Yes, you heard me, the greatest rugby player in the world, All Black flyhalf and living God, Dan Carter is in the house! This will be great news for girls and boys alike. As you know, it is perfectly acceptable, as a straight man, to have a man crush on Dan Carter. That is the level he is at. Seriously, it’s fine. Ex UCT First XV captain, The Insurance Broker, for example, is quite open about his love for Carter.

Check this out from the Cape Town Tens website (get there):

The Cape Town Tens continues to break new ground, with the organising committee revealing that All Blacks flyhalf Dan Carter – the world’s best rugby player – will serve as the event’s ambassador.

Carter (picture courtesy of Dave Wainwright Photography), like fellow All Blacks player Kees Meeuws, will form part of the management team of the adidas/Sports Illustrated Legends team, which will be competing in the premier league of the Cape Town Tens – joining former internationals Leon Lloyd, Eddie Evans, Matt Phillips and Willie Lose in the star-studded selection.

“I’ve heard plenty about this format of the game and that’s a big attraction for me – watching a new brand of rugby and, of course, meeting a whole bunch of new people in a great city,” Carter told www.capetowntens.com ahead of the tournament, which is to be held at Hamilton RFC on February 7 and 8.

“Cape Town is one of my favourite cities, so it’s great to be going there on a more social level for once,” he added.

“My involvement with adidas and the launch of the new Torpedo X-treme ball is another reason that I’m making the trip, but it was also hard to say no to a weekend of sunshine in Cape Town – it’s pretty cold back in France!

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This event has hit the next level in a big way. Just the other they got full backing from The World’s Number One Mayor, Cape Town’s mayor, Helen Zille! CLICK HERE for that.

REMEMBER TO GET YOUT TICKETS ASAP.

Tickets for the 2009 Cape Town Tens will go on sale at vida e caffé outlets in Cape Town from Tuesday, January 27, with tickets prices set at R15 (for students) and R30 (for adults) a day.

Of course, Cape Town Tens tickets can also be bought at the gate at Hamilton RFC on the weekend of February 7 and 8, but supporters are encouraged to purchase tickets beforehand to avoid disappointment on the day.

At just R30 a day for adults and R15 for students (kids under-12 are allowed in for free – plus there will be special entertainment for them that weekend), tickets are expected to fly!

vida e caffé branches in Camps Bay, Green Point and Kloof Street will be selling Cape Town Tens tickets, so the next time you stop at your favourite vida outlet for your daily cup of coffee, make sure you purchase your tickets for the Tens at the same time.

vida, who are also sponsoring the veterans league at the Cape Town Tens, will have a stall at Hamilton’s on the weekend of the CT Tens, with all players able to purchase a ‘cuppa’ at discounted prices.

Ticket prices summary:
Adults: R30
Students: R15
Kids under-12: Free

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AND LOADS MORE FROM THE CAPE TOWN TENS WEBSITE