Umhlanga before and Current

cottonfields is still there i think..its further down the road then hooters..closer to the beach side..good place for picking up mommys! (over 30s lol)

Cotton Fields has moved around the corner ,seems to have lost it's appeal but believe it was pumping over December...

Summer of 77/78......went down for a post matric holiday and landed up staying for 6 months......(tu)

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> That is what is now the new Oyster Box Hotel
> Richie, do you remember the old Mansfield High
> school?? I was there in 65-68

Im way too young for that Titch. My old man went there and a few of his mates.

Gregbucks started Standard 6 in 1963

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> Gregbucks started Standard 6 in 1963

Hell did they have school that far back....()

rubber Wrote:

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> Gregbucks started Standard 6 in 1963


And remained there till '66

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> Gene the Plumber??? LOL he has been a mate of mine
> since the year dot and his elder brother Errol was
> mates with my late brother Arthur Lightening who
> played 'keeper for Durban United and later trained
> us at Stella...and now I know who you are
> LMAO...last time I saw you you were at the course
> with him and you musta been about 9...


I also knew errol meth very well from the umbilo congella. Arthur lightning trained me at stella as well titch. These were all my dads mates. Alot of good footballers came out of mansfield.

Mr m, you dad would know my late dad, Robbie Smart.

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> I also knew errol meth very well from the umbilo
> congella. Arthur lightning trained me at stella as
> well titch. These were all my dads mates. Alot of
> good footballers came out of mansfield.

Chris van Niekerk , Neil Roberts , Paul Renou, Butch Van Gas were just a few Mansfield boys that played for Stella and all were top class

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> umbilo
> > congella. Arthur lightning trained me at stella
> as
> > well titch. These were all my dads mates. Alot
> of
> > good footballers came out of mansfield.
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> Chris van Niekerk , Neil Roberts , Paul Renou,
> Butch Van Gas were just a few Mansfield boys that
> played for Stella and all were top class


Titch, you're forgetting one of Mansfield's GREATEST, Les Salton, did'nt play for Stella though.

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> Titch, you're forgetting one of Mansfield's
> GREATEST, Les Salton, did'nt play for Stella
> though.


Wow now that is a real blast from the past, he had a "hoof" on him that made most 'keepers shake in their boots..Les had a sports shop with Danny Le Roux (another Durban United great) near the old Durban station..

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> > I also knew errol meth very well from the
> umbilo
> > congella. Arthur lightning trained me at stella
> as
> > well titch. These were all my dads mates. Alot
> of
> > good footballers came out of mansfield.
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> Chris van Niekerk , Neil Roberts , Paul Renou,
> Butch Van Gas were just a few Mansfield boys that
> played for Stella and all were top class


Titch, did you know that Mansfield old boys beat Durban City in the early 60`s? reason being 7 of the City team were Mansfield old boys and gave City a hiding, true story confirmed with Dashing Danny Le Roux and Clive Barker.

Several other boys having the Mansfield=Stella connection., the legendary Douggie Coetzee, ,Dave Kershaw, Kevin Mudie ,Alex Byrne, Robbie De Graaf.