Kaylan Geekie

Kaylan Geekie

Sports Writer

111 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

poster shows a view of Rugby School

Rugby

Where Did Rugby Originate?

Rugby Union is a contact sport, which broke away from Association Football in 1863 after a dispute over the laws of the game. But where did rugby originate? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-11

British referee Matthew Carley (C) gestures

Rugby

What is the Offside Rule in Rugby?

Rugby Union is full of rules and subjective laws. Unlike Association Football, the offside rule is uncomplicated. What is the offside rule in rugby? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-09

Trent Alexander-Arnold of Liverpool takes a free kick during the Premier League

Football

What is the Free-Kick Rule in Football?

Football is full of laws. The most contentious rule revolves around fouls that lead to penalties and free kicks. What is the free-kick rule in football? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-09

Manchester City v Chelsea - Premier League

Football

Who owns Manchester City?

Manchester City are the dominant force in the English Premier League. Pep Guardiola has led his team to four successive league titles, but who owns Manchester City Football Club? Find out here!

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-09

Jannie De Beer of South Africa

Rugby

What Is a Drop Goal in Rugby?

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

Kaylan Geekie

2024-09-06

 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

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.