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Ithembelihle rugby best in country played against the best teams with better facilities in the city and country. “We have won The Nite Series a couple of times, the Peter Mkata Memorial Rugby Tournament, Coca Cola Competition, the Metro Schools Tournament and the Dennis Botha Competition,” said Pieterse, adding that they also took part in the KZN Rugby Development Tournament and won. “The township is a gold-mine of rugby talent. Those who have the means must come and support this initiative. I’ve got the plan. I’ve got the passion and will make it work,” said Pieterse.
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THEMBELIHLE Comprehensive School from Port Elizabeth beat all the odds and won the coveted South African Schools Team of the Year Award during a Sports Award Ceremony held in Sandton, Johannesburg at the weekend. An overjoyed Ithembelihle Rugby coach Theo Pieterse who collected the award at a glittering function, relayed how excited they were to be informed of the nomination by SA Rugby Union (SARU) about a month ago. He said winning the national award has put this school from a disadvantaged community of Nelson Mandela Bay on a higher pedestal. A passionate Pieterse trains a very dedicated team of rugby players who play under adverse conditions but because of their love for the sport they work hard to achieve everything that looks impossible in the eyes of many. “The award means that despite coming from a very disadvantaged background, we have overcome,” said Pieterse who is otherwise known as Mlungu (White man) in the township. “This achievement shows our passion and determination as a school. This is to prove that one can scrap from nothing and achieve greatness in life,” said school principal Phumla Mavikela who also praised Pieterse for his commitment in helping the children have a better future. The school also enrols children from other townships, such as Motherwell, Zwide, KwaZakhele, KwaMagxaki and KwaDwesi, be-
> Holding the award is principal Phumla Mavikela (second from left) and rugby coach Theo “Mlungu” Pieterse together with players from left, Mzwandile Deke za, Mlungisi Sabani and Omo Mcwabeni. Photo: NCEBA DLADLA
= The winners . . . New Brighton’s Ithembelihle Comprehensive School’s Rugby Team is recognised nationally with the Sporting Award. Photo: SUPPLIED cause of its sport activism. The award has caught the attention of people like former Springbok Danie Gerber, Standard Bank’s Lincoln Mali and the officer in Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula’s office Onke Mjo to support the school’s initiatives. This mlungu has been with the school for the past 33 years. He has fond memories of rugby develop-
ment in the township during the turbulent 1980s and early 1990s in the township. Pieterse has utilised the expertise of the late former Springbok Solly Tyibilika, among others, to train his team. Former Grey High School student Tyibilika once played against the talented Ithembelihle Comprehensive School rugby team. “We pride ourselves in having
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