Steve Reynolds today bid farewell to the SKRUM Programme.  Steve who returned to Swaziland in January 2009 to re-join SKRUM for a year, today decided to call it a day and move on to greener pastures.  SKRUM CEO Michael Collinson thanked Steven for his help over the past six months and wished him well for the future.

Nigel Larcombe-Williams. Steve Luffman, Rodney Glanville and Cyrus Larcombe-Williams with some of the donated Rugby kitThe team from Tavistock Rugby Club were making final preparations for their trip to Swaziland.  Nigel Larcombe-Williams and his team will arrive in South Africa on Thursday morning and make the five hour drive to Swaziland. 

Msundvwini High called the SKRUM office and asked if the Coaches would come to the school and hold a full coaching session for the pupils and teachers.  So, Thursday the Coaches loaded up the car and made the trip down to the school.  Sixty boys and three teachers turned up for the coaching session which was held on the schools main field.

Malindi and Head Teacher of St Paul's High with his school's team photoThe SKRUM Development Coaches delivered the team photo's of the schools who participated in the different Rugby tournaments held over the last few months.  The team photo initiative was the idea of Rugby Union President and SKRUM CEO, Michael Collinson.  "Having held many tournaments and discussed the issue of photo's of the participating teams with Head Teachers and Sports Teachers. 

The twenty one teachers at the Teacher/Coaches workshopThursday saw the Development Coaches hold a Teacher/Coaches workshop at the Matsapha Governmant Primay school situated in the town of Matsapha.  All the schools in and around the town were invited to send a teacher to attend the workshop. 

Malkerns Valley Primary girls in actionThe Malkerns Valley Primary School who are situated in the Malkerns Valley right next door to the Vondo's Rugby Club playing field held a Tag Rugby Day in preparation for their first Rugby game to be played later this week against St Andrews Primary who are also from Malkerns.

Emhlangeni Primary School girls in actionEmhlengeni Primary School gave a huge welcome to Mario and Malindi on Friday.  Following a phone call from Head Teacher, Mr. Masinga who asked if it would be possible to visit the school hold a Coaching Day and paint TWO Sipho's?  In true Mario fashion, the answer was "no problem.  When can we come"?

Dashing for the lineThe Mamba orphanage and school held a Rugby Day on Thursday, this follows on from the two visits by the SKRUM Coaches.  Mr Sipho Mamba, head of the orphange invited the Coaches to visit the orphanage and hold a Rugby Tournament.  So, on Thursday the SKRUM Team made the long journey down south to the orphanage. 

Lutfotja girls with their SOS IRB Kitaid, jerseys, shorts and socksLutfotja boys with their SOS IRB KitaidLutfotja Primary School received to sets of Rugby kit after winning the Elephants Rugby Club Inter Schools Tournament yesterday. 

.Members and players of the Tavistock Rugby Club are collecting kit and Rugby equipment to take to the SKRUM Programme in Swaziland.  Kit can be delivered to the Tavistock Rugby Club any time - kit collection is supported by the local press, The Tavistock Times and the Plymouth Herald, are both carrying calls for support.