Inaugural U9 Karoo Rugby Festival this April!

Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet is excited to announce that we will be hosting our inaugural U9 Karoo Rugby Festival this April!

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟲, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰.

This weekend holds added excitement as we welcome rugby legends Nico Luus and Deon de Kock from Ratel Rugby Academy, who will be conducting a professional coaching clinic right in the heart of the Karoo. 𝘋𝘦𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰 𝘓𝘶𝘶𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘣𝘺. 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰, 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳, 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘜𝘒𝘚 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘶𝘱.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙨:

On Friday, the rugby 𝗖𝗢𝗔𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗖 begins at 09:00 with a whiteboard session exclusively for coaches. Following lunch, Deon and Nico will then lead practical sessions with the coaches and players, focusing on the forwards and backs separately. The excitement continues in the evening with a delightful social event that includes fantastic food, drinks, warm Karoo hospitality, and a Q&A session with Deon and Nico. The players will enjoy their own evening entertainment. It’s a chance to immerse yourself in the authentic essence of the Karoo.

Should you not be interested in the coaching clinic, you have the option to take part in the 𝗙𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗔𝗟 𝗢𝗡𝗟𝗬. On Saturday the 6th, the festival starts bright and early at 07:00, with Deon and Nico overseeing all the games closely. Each match will be 20 minutes per side, ensuring that every team plays at least two games. After lunch, there will be a feedback session for the coaches with Deon and Nico.

𝗔𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. We have limited space available so make sure to secure your spot by sending an email to either Mr Mpilo Njoloza at upssport@unionschools.co.za or Karlien de Wet at karlien@hartlandmedia.co.za