GLENWOOD High School’s rugby players will travel to Japan to compete in the SANIX World Youth Rugby Championships in Japan from 26 April to 6 May. The touring squad has been hard at work raising funds for the tour.
Thirty school-boy rugby players and six staff will travel to the Global Arena in Fukuoka, Japan. Training has been ongoing and the team is fighting fit. The Green Machine has seen some phenomenal results at the SANIX World Youth Rugby Championships and won the tournament in 2008. The event, hosted by the SANIX Sports Foundation is also sponsored by Coca Cola West and Suzuki Sports. The competition is made up of eight international teams and eight local teams for boys and four international and four local girls teams. Prizes are awarded for first and second teams of the tournament.
In these times, tours like these are in jeopardy with the country’s current economic situation, however, through various initiatives like the J9 Sports Dinner as well as a golf day, raffles and a recipe book, the team aims to raise the funds required to send them off in April.
The Japan tour brochure and recipe book will be on sale and available from the school at R100 each.
Should you wish to get involved with regards to sponsorship or advertising,contact the Sports Office at the school.
Contact Hannelie Erasmus on 031 205 5241.
