SKRUM Programme director, Paul Collinson with pupils from Ngwenyameni PrimaryPaul Collinson a SKRUM director visiting Swaziland from the UK, joined the SKRUM Development Coaches at Ngwenyameni Primary school.  Ngwenyameni Primary headteacher, Mr. Vilakati welcomed the development coaches and thanked Paul for coming all the way from the UK to visit his school.

People at the Newport Gwent Dragons v Cardiff Blues game on Friday were very generous indeed.  It took 4 of us a long time to count the contents of the 12 rather heavy collection buckets, the total being an amazing £903.11! Many many thanks to all of our volunteers: Graham, David, Emily, Richard, Christie, Iain, Mark, Meka, Pad, Angharad, Fflur and Primo - you're all superstars.

Newport Gwent Dragons have announced that SKRUM will be their International Charity for the 2010/11 season.  They are kicking off their support by hosting a SKRUM bucket collection at the last game of this season against the Cardiff Blues on Friday April 23rd (kick off at 7.05pm).  The Welsh press reports today that a sellout is expected, with 10,000 rugby fans attending the match.  SKRUM will be collecting at each gate, and we hope that the fans will show SKRUM the same level of support and commitment as the Newport

The Ngwazini and Bhekinkhosi teams with their SOSIRBKitaid Rugby jerseysBefore the kick off of the first Community Rugby Game played on Sunday at the Bhekinkhosi Sports Ground, both teams were given Rugby jerseys donated by the SOSIRBKitaid Programme.  Rugby Development Coach, Naomi du Pont was on hand to give out the kit to the players.

Try time NgwaziniThe SKRUM Programme in conjunction with the Swaziland Rugby Union launched the Community Rugby Programme on Sunday at the Bhekinkhosi Sports Ground.  Development Coach Naomi du Pont welcomed everyone to the launch and thanked them for attending and showing an interest in the game of Rugby. "SKRUM and the Swaziland Rugby Union have been visiting communities throughout the country and introducing the SKRUM Programme and the game of Rugby"

The Man of the Match and Player of the Tournament with their SOSIRBKitaid Rugby jerseysFollowing the Vondo's Rugby Club Inter Schools U/12's Rugby Tournament played at the Princess Pholile Sports Ground in Malkerns, each Man of the Match and the Player of the Tournament were awarded with Rugby jerseys donated by the SOSIRBKitaid Programme.

Paul with his first Sipho, the SKRUM logo at Osuthu Methodist PrimarySKRUM Swaziland director, Paul Collinson who is based in the UK painted his first Sipho at the Osuthu Methodist Primary School situatd at Sandlane near the border with South Africa in the west of Swaziland.  Paul who is in Swaziland for five weeks finding out how SKRUM works and helping the development coaches with Rugby coaching and painting Sipho's at the schools.

Senzo NkambuleSandile MlotjwaSenzo DlaminiFollowing the U/19's Rugby Club league games played last Saturday at the Emcozini Sports Ground, the three players who received the Man of the Match awards were presented with Rugby tops donated by the SOSIRBKitaid Programme.  All the tops are branded with 'Sipho' the SKRUM logo.

Teachers in their SOSIRBKitaid after the Teacher/Coaches Workshop in MankayaneFollowing the Teacher/Coaches Rugby Workshop held in the town of Mankayane, all the teachers attending the Rugby Workshop were given coaching tops donated by the SOSIRBKitaid Programme.

Teachers in action at the Mankayane Teacher/Coaches WorkshopThe Teacher/Coaches Rugby Workshop held at the Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School situated just outside of the town of Mankayane was a great success with ten teachers from schools in and around the Mankayane area attending.