United Way helps feed six thousand, WP Rugby education rolls on
Last week’s food drive at WP Rugby has re-ignited the connections amongst our clubs, professional players and fans, and with the recent government announcement that we have now moved to level two, there seems to be an increase in spirit. After last week’s United Way supported parcel packing and collection of more than one thousand parcels […]
All hands on deck and reaching out
This past week saw yet another wave of activity at WP Rugby, both on and off the field as our professional players prepare for their tentative return to play next month, and we’ve had all hands on deck with our outreach projects. The week saw us partner with international NGO United Way as we prepared […]
Clubs reaching out and professional rugby on the cards
The good news this week is the government approval for a return to play for professional rugby under certain conditions. The directions stipulate that contact training and matches can be played in empty stadiums, with limited people allowed to attend games. At this stage, the target is to see the first matches played in mid-September. […]
Regional meetings and NGO partnerships rolling out
Last week saw the rollout of our first online regional meetings as we began our off-field activities for club structures to roll out our various administrative workshops. We concluded online planning sessions with six of our zonal structures with a good turnout on the digital platform. These structures are different from the league structures and […]
Club planning and workshops to start soon
The good news on the rugby front is the return to training for our DHL Stormers. After four months of training on their own, the players are now back together on the field. These training activities are still guided by national regulations as approved by the government. On the club rugby front, we are ever […]
Clubs active and reaching out
The past few months have been very hard on our club structures but it’s been quite amazing to see how our club structures have put the wheels in action to help their players as well as local communities. The initial weeks of lockdown saw our coaches and players immediately jump into action to ensure the […]
Sport slowly but carefully back online while rugby waits
There was a tremendous amount of good news for the sport sector this week as we saw the Minister of Sport approving the return to training for some sport codes. All of these approvals are off course under very strict regulations as per government approvals. As a rugby fraternity, we remain under lockdown rules and […]
Clubs getting creative and Admin a priority
We remain under level three restrictions in South Africa and sport in the majority must wait a little longer. Currently sports federations are submitting their sport plans for approval and this will hopefully bring some good news. At present, the guidelines are only indicated for professional non-contact sport which off course excludes rugby. At a […]
WP Rugby coaches course 2.5 and African Bank BOT ready for members
The big news at the WPRFU this week was the launch of the African Bank “BOT”. The African Bank WhatsApp BOT offers our members the facility to register online for their services. Simply save the number ( 0600 942 028 ) and send the word “Hi” to register. African Bank is offering ten lucky entrants […]
African Bank BOT ready for members
African Bank now offers players, coaches and clubs the option to register on their online BOT. Simply save the number ( 0600 942 028 ) and send the word “Hi” to access to their online sign up solution. African Bank gives ten of our members an opportunity to win airtime or data to the value […]