Kaylan Geekie

Kaylan Geekie

Sports Writer

106 Articles

Favourite Football Team

Liverpool

Favourite Football Ground

Anfield

Favourite Cricket Team

Proteas

Favourite Cricket Ground

Newlands

Favourite Sports Film

Any Given Sunday

Favourite Sports Moment

Miracle of Istanbul

Memorable Liverpool match attended

The Dirk Kuyt hat-trick game when Liverpool beat Manchester United 3-1 in 2011.

Memorable Cricket Match attended

Opening match of the 2003 Cricket World Cup between South Africa and West Indies at Newlands.

Kaylan Geekie is a sports fanatic. He attended Durban High School before moving to Scotland, where he lived for 15 years. During his time in the United Kingdom, Kaylan graduated with a first-class BA Honours Degree in Sports Journalism at the University of the West of Scotland. Kaylan worked for nine years as the Match-Day Editor of SuperXV.com, reporting on Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship, the 2015 Men's Rugby World Cup and the 2017 British & Irish Lions series for the website.

Latest Articles by Kaylan Geekie

 Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal

Football

The Best Forwards in Football History

Mohamed Salah, Luis Suárez, Thierry Henry, and Kylian Mbappé are some of the greatest strikers ever, but who are the best forwards in football history? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-06

Jerry Collins from the All Blacks

Rugby

What is a Forward Pass in Rugby?

Rugby Union has many strange rules for a ball sport, which is why the sport split from Association Football in 1863. What is a forward pass in rugby? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-05

New Zealand players perform the Haka

Rugby

What are the Positions in Rugby?

Rugby Union has fifteen players in the starting team and eight reserves on the bench. This makes up the matchday squad. What are the positions in rugby? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-04

Jamie Vardy and Marc Albrighton

Football

How Many Games Are in the EFL Championship?

The Premier League has twenty clubs playing thirty-eight league games a season. How many games are in the English Football League (EFL) Championship? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-04

France v Brazil - The FIFA World Cup 2006

Football

The Most Free-Kick Goals in Football History?

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored the most goals and hat-tricks. Lionel Messi has the most assists. Who has scored the most free-kick goals in football history? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-04

Handre Pollard of South Africa kicks their side's fourth conversion

Rugby

How Many Points is a Conversion in Rugby?

There are five ways to score points in rugby union: tries, conversions, penalties, drop kicks, and penalty tries, but how many points is a conversion in rugby? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-03

Kaylan Geekie

Kaylan previously held the position of Digital Editor at Scrum Magazine, covering club rugby through to Scotland's national men's and women's teams, Glasgow Warriors, and Edinburgh Rugby. Kaylan reported for Cricket Scotland, covering the men's and women's international sides. Kaylan covered several international tournaments, including the ICC 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers, the 2015 ICC Men's CWC and the 2015 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers.

Kaylan also has covered rugby and cricket World Cups, the British & Irish Lions, the World Rugby Sevens Series, and some European and Scottish football, including the Champions League. His favourite sports are football, cricket, rugby, and American Football. He is passionate about the Proteas, Springboks and Blitz Bokke, Liverpool, Spanish football, the Green Bay Packers and Scotland's national cricket and rugby teams.