This rather addictive TV series was premiered on the popular kykNET channel on 7 April back in 2009.
It has ever since been marketed as the twin to the British series Footballers wife.
The Afrikaan version translates to Rugby spouses and makes one of the most watched programes on the channel.
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She is one of the main cast.
The cast consists of a good number of well-respected and celebrated Afrikaans actors.
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Assertive, talented and exceptionally creative are just but a few adjectives that can be used to describe them.
Knowing them makes it easier to understand their roles and appreciate the efforts they make each season.
Meet the cast below:
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Apart from being part of Getroud met rugby sepie, she is also a singer.
She is the owner of the Bibi salon as a third generation beautician.
Her salon and coffee shop offers the perfect spot for the Stryders women to hang out.
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She is the daughter of a Zulu man and white woman.
Her salon is her biggest achievement and a dream come true.
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Nadia Beukes as Iva Muller
Her role is a warm warm as she loves people.
In line of duty, when treating Fafa for a psychological problem, the two fall in love.
Jocelyn Broderick as Nina Bekker
Nina is the supportive mother anyone would wish for.
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She chooses to put her needs second after her family’s.
She is especially has a soft spot for Tommy whom she encourages constantly.
For this reason, he has no relationship with his daughter.
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His daughter is named Sasha whose mother passed on long time ago.
Their plans are thwarted by a journalist and the to end up in prison as per the last episode.
He is a contented fellow that loves his most priced possessions being his bike and a leather jacket.
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The fact that he is not from a rich background does not bother him at all.
He is a loyal friend and has a gift of character discernment.
He just cannot understand why Reitz submits to his father.
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Arno Greeff as Thomas “Tommie” Bekker
Tommy is the easy going, no stress kind of guy.
With his intelligence, he can cope at school without sweating much.
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He therefore acts as a shield in most family matters.
He is also known to be very humorous.
He often clashes with Reitz because of the extremely varied personalities.
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David Louw as Simon Greeff
Simon comes off as the people that have life fall in place easily.
His beautiful wife puts herself first before him and their children.
However, in due time he will discover that there is more to life.
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Jolene Martin as Jade Cloete
The smart, successful and ambitious Jade is also a darling to Denver.
She only seeks advice from people she admires such as Nina.
She goes with what is sensible hence will be willing to make sacrifices if she believes in it.
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She will always stand for justice too.
Her aim is always to improve even though she does not really know what her goal is.
She is loyal to Festus her husband, whom she loves dearly.
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She cares about Bella but does not have enough sense of responsibility to care properly.
Katryn has two daughters, Cornia and Kiki with Kiki being the darling and the former a black sheep.
In a previous series, their church-exploitation scheme did not even end well.
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Johan Scholtz as Schalk Brand
Is a man with strict moral values.
She will go out of her way to gain more power and financial edge.
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As a brilliant business woman, she is an expert in manipulation to get what she wants.
She will even flirt and intimidate if it comes to that.
She is weak when it comes to matters of emotions, love, integrity and tradition.
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She chose her career over raising her baby Steyn Marais whom she left with the ex-husband Retief.
She even went to the extend of dating coach Schalk, to give her business an advantage.
His status can be equated to that of David Beckham.
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She is also obsessive in always having things her way.
She pressurizes Simon to much on his career because of her linkage to it.
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His excellence puts her on the spotlight even more.
She is a lover of gossip and thrives on other people’s misfortunes.
Apart from her husband, her true loyalty also lies with her best friend Sasha.
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She is rather manipulative, materialistic ans superficial.
She can be selfish, self pitying and self centered at times.
She will always use every opportunity she gets to put herself as a victim.
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Even so, his greed does not allow him consider consequences beforehand.
He is married to Cookie and the two have 2 daughters.
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He pressurizes him too much that their relationship as father and son is always hindered.
His relationship with his other son Tommy is int he dips as he sees nothing he approves in him.
They have varying life views.
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Maryke
As one of the major characters of Getroud met rugby Maryke is a sensation.
Most viewers will always talk about Maryke Getroud met rugby star in good light because of her excellent acting.
