{"id":46020,"date":"2023-11-06T11:26:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T09:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/watch-manie-libbok-beacon-of-hope-to-many-in-his-hometown-humansdorp-20231102\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:44:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:44:28","slug":"watch-manie-libbok-beacon-of-hope-to-many-in-his-hometown-humansdorp-20231102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/watch-manie-libbok-beacon-of-hope-to-many-in-his-hometown-humansdorp-20231102\/","title":{"rendered":"WATCH | Manie Libbok: Beacon of hope to many in his hometown, Humansdorp"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Manie Libbok is seen as a beacon of hope for many in Humansdorp, his hometown<\/li>\n<li>The community in Humandorp hosted a \u201cNational Manie Libbok Day\u201d on 22 October<\/li>\n<li>Manie Libbok thanked the community in Humansdorp for their support<br \/>\n<hr>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the Springboks travel through the country as part of their Webb Ellis Trophy tour, the community in Humansdorp, a small town in the Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape, is celebrating the success of local rugby player, Manie Libbok who has become a \u201cbeacon of hope\u201d to many after his debut as a Springbok fly-half at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_7c042c98\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9kasE6JlQYg\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><p>Emile Swini, spokesperson for Libbok\u2019s mother, Lena, said that as a young boy growing up in Humansdorp, Libbok always loved sports, especially cricket, and rugby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManie loved playing sports in the street where he grew up and the nearby field with his friends and family,\u201d said Swini.<\/p>\n<p>After completing primary school at\u00a0Graslaagte Primary School in Humansdorp,\u00a0Libbok began his high school education at Daniel Pienaar Technical High School in Kariega, about 80km from Humansdorp, and then later transferred to Outeniqua High School in George in the Western Cape, where he completed high school.<\/p>\n<p>As part of his journey as a rugby player, he played for South African Schools, the Blue Bulls, the Sharks and he is currently playing for the Stormers.<\/p>\n<p>Libbok\u2019s hard work and dedication to rugby saw him being chosen for the South African national rugby team, the Springboks which allowed him to represent his country at the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManie\u2019s family and the community of Humansdorp is very proud of how far he has come in his career as a rugby player and we are proud that he was able to represent his country at the Rugby World Cup,\u201d said Swini.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_ccdc1787\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" 22.\"=\"\" alt=\"Rugby World Cup\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9737\/c75beb84748e4daf9b56a30df758a472.jpg\" day\"=\"\" libbok=\"\" manie=\"\" national=\"\" october=\"\" on=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/ef5ec8b69e2d4d19ac634af4c833c10b.jpg\" title=\"Hansie Stompies and Manie Libbok's mother, Lena Libbok at the \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Hansie Stompies and Manie Libbok&#8217;s mother, Lena Libbok at the &#8220;National Manie Libbok Day&#8221; on October 22.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Hansie Stompies<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>Further speaking about Libbok\u2019s achievements, he said that the young rugby player has become a \u201dbeacon of hope\u201d for many people in their community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cManie always says that he plays rugby to give hope to people from the Humansdorp community, especially the young children,\u201d said Swini.<\/p>\n<p>The day after South Africa was crowned as the Rugby World Cup champions on October 28, the community visited Lena&#8217;s home in Meyer Street where Libbok grew up.<\/p>\n<p>Swini further said that BJ Limitless Entertainment generously hosted the community at Twisters Clubhouse in Humansdorp where each rugby game was live streamed on a large screen for those who were unable to watch the games at home.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the community was able to watch each rugby game at no extra cost, however, they charged an entrance fee of R10 for the finals on October 28.<\/p>\n<p>In the video seen below Libbok thanked the community of Humansdorp for the support they showed him throughout the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe support means a lot to me, and I appreciate it,\u201d said Libbok.<\/p>\n<p>He further thanked BJ Limitless Entertainment and Twisters Clubhouse for offering the community a place to watch the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<p><div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"YouTube\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_69b74236\"><iframe allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e10awyIN65g\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><p>Community member, Hansie Stompies said that for some time he had been thinking about hosting an event to acknowledge Libbok\u2019s contribution to rugby, not only as a member of the national Springbok team but as a young man who worked hard to accomplish his goals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to show him that Humansdorp has seen his talent and supported him as a rugby player in the junior Springbok team, Blue Bulls, Stormers, and now as a member of the Springbok team,\u201d said Stompies.<\/p>\n<p>While deliberating how he was going to celebrate Libbok, he said that his wife, Jolyka, encouraged him to host an event for the community which they referred to as \u201cNational Manie Libbok Day\u201d on October 22.<\/p>\n<p>The event was initially meant to take place on October 20 ahead of the World Cup semi-finals where South Africa played against England on October 21, but since it rained, the event was rescheduled for October 22.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, with help from Pieter Eksteen, Alfred Arends, Swini, and Eacelon Ketteldas who immediately jumped on board to help Stompies plan, the event was a great success.<\/p>\n<p>He said that as part of the event, which was well-attended by Libbok\u2019s greatest supporters, the community of Humansdorp, they had Elton Juba, principal of Graslaagte Primary who made the school&#8217;s field available for the event, speak about Libbok\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Stompies said that they also had Apostle Hans Paulse and Apostle Marshall say a prayer for the Springbok team as they continued to work hard to make it to the finals of the Rugby World Cup.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9a6f975f\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Rugby World Cup\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9738\/58e0ca4a462643baa1c6017c1dfcc50c.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/b1dc4b24eefe4de29e4d10e64b8e6325.jpg\" title=\"From left are, Alfred Arends, Apostle Hans Paulse, Hansie Stompies, Eacelon Ketteldas, Pieter Eksteen and Emile Swini.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">From left are, Alfred Arends, Apostle Hans Paulse, Hansie Stompies, Eacelon Ketteldas, Pieter Eksteen and Emile Swini.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Jonathan Phyllis<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>\u201cAs a community, we also enjoyed singing our national anthem wholeheartedly,\u201d said Stompies.<\/p>\n<p>To add a unique touch to the event, he said that they gathered the community together to spell out Libbok\u2019s name which was captured on drone footage taken by Remano Stompies.<\/p>\n<p>The photographers on the day were Phillip Stompies, Jonathan Phyllis, and Remano Stompies while a live stream of the event was captured by Marshall Geswint.<\/p>\n<p>Local photographer, Phyllis said that they were surprised to see how many people gathered on the day to support the event.<\/p>\n<p>He said that for their small community, it is a huge honour to have someone from Meyer Street in Humansdorp represent the national rugby team on such a big platform.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_bf9c5bf9\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Manie Libbok\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9738\/81b78e51686e43589eeed96be0c1a5c6.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/2e15ec70fa0645f09a0ab491f6d97c01.jpeg\" title=\"The community gathered to spell out Manie Libbok\u2019s name which was captured on drone footage.\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The community gathered to spell out Manie Libbok\u2019s name which was captured on drone footage.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\">Photo: Remano Stompies <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><p>\u201cThe community of Humansdorp is crazy about Manie. The little kids, even those at the daycare centres know his name,\u201d said Phyllis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hope that he will visit Humansdorp soon to show us the Webb Ellis Trophy and his gold medal.\u201d<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Custom\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_0701f7d1\">\n<div class=\"custom\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"476\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?height=476&#038;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fcurwon.jacobs.9%2Fvideos%2F852104839789528%2F&#038;show_text=false&#038;width=243&#038;t=0\" width=\"243\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<p>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the Springboks travel through the country as part of their Webb Ellis Trophy tour, the community in Humansdorp, a small town in the Kouga Municipality, Eastern Cape, is 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