Tag: national sports

South Africa is home to a number of national sports, including soccer, rugby, cricket, and netball. Soccer is the most popular sport in South Africa and is often referred to as the "national sport". The sport is played on a rectangular field with 11 players on each team. Players pass, dribble, and shoot the ball in order to score goals. Rugby is a physical team sport played between two teams of 15 players. The aim of the game is to gain possession of the ball and to score points by carrying it over the opposing team's goal line. Cricket is a bat-and-ball game typically played on a large, oval-shaped field. The two teams each have 11 players and they compete to score the most runs by batting and bowling. Netball is a popular team sport played between two teams of seven players. The aim of the game is to score goals by shooting the ball into the opposing team's goal ring.