Union Preparatory School, Graaff-Reinet is excited to announce that we will be hosting our inaugural U9 Karoo Rugby Festival this April!
๐๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐, ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฑ, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐น ๐๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น ๐ฒ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ.
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. ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐ถ๐ด, ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ง๐ฆ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด, ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ต๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ง๐ช๐จ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ณ๐ถ๐จ๐ฃ๐บ. ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฐ, ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ณ, ๐จ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ท๐ช๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐บ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ถ๐ฑ.
๐๐๐ ๐จ๐๐๐๐๐ช๐ก๐ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ก๐ก๐ค๐ฌ๐จ:
On Friday, the rugby ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ 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 ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐ก๐๐ฌ. 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.
๐๐ป๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น, ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. 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
