076 365 3161.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mixed material arts, kick-boxing and karate:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tebbutt\u2019s Mixed Martial Arts Academy; call Alex Tebbutt on 082 925 9751.<\/p>\n<p>Nippon Dojo Shotokan Karate Club; call Sensei Goran Stankovic on 082 666 6789.<\/p>\n<p>Katlehong\u2019s Shorin Kempo Karate Club; call Thulane Sibisi on 083 599 5916 or email\u00a0thulane2005@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>Germiston Karate Centre; call Elmarie van Zyl on 082 934 4670, or Sampie van Zyl on 083 277 3432.<\/p>\n<p>Kaizen Judo Club; call Ernest Louw on 082 722 9088.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cricket:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Germiston City Cricket Club; call David Ungerer on 082 885 6351 or\u00a0club captain Rudolph Swart on 072 217 5588 or club secretary Johan Botha on 076 510 8814.<\/p>\n<p>Elsburg Eagles Cricket Club; call Martiens Grobler on 079 520 3642 or email to\u00a0martiens@copalcor.co.za, or call Des Thorpe on 083 268 8382.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rowing, canoeing and sailing:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Victoria Lake Club; call 011 825-3530 or 011 873-9300 or email\u00a0manager@victorialakeclub.co.za.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Boxing:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Elsburg Boxing Academy; call William Fryer on 083 276 0844 or Jan Meyer on 076 031 5895.<\/p>\n<p>Primrose Open Boxing Academy, call\u00a0Diana Botes on 081 047 7162.<\/p>\n<p>With the variety of sport available in Germiston, there\u2019s no reason not to get active this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are a local sports club in Germiston, please email all your details to the Germiston City News on\u00a0germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za,\u00a0leighh@caxton.co.za\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/168640\/dojo-celebrates-students-achievements\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dojo celebrates students\u2019 achievements<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/168661\/future-stars-enjoy-exclusive-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\">Future stars enjoy exclusive tour<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCNnews\">Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/germistoncitynews\/\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCblgxW6BRXTLGLQvpcumLqA\">YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Or add the GCN on<span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><strong>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<strong>BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong><span class=\"apple-converted-space\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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