The New Year Rugby Roadshow kicked off in Piggs Peak yesterday.  The Rugby Roadshow will take place in nine venues over the next seventeen days.  SKRUM CEO and Rugby Union President, Michael Collinson kicked off the Rugby Roadshow in the town of Piggs Peak in the north of Swaziland.  "Rugby coach, Naomi du Pont is the driving force behind the idea" said Collinson.  "I think it is amazing what Naomi has put together and she must be congratulated for all her hard work and effort"

.The International Rugby Board have pledged 2,000.00 pounds to the SKRUM Programme and Rugby Development within Swaziland.  The money will be used to buy Rugby balls to be used in the SKRUM Programme and the Swaziland Rugby Union's Rugby Development Programme.  SKRUM CEO and Rugby Union President, Michael Collinson said he was delighted with the IRB's pledge and thanked the IRB for their support.

Ntuthukweni PrimarySipho, the SKRUM logo signed on at his 70th school today. The SKRUM Coaches made the trip up to Mbabane to paint Sipho at Ntuthukweni Primary school.

Josh Lewsey with Sam Hughes at the SKRUM 200 Club LaunchThe SKRUM Programme launched the SKRUM 200 Club in London last week.  Guest of honour Josh Lewsey welcomed the guests and thanked them for attending the 200 Club launch.  The evening kicked off with a screening of the SKRUM video which shows the work the SKRUM Programme is doing in Swaziland.

SARU President Regan Hoskins handing over the Springbok jersey to SRU secretary Linda Cremer-ColinsonThe South African Rugby Union (SARU) donated a signed Springbok jersey to the SKRUM Programme and the Swaziland Rugby Union's Development Programme.  SARU President, Regan Hoskins handed over the Springbok jersey to Rugby Union secretary, Linda Cremer-Collinson at the International Rugby Board dinner.  The Rugby jersey will be auctioned to raise funds for SKRUM and Development Rugby within Swaziland.

.The WRU has shown its support for the SKRUM programme by creating and publishing a video on its website.  The video features interviews with Michael Collinson, founder and CEO of SKRUM (shot at the fabulous WRU Centre of Excellence), and Steve Fenwick, Wales and Lions Rugby Legend as well as footage of the SKRUM team in action. See the video at http://wru.co.uk/22749.php

SKRUM sincerely thanks Russell Issacs (SMS), Steve Fenwick and John Williams (WRU)

The Tavistock Rugby Club held a lunch and auction of Rugby memorabilia on Saturday at their Club house to raise money for the SKRUM Programme.  Eighty invited guests attending the function bid for various items including Swaziland Rugby Union jerseys, Lion's tour kit and  a Barbarians jersey.  The auction was followed by a game of Rugby played between Tavistock and Cambourne Rugby Club.

John Broadfoot of SOSIRBKitaid with Nigel Larcombe-Williams, Michael Collinson and some of the young playersThe SKRUM Programme CEO, Michael Collinson and head of SOSIRBKitaid, John Broadfoot met at the Tavistock Rugby Club in Devon on Saturday.  The meeting coincided with the Collinson's visit to meet up with Nigel Larcombe-Williams the Chairman of Tavistock Rugby Club who paid Swaziland a visit during the Lion's tour to South Africa to make the first Tavistock Rugby Club kit donation delivery to Swaziland.

Melbourne RFC Mini and Junior section spent the first Sunday of September, like most clubs signing forms for thier registration day but this season it wasn't all about the club. Every player signing up was asked if they would kindly help to support SKRUM by purchasing a raffle ticket or two and they were more than willing to help.

Boyane Primary the sixty third school to have Sipho on their wall.Sipho the SKRUM Programmes logo is now on the walls of sixty three schools throughout the country.