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Rugby tots unleash talent and eagerness

Toddlers learnt fundamental rugby skills including running, passing and kicking from a penalty spot at a recent Rugbytots day at BodyLife.

POLOKWANE – Children in Polokwane aged between two and seven years old discovered their rugby talent at the Discover Rugbytots day held at Body Life in Flora Park on October 8.

The toddlers learnt fundamental rugby skills including running, passing and kicking from a penalty spot.

Yvette Meyer kicks the ball.
Philip Lottering runs with the ball.

Together with their parents, the toddlers showed an eagerness to play and unleash their rugby talent.

Martiens Meyer learns how to pass the ball.
Daniel van Wyk puts the ball on the mark.

The organiser of the event, Wynand Kleingeld said with the initiative they wanted to prepare the toddlers for bulletjie rugby.

Wynand and Claudette Kleingeld owners of Rugbytots behind the goal posts.

“The day formed part of our dynamic weekly play sessions enabling boys and girls to develop their social and physical skills in a conducive environment. We want them to be fully aware of what is happening in those rugby games when they reach that phase.”

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon. – Tom Stoppard

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