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SPOTTED: One of the images from Fridays T20. Visit the Cape Times site to find yourself and upload it to your social media sites. Photo: FANCAM

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FANCAM Allows Rugby Fans to Experience Newlands as Never Before

In a first for the Currie Cup, fans at the Western Province and Sharks match at Newlands on Saturday will be captured on FANCAM and be able to tag themselves in a high-resolution picture on social media. Described as the ‘ultimate crowd selfie’, the FANCAM technology was developed in South Africa and over the past […]

By SAPeople Contributor
24-08-17 10:03
in Fab South African Stuff
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SPOTTED: One of the images from Fridays T20. Visit the Cape Times site to find yourself and upload it to your social media sites. Photo: FANCAM

In a first for the Currie Cup, fans at the Western Province and Sharks match at Newlands on Saturday will be captured on FANCAM and be able to tag themselves in a high-resolution picture on social media.

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SPOTTED: One of the images from Fridays T20. Visit the Cape Times site to find yourself and upload it to your social media sites. Photo: FANCAM

Described as the ‘ultimate crowd selfie’, the FANCAM technology was developed in South Africa and over the past seven years has featured at major events around the world. Now Currie Cup partner, DirectAxis Financial Services, is bringing it back home.

From Taylor Swift and U2 concerts to the Super Bowl, UEFA Champions League final and Daytona 500, fans have been able to visit a dedicated website, zoom in, find themselves on an interactive 360o image and share it with friends and family on their social media accounts.

There’s even a permanent FANCAM at Madison Square Garden, home to the New York Rangers and Knicks.

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Currie Cup supporters can register on www.directaxis.fancam.com before the game to be notified when the image goes live.

The Cape Town-based multi-national company created the largest picture of Cape Town ever taken. It’s 200,000 pixels wide!

As well as seeing themselves at Newlands, fans who visit will also be able to look for the Currie Cup, which has been virtually hidden in the stadium. Anyone who finds it stands a chance to win a VIP trip to the Currie Cup final.

DirectAxis will take the FANCAM to two other Western Province games, two Golden Lions games and the final.

FANCAM CEO, Tinus le Roux, says after its success internationally, it’s wonderful to be bringing the technology home.

“We’ve taken FANCAM to some of the biggest sporting events in the world and it all started at Newlands, so it’s very special to be back.”

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