She is a passionate woman that works hard to ensure pompoms is a success.
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She is well informed about pop culture and regularly draws inspiration from glamourous celebrities lives.
She has a big caring heart but may not know how best to express it.
Fir this reason, she will fight to always retain the leadership position of the girls' group.
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She looks up to Kiki and strives to be just like her.
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Sasha Getroud met rugby
Sasha is a role played by Anlia Van Rensburg.
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As Gerald’s daughter, Sasha tries to do the impossible and become worthy to his stubborn father.
Her daddy issues make her crave for love and acceptance which lead her in all the wrong places.
She has Laeititia as her mentor and all the good in her is almost being driven out.
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She has to audition for the Pompoms even though she previously refused on grounds of being Gerald’s daughter.
Her position as leader was short-lived though even after blackmailing Maryke with nude photos.
Sasha’s name came up in a murder case and she had to step down.
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Melissa Willering as Chrissie
Chrissie is in Grade ten and has to go to school.
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At first the idea appalled to her but she quickly made friends and even got herself a boyfriend.
Se is a wise young woman with a sharp and fast tongue.
She is emotionally driven which explains her impulsive actions all the time.
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Everyone in her family cherishes and adores her because she has a very soft heart and is easily hurt.
Her fashion sense is phenomenal as she prints her personal touch to everything she wears.
Sean Van Noordwyk as Reitz
Reitz is the golden family son since he is the typical first child.
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He is attractive, extremely talented, well-mannered, attractive and charming.
This makes him the pride of his parents, especially the dad.
The pressure him is too much that Reitz lives in fear of ever disappointing his father.
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Despite being extremely good at the sport, he struggles to find enjoyment in it.
His brother Tommy has a sense of freedom and lives a rather carefree lifestyle that he secretly envies.
For this, he often clashes with him.
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On the team, his hardest thorn and competition is Blitz.
Bella played by Ava Meyer
She is Kiki’s daughter.
She adopted her from the sister Cornia and dad Botha Botha when the two were in prison.
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Anja played by Elsje Slabbert
Anja has a heart of gold and is often warm to everyone.
She loves children and has made a career out of it by being an au pair.
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She is always compassionate and empathetic.
Pottie acted by TB
He is the owner of the pub Pottie place.
He loves the Warriors and most of them choose his bar.
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He is very smart and wise as far as the world is concerned.
He may be jovial but also has an expertise in defusing situations that get out of hand.
He is hard to miss.
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Cheerful,and quite man with a strong presence.
He speaks only when it is necessary or after an immediate follow up.
Even so, he stands for what he believes and shares his feelings freely with those he trusts.
He has a personal love for rugby considering that he is a nerd.
He is open minded but extremely stubborn as he likes to make decisions.
He respects and loves his wife Jade, and considers their relationship the most important thing.
Due t his nature of getting along with everyone, he has many friends.
She is forced to retire as her parents move to Johannesburg.
She has a good relationship with her family and especially gets along with Tommy.
Her brother Reitz is okay but she is not fond of rugby players and may never consider dating one.
She is focused and strives for independence as she works on being sophisticated.
Sh prefers to keep her dreamy and scattered romantic side under wraps.
Kaz McFadden as Gasspeler
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Andrew Stock as Gasspeler
27.
Gustav Gerdener as Dolf Rossouw
28.
Ramey Short as Kallie
29.
Hannes Muller as Gasspeler
30.
Karin Retief as Yvonne
31.
Jana Strydom as Gasspeler
32.
Hannon Bothma as Gasspeler
33.
Vicky Kente as Virginia
34.
Quintus Jansen as Salsa-Danser
35.
Fezile Mpela as Ike
36.
Marcella Solimeo as Salsa-Danser
37.
Cobus Venter as Gaskunstenaar
38.
Tessa Denton as Tanya
A stellar performer to say the least.
Rowan Cloete as Sean van der Velde
31.
Henco JasGasspeler (as Henco Jacobs)
Meet the Getroud met rugby cast and identify with their roles.
Each of these artists brings a raw feel to the series making it even more exciting.
They are all exceptional acts that keep things fresh and interesting, almost as if in real life.
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