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The Border is a region of the Eastern Cape province in South Africa comprising roughly the eastern half of the province. Its main centre is East London. It is a small province sandwiched between the Old Transkei and Eastern Province. The Border is a frontier region located between the Indian Ocean shores and the rugged escarpment mountains in the north.
Border does not have defined boundaries and is like the Boland region in the Western Cape. The name has long been applied to sports teams that have represented the region in South African interprovincial competitions. The Border cricket team has competed in interprovincial cricket since 1898 and the Border rugby union team has competed in interprovincial rugby union since 1891. The Border Tennis Association is one of the 14 provincial members of Tennis South Africa.
Our cricketing logo depicts a number of elements which relate to who we are and where we come from. One of the most recognisable of them being the aloe. Three cricket wickets along with a cricket ball is also depicted.
From about the 155 different types of aloe, the Aloe Ferox (fire) can be found in the Border region. The aloe has appeared on a number of emblems, sporting and other from the region over a long period of time.
South Africa is known as the "Rainbow" nation. This shows our diversity, the diversity of where we come from, the different regions and people of South Africa and that of the Border Boys.
This Hadeda Ibis (ha-dee-da) is large local bird and acts as a great alarm clock. From it's noisy call to its distinctive shape we have become well acquainted this this African legend. Just don't let it sit on the roof of your house for too long...
We are all about sharing and boerewors is a staple for us. If you join or come along to our gatherings we will share this much protected braai favourite. Just don’t annoy the braai-master!
Protect your Castle means exactly that. This could be the ice cold one after the game, protecting those stumps whilst batting or just ensuring that your “Castle” is looked after.
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