Kaylan Geekie

I am a South African living in Scotland with a passion for sports. While I was at junior school, South Africa came out of isolation and was re-admitted back on the world stage and, this is when my interest in sports began. Upon leaving Durban High School, I began coaching rugby, cricket, hockey and football at a junior level, for boys and girls, from 6-13 years of age. I'm currently working for Sports Digital Media on their Super Rugby website, superxv.com and freelance as Scotland's cricket correspondent for Cricket Scotland. My sporting interests are predominantly rugby, football, cricket, tennis, golf and the National Football League (NFL). At home, I regularly find myself involved in 24-hour sports marathons. My teams are Liverpool Football Club, Springboks, Blitzbokke, Proteas, Green Bay Packers and FC Barcelona and I have a soft spot for Scottish sports, especially their cricket and rugby teams. Greatest sporting moments: South Africa's 2 Rugby World Cup triumphs, Liverpool's 2001 Treble and 2005 Miracle in Istanbul - where we won it 5 times. Biggest disappointments. Too many to mention but some dishonourable mentions go to South Africa's tragic losses in global cricket events, Liverpool's 2013/14 heart-breaking finish in the Premier League title race, the Sharks catastrophic 2007 Super Rugby Final loss to the Bulls and, any of the Packers' playoff losses. I could go on and on but that is a sports fan's lot. “To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.” - Nietzsche