Malindi Dlamini, Michael Collinson and Swaziland Sports Council Acting CEO, Dan MavusoThe SOSIRBKitaid Programme delivered their fifth delivery of Kitaid to Swaziland yesterday.  The delivery was made to the Rugby Union offices in Malkerns.  The Kitaid delivery coincided with a fact finding visit by Swaziland Sports Council Acting CEO Mr. Dan Mavuso to the SKRUM Programme offices.

Sipho Magagula and Richard at the Teacher/Coaches Workshop in MbabaneRichard Collinson who joined the SKRUM Rugby Development Programme three weeks ago as a volunteer bid the SKRUM Development Coaches a fond farewell as he left the country to return to the UK.

Malindi with the teachers from Ezulwini and LobambaTuesday saw the Development Coaches in Malkerns holding a Teacher/Coaches Workshop for teachers from schools in and around the Ezulwini, Lobamba area.  The heavans opened at 9 am and the rain didn't stop all day.

The Teacher/Coaches from schools in and around MbabaneSix teachers from schools in and around Mbabane attended the Teacher/Coaches Workshop held at the Prince of Wales Sports ground.  Even though it was raining it didn't dampen the teachers spirits.

The teachers attending the Teacher/Coaches Workshop in NhlanganoTwenty three teachers from schools in and around the town of Nhlangano made the trip to attend the Teacher/Coaches Workshop held at the SOS Childrens Village playing field.

.Plascon Paints Swaziland, the SKRUM Programme and the Swaziland Rugby Union today launched the Schools Essay competition.  The competition requires pupils from all the schools signed up to the SKRUM Programme to write an essay about "HIV/AIDS and the work of SKRUM in making one aware of this important issue" The launch took place at the Plascon Paint offices in Manzini.

.The Tavistock Rugby Club in Devon UK will be holding a fund raising lunch on Saturday the 14th of November in support of the SKRUM Programme.  The fund raising lunch follows on from the visit by Tavistock Rugby Club Chairman, Nigel Larcombe-Williams and friends to Swaziland during the British and Irish Lion's Tour to deliver Rugby kit donated by Tavistock Rugby Club and people from in and around Devon.

Malindi with Richard CollinsonRichard Collinson flew into the country from the UK on Friday to join the SKRUM Development Coaches as a volunteer coach for three weeks.  Richard who hails from Doncaster in Yorkshire will be assisting the SKRUM Coaches with schools coaching sessions, Teacher/Coaches workshops and the painting of "Sipho" the SKRUM Programme logo at schools throughout the Kingdom.

Malindi with head teacher, Richard Sukati and sports teacher, Lungile MagongoMr. Richard Sukati the head teacher at Mpaka Railway Primary and sports teacher Lungile Magongo welcomed the SKRUM Development Coaches to the school.  Mr. Sukati thanked the Swaziland Rugby Union and the SKRUM Programme for bringing the game of Rugby to his school and assured the coaches that Mpaka Railway will be a hard team to beat in the Inter Schools Rugby Tournaments.

I am running my first ever 10 kilometre run please sponsor me …  I have been training since February at which point I could only run for a minute, to being able to run 50 mins just recently, A niggling injury stopped me for a while and I didn’t know if I was going to make the run!   I am now fit (ish) and looking forward to running in the “The Run” which is being held in Northampton on October 4th 2009.   It is going to be a killer for me to complete so please don’t let my agony be for nothing. :-)