New Structure for Youth Weeks

The U13 Craven Week and U16 Grant Khomo Week will be hosted simultaneously at Paarl Gymnasium from July 4 to 8, and the Academy Week and U18 Craven Week will be hosted between July 11 and 16 at Kearsney College in Durban. 

The Learners with Special Education Needs (LSEN) Week, meanwhile, will be hosted at the Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies) in Pretoria from June 27-30.

"The new structure of our Youth Weeks will have several benefits, the biggest of which is that we will be able to ensure that the Mobi-Unit coaches, the national selectors, our High Performance staff and the SA Rugby Academy Coaches will be able to attend all the tournaments," said SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux. 

"In the past they either had to split up into two teams to keep