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Beach Flags in South Africa since 2020/21: leaders by Flagline Rating (the beach group rating) and golds, the clubs that win it, how fields are growing and the championship winners. From every result on LiveHeats. Squad bands follow the age groups.

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Beach Flags · Nippers · 2023/24

Divisions · 2023/24
92
9 competitions
Entries · 2023/24
1 682
up from 485 in 2021/22
Average field
18.3
entries per division
Top club
Clifton
505 pts · 26 golds

Leaders · Nippers

Flagline RatingMost golds
U9U10U11U12U13U14

U12 BoysFull list (28) →

  1. 1Chase S.CliftonRating 671
  2. 2Tyde S.CliftonRating 660
  3. 3Cameron V.LlandudnoRating 636
  4. 4Asher V.CliftonRating 628
  5. 5Dean H.MilnertonRating 574
  6. 6Shah E.SeagullsRating 569
  7. 7Nathan B.Durban SurfRating 550
  8. 8William P.Durban SurfRating 544
  9. 9Aston J.Umhlanga RocksRating 537
  10. 10CJ H.Fish HoekRating 525

U12 GirlsFull list (28) →

  1. 1Lyra H.Kings BeachRating 779
  2. 2Hannah V.CliftonRating 699
  3. 3Bianca S.Umhlanga RocksRating 654
  4. 4Georgia M.CliftonRating 641
  5. 5Grace M.PlettRating 630
  6. 6Sophia S.SummerstrandRating 627
  7. 7Sarah M.Fish HoekRating 588
  8. 8Matilda R.CliftonRating 585
  9. 9Olivia C.Fish HoekRating 580
  10. 10Layla-Jay J.Umhlanga RocksRating 579

Ranked by the beach group rating. Settled ratings only.

How to read this

The beach group rating counts every beach discipline, not Beach Flags alone. Standings at the end of 2023/24.

Top clubs · Nippers

Place
1Your club: Following: Clifton26 gold · 50 medals · 214 entries50523%
2Your club: Following: Umhlanga Rocks11 gold · 32 medals · 158 entries38820%
3Your club: Following: Durban Surf10 gold · 26 medals · 162 entries35016%
4Your club: Following: Big Bay6 gold · 30 medals · 151 entries32320%
5Your club: Following: Fish Hoek5 gold · 22 medals · 277 entries2768%
6Your club: Following: Summerstrand2 gold · 16 medals · 84 entries23619%
7Your club: Following: Llandudno3 gold · 15 medals · 164 entries2329%
8Your club: Following: Marine5 gold · 16 medals · 91 entries18518%
9Your club: Following: Kings Beach9 gold · 15 medals · 57 entries16526%
10Your club: Following: Scottburgh5 gold · 9 medals · 38 entries10824%

Podium rate = medals ÷ entries.

How to read this

Relay teams count as one entry. Clubs with fewer than 5 entries rank after the rest on it. Inter-Provincials count for provinces, not clubs.

Field sizes by season · Nippers

  • 2021/2248535 divisions · average field 13.9 · 6 competitions
  • 2022/231 34385 divisions · average field 15.8 · 9 competitions
  • 2023/241 68292 divisions · average field 18.3 · 9 competitions
  • 2024/251 67588 divisions · average field 19 · 11 competitions
  • 2025/261 59974 divisions · average field 21.6 · 12 competitions

Entries in every Nippers Beach Flags division each season (1 October to 30 September, LSA's competition season), whatever season is picked above.

Records · Nippers · 2023/24

All records →

Most titles

Individual divisions won (1st in the final ranking). Relays not included.

  1. 1Kyto T.Clifton · from 5 races · 2023/245golds
  2. 2Gia H.Clifton · from 4 races · 2023/244golds
  3. 3Ahadi M.Clifton · from 3 races · 2023/243golds
  4. 3Alexa H.Clifton · from 4 races · 2023/243golds
  5. 3Bianca S.Umhlanga Rocks · from 4 races · 2023/243golds
  6. 3Emma R.Durban Surf · from 4 races · 2023/243golds
  7. 3Harris G.Durban Surf · from 4 races · 2023/243golds
  8. 3Levi A.Fish Hoek · from 4 races · 2023/243golds
  9. 3Riziki M.Clifton · from 3 races · 2023/243golds
  10. 3Sloan B.Marine · from 4 races · 2023/243golds
  11. 3Ted R.Clifton · from 4 races · 2023/243golds

Strongest fields · Nippers

  1. U13 Boys · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 6 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 621
  2. Men · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 4 of 10 entrants ratedField strength 619
  3. U14 Girls · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 3 of 26 entrants ratedField strength 617
  4. U13 Boys · WC Surf Nippers Champs · Strand2 Mar 2024 · 6 of 30 entrants ratedField strength 600
  5. U14 Boys · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 6 of 22 entrants ratedField strength 596
  6. U13 Girls · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 7 of 25 entrants ratedField strength 596
  7. U11 Girls · East Cape Nipper Champs · Dolphin Beach JBay24 Feb 2024 · 3 of 12 entrants ratedField strength 591
  8. U12 Girls · Nipper Competition 1 · Clifton26 Nov 2023 · 3 of 27 entrants ratedField strength 585
  9. U13 Boys · Surf Nipper Competition 3 · Clifton18 Feb 2024 · 5 of 21 entrants ratedField strength 585
  10. Women · SA Inter-Provincials5 May 2024 · 5 of 12 entrants ratedField strength 579

Field strength: the average settled Flagline Rating entrants carried into the division, from 3 rated entrants.

Championship winners · Nippers

Division winners at SA Champs, the Inter-Provincials and provincial championships, newest first.

Juniors are shown as first name and initial. All disciplines · How beach flags works