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The Bets.co.za Team
Experience, expertise and award-winning tips
Meet the award-winning journalists, analysts and tipsters on Bets.co.za behind some of our most successful betting tips, stories, analyses and explainers. That way, you’ll know who to follow for deep insights in sports betting tips and sports reporting.
Ralph Staniforth
Editor
Ralph is from South Africa and studied Sports Science post school at ETA (Education Teachers Academy) in Cape Town.
He has always had a great passion for sport and this led him into the world of sports journalism, while coaching on the side. Since 2012 Ralph has worked as a journalist and covered many topics from business to sport.
Over the last seven years he has interviewed numerous top rugby and cricket players and coaches in South Africa.
Ralph has been betting on sports for the last ten years. He’s knowledgeable on numerous topics including football, rugby, cricket, tennis and golf.
He supports Manchester United (football), Cheetahs (rugby), Knights (cricket) and has a newly found appreciation for Dominic Thiem on the tennis courts.
Brad Newcomb
Editor
Brad graduated from the University of South Africa with a Bcom-Management Accounting degree and has a financial background.
His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.
Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.
Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.
He is an ardent Liverpool supporter and is known to DJ and release music on occasion.
His love of sport has seen him venture down the road of researching sporting history for the past several years, specifically boxing, cricket and football.
Other sports of particular interest are golf, tennis, horse racing and motorsports.
Additionally, he spends his time researching the military history of his home country of South Africa.
He is an ardent Liverpool supporter and is known to DJ and release music on occasion.
John Eastwood
Editor
Graduated from the University of Portsmouth in 2008 with a BA in English Literature before completing MA in Journalism. Began his career as a sports journalist in London before moving to the Middle East to work as a sports editor for national media companies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Favourite Sports: Tennis, Boxing, Golf.
Conrad Castleton
Editor
Conrad is an industry veteran and has been involved in the sports betting and poker industries since 2008.
Conrad is a seasoned journalist with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the The Missouri School of Journalism. He kickstarted his career as a freelance contributor for CardPlayer Magazine, where he honed his skills in covering local events and dissecting online poker legislation. Rising through the ranks, Mark joined Bluff Magazine as a Staff Writer. At Bluff, he specialized in covering high-stakes tournaments like the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the World Poker Tour (WPT), while also delivering compelling interviews with professional players.
Conrad also covers sports betting and enjoys going to Kansas City Chiefs games.
Conrad is a seasoned journalist with a Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the The Missouri School of Journalism. He kickstarted his career as a freelance contributor for CardPlayer Magazine, where he honed his skills in covering local events and dissecting online poker legislation. Rising through the ranks, Mark joined Bluff Magazine as a Staff Writer. At Bluff, he specialized in covering high-stakes tournaments like the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the World Poker Tour (WPT), while also delivering compelling interviews with professional players.
Conrad also covers sports betting and enjoys going to Kansas City Chiefs games.
