GEORGE NEWS - This coming weekend, eight rugby teams from George and Uniondale will participate in the Kick-Off Rugby Tournament, a pre-season tournament hosted in conjunction with Maoris Rugby Football Club.
The tournament will take place at Outeniqua Park in George on Saturday 25 February.
Portfolio Councillor for Financial and Strategic Services Dirk Wessels said the municipality supports this tournament, that consists of emerging rugby football clubs as part of sport development in the George municipal precincts.
"The mayor has financially steered funds to this tournament to help boost the smaller clubs. We also urge the public to come in numbers and support this tournament," he said.
Mayor Leon van Wyk wishes all the teams participating in the Kick-off Tournament the best of luck for this weekend's games. "This is a very important pre-season opportunity to raise some funds for these clubs and a good start getting ready for the upcoming season."
Portfolio Councillor for Sport Brendon Adams said the municipality is assisting these small teams as they do not have financial support. "We intend to give another round of support to these clubs towards the end of the rugby season in November this year," he said.
The following eight rugby teams will participate in the tournament: Maoris RFC, Uniondale, Superstars, Silverstars, Blanco, Pro Stars, Black Lions and United Stars. The first game starts at 08:00 and the last game of the day will start at 17:00. The entry fee is R20 for adults and R10 for children.
The prizes are as follows: 1st place: R6 000; 2nd R5 000; 3rd R4 500; 4th R4 000; 5th R3 500; 6th R3 000; 7th R2 500; 8th R2 000.
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