Frogfoot 7s Rugby Tournament – Match Fixtures

Host School: Hoërskool Outeniqua

Headline sponsor for the day: Vox

Game Day: 9-10 September 2022

Outeniqua Fixtures

Host School: Hoërskool Sentraal

Headline sponsor for the day: Cool Ideas

Game Day: 3 September 2022

Sentraal Fixtures Bloemfontein

Host School: HTS Tom Naudé

Headline sponsor for the day: CapriCom Networks

Game Day: 27 August 2022

Tom Naudé Fixtures

Host School: Grey High School

Headline Sponsor for the day: Cool Ideas Fibre Internet

Game Day: 20 August 2022

Match Fixtures_Grey High school

Frogfoot schools rugby 7s tournament shaping up to deliver high-energy entertainment

Open-access fibre network provider Frogfoot, which has a presence throughout South Africa, is proud to launch a schools rugby 7s tournament that will culminate in a grand final in Pretoria. Along with its partners Vodacom, Vox, Cool Ideas, Afrihost and Joule, Frogfoot is delighted to bring joy to communities in the form of the televised Frogfoot 7s tournament, which will take place for at least the next 3 years.

The tournament, which will take place at various schools around the country in August, September and October, will work towards a grand climax at Loftus in Pretoria on 5 November. Miranda Du Preez, Head of Brand Activations at Frogfoot, says that the idea for the tournament was born from the wish to give something back to communities, especially in light of current challenges and the drought of festival-type events brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic, while also providing another platform for South Africa’s immensely talented school players to shine.

Du Preez says: “We have designed the Frogfoot 7s to be a combination of good rugby and family leisure time, with entertainment for young to old, from the games themselves, to fun activities and entertainment sections. A great tradition in rugby sevens globally is dressing up, and so we can’t wait to give the best-dressed supporters great prizes, alongside other competition prizes made possible through our partnership with Vodacom, Vox, Cool Ideas, Afrihost and Joule.”

Vodacom’s Executive Head of FTTH: Sales and Marketing, Strini Micheal, says that as one of the internet service providers (ISP) on the Frogfoot network, Vodacom Fibre wanted to further solidify their partnership and support a sport that brings people and families together.

“As the late great Nelson Mandela said: ‘Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand’. This is a statement which resonates with Vodacom being a purpose-led organisation, especially during these trying times. This is a great opportunity to bring the communities together,” says Michael.

Vox’s Head of Strategic Marketing, Blanka Sulentic, says that Vox has been partnering with Frogfoot in the delivery of fibre connectivity to local communities it serves, and so partnering for the rugby 7s competition brings further synergy to their relationship and allows partners to engage, connect and uplift communities through sport.

“The school rugby players have the opportunity to attract the attention of sports scouts looking for new talent. Being a televised event, it’s a perfect opportunity for the young talent to shine. And of course, our aim is to raise awareness about the benefits of fibre connectivity, which is changing the way we live, study, work and play,” says Blanka.

Michael Van Onselen, Commercial Sales Manager of ISP Cool Ideas, says the business is always looking for opportunities to support communities, schools and sport in South Africa. “The Frogfoot 7s is a cool event – which is echoed in our name – and it brings these elements together: schools, communities and sport.

“Sport has an amazing ability to positively impact society. Whether it’s helping children, communities or even nations, sports make a difference on a daily basis. We are looking forward to the Frogfoot 7s. The same energy the rugby players bring on the field you will find off the field – super-fast, fun and energetic, with a few cool prizes up for grabs on the day!”

Afrihost’s Brand Creative Manager said being involved in the festival was a natural evolution of the ISP’s relationship with Frogfoot. “We believe the internet plays a crucial role in education by bringing a world of knowledge to the innovators of tomorrow. Afrihost and Frogfoot already have an established partnership and for the past few years have been offering schools across South Africa free fibre. The sevens competition is a natural extension of our partnership – after all, a healthy mind and healthy body go hand in hand.”

Commenting on the Rugby 7s, Du Preez says: “This is an exciting opportunity for Under-17 school players to test their skills against schools nationally, with the opportunity to play on one of the best fields in South Africa if they make it to the final.

Rugby 7s is a fast, high-scoring version of traditional rugby, played between two teams of seven players who have 14 minutes to advance. Frogfoot brought on board nine leading schools in our regions to host 10 game days. Each host school will invite 16 opponent schools for a day of high level, competitive, U17’s rugby sevens. The tournament will start in August and end on 5 November, in the final at Loftus.

Du Preez says: “Hopefully we create excitement around the sport and the players can express their potential against other players from schools around the country, while their families and the border community have an opportunity to join in on the festivities, including games, live music and much more. It is an event to celebrate both the sport and the positive impact it has on everyone.”

For more information, members of the public are invited to follow Frogfoot’s social media pages.

Video: Frogfoot proudly presents the Frogfoot 7s!

The programme of events for the competition is as follows:

Frogfoot apologises for network outages

Dear Customer

Frogfoot Networks would like to apologise for the network instability that affected customers in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape between 25 May and 3 June, which has since been resolved in partnership with its vendors.

Frogfoot identified that the core routers in Cape Town experienced crash events on their line cards due to a software bug following a configuration change – carried out as part of its overall network design upgrade – causing regional connectivity interruptions. The same configuration changes were applied to core routers in Johannesburg and Durban successfully.

Frogfoot’s core team worked closely with technical specialist teams (JTAC and ATAC) and the company’s equipment vendor, Juniper Networks, in order to investigate the cause of the event and identify what was needed to address the issues, which proved to be more complex and challenging than originally anticipated. Some failures were the first of their kind globally. The fix included software updates, rebooting routers and replacing physical line cards.

As of 4am on Friday 3 June, the problem has been resolved and no services are currently impacted. Frogfoot Networks understands the impact on our clients, and apologises for the interruptions in connectivity. We are working closely with the same technical specialist teams at Juniper to mitigate against such issues in the future.

Frogfoot has seen improved stability after the software update in Cape Town, and will be scheduling this change in other regions for further improvements and standardisation.

Regards
Shane Chorley
Head of Sales and Marketing

How to improve your Wi-Fi signal at home

It’s hard to enjoy the benefits of Fibre when you can’t get a strong signal between your router, your phone, smart TV, and all other devices. From working to streaming to consulting Siri on the latest news, a good WIFI signal is what keeps our world connected.
Luckily, there are many ways to improve your Wi-Fi signal and get you back to sneaking in an episode of Stranger Things during lunch break.

Here are 4 tips to improve your WIFI experience:
1. Consider the location of the router
Due to the fact that radio waves are shorter than those used in radio transmission, your device’s signal will lose strength more rapidly, so keeping your devices close to your router is a good way to boost your Wi-Fi signal. If you live in a big house, buying extra boosters to place around the house will allow your service to reach every corner.

2. Keep your router updated
It’s important to regularly update the router firmware to keep the security features up to date. Over the years there has been an increasing number of large-scale malware attacks that are costing organizations and individuals a large amount of money. Infected routers can steal bandwidth and allow malware to spread to other devices across the network. Update instructions for your router vary from brand to brand, but for most models, you need to log in to the device through a browser using the IP address.

3. Reboot your router
If you’re experiencing slow internet, particularly on Wi-Fi, in many cases, a simple reboot will improve your Wi-Fi significantly. Rebooting clears the router’s memory and enables updates to be installed.

4. Contact your Internet Service Provider
Contact your Internet Service Provider (ISP) and ask them for assistance. The ISP will help you remotely diagnose your Wi-Fi performance issues and offer a solution.