The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) Mini Rugby Day will be held on Saturday, May 7 at Bellville Technical High School.
The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) Mini Rugby Day will be held on Saturday, May 7 at Bellville Technical High School.
Billed as one of the biggest events at school level in Western Province Rugby, the Union expects to host 4000 young players that will make up 318 teams coming from 86 different schools.
Matches will start at 08h00 and finish at 14h00 with food available from stalls. The entry fee is R10 per adult and R10 per vehicle, with children under 12 allowed in without charge.
DHL Stormers stars Leolin Zas, David Ribbans, Wilco Louw, Brandon Thomson, EW Viljoen, Jean Jean-Luc du Plessis, Jean Kleyn and Nizaam CarrĀ andĀ Kurt Coleman will be there at 10h00 for signature and photo opportunities with Mini Rugby players and fans.
This event is part of the WPRFU’s effort to make the game of rugby accessible to all young South Africans living in the region, and judging by the enthusiasm that surrounds the WPRFU Mini Rugby Day, it is clear that schools rugby as a feeder to the club rugby structures within Western Province has a bright future.
This event has not only grown in leaps and bounds over the last few years, but it has also signalled the start of many successful careers of rugby players that have gone on to wear the famous blue and white hoops of DHL Western Province teams at DHL Newlands.
If the past successes of this event are anything to go by, the WPRFU Mini Rugby Day on Saturday will once again be enjoyed by players and parents alike.