7's Touch Rugby Fundraising Event

The 3 year 'Impi' group was given the opportunity to organise and manage a fundraising event. The purpose being, to raise funds for the purchase of equipment for their conservation projects.

The first of three events was a 7's Rugby tournament hosted at the Hluhluwe Rugby Club this weekend.

Due to the adverse weather conditions, fewer than expected teams arrived for the tournament. Ultimately, a total of 6 teams took part in the tournament, with teams coming from as far as Pongola in support of the fundraiser. 
The tournament took the format of a 'round robin', with all teams playing each other.

The  following teams entered:

• Pongola
• Hluhluwe Rhinos
• Alpha Security (Hluhluwe)
• Team Badminton
• Bhejane1
• Bhejane2

The first game kicked off at 9am as the rain clouds cleared and the sun came out.
The Pongola and Alpha Security teams qualified for the semi- finals and had a nail biting game. Alpha Security played a well structured game and took the win of 3 - 1!
At the end of the round robin, Hluhluwe Rhino's were in the lead, with Pongola and the Badmington Team on equal points.  The Badmington Team, chose not to play a Semi-final, offering the final spot to Pongola.

After a 15 minute break the final kicked off as everyone watched with anticipation. The final was a 10 minute a side game where Hluhluwe Rhinos played confidently and finished strongly with a 4 - 0 victory over the Pongola side. 

 Below is the table of results for the day:
 

POINTS	ROUND 1	ROUND 2	ROUND 3	ROUND 4	ROUND 5	TOTAL
ALPHA SECURITY	0	3	0	0	3	6
PONGOLA	3	3	0	1	3	10
BHEJANE 1	0	0	3	3	0	6
BHEJANE 2	0	0	0	0	0	0
BADMINGTON	3	3		1	3	10
HL. RHINOS	3	1	3	1	3	11

Raffle tickets were on sale throughout the day, with some great prizes being sponsored.
First prize was sponsored by Ghost Mountain Inn- A one-night stay at Ghost Mountain Inn, situated in Mkuze, with a Fishing trip on Jozini dam. Other prizes included a Game drive for the team by Protea Hotel; Breakfast from Indigenous Kreationz for the team in third place and many more prizes for the raffle draw. Thank you to all sponsorships for the day! Ghost Mountain Inn; Browns Liquors; Mkuze Country Club; Protea Hotel; Indigenous Kreationz; Hluhluwe Spar; Mrs. Stewart from L'oreal; Bhejane Nature Training and Hluhluwe Rugby Club for the venue.

Well done to Josie Easton, Derek Joost, Zee Lemena, Graeme Stuart, Craig Bateman and Axel Primmer for putting together this very successful and enjoyable day! Most of all thank you to everyone that came out to support the event and all the contributing sponsors

  The next event will be a paintball match on the Bhejane property. Keep an eye on our facebook page and blog for more information on this event, or alternatively contact 084 604 3210 for more information or to enter your paintball team into the event!