Getroud met rugby is an South Africa

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n television series which premiered on kykNET

KykNet

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 on April 7, 2009. It was marketed as an Afrikaans

Afrikaans

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-language version of the British television show Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives

Footballers' Wives is a British television drama surrounding the fictional Premier League Association football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives. It was broadcast on the ITV network from 8 January 2002 to 14 April 2006...

; the title literally translates to English as Married To Rugby.

Summary

Getroud met rugby is a soap opera revolving around four starts of the Johannesburg rugby

Rugby football

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 scene and their wives as they become involved in various interconnected scandals.

Production

Getroud met Rugby was developed by Deon Opperman with his wife, actress Hanli Rolfes-Opperman, who is also part of the main cast. Most of the other actors on the show are well-respected Afrikaans actors. Cast members Ivan Botha

Ivan Botha

Ivan Botha is a South African actor who made his debut in the Rapid Heart Pictures horror movie The Raven, directed by David DeCoteau.Botha also appeared in the Afrikaans-language films Bakgat! and Hond Se Dinges , as well as the television show Getroud met rugby. As of 2009 he is filming Bakgat!...

 and Altus Theart

Altus Theart

Altus Theart is a South African film, stage and television actor best known for his roles on the South African soap opera Kruispad, and for his starring role in the 2008 Afrikaans teen comedy Bakgat....

 appeared in the film Bakgat in 2008 in which rugby was also as integral plot point.

The series was shot on location in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

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 and Krugersdorp

Krugersdorp, Gauteng

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 on a schedule divided into two segments, the first from September 29 to December 20 2008, and the second from March to May 2009. The crew utilized Sony EX3 High Definition cameras. Post-production was handled by The Film Factory, a post-production house in Johannesburg.

KykNet announced on October 15, 2009, that Getroud met Rugby had been renewed for a second season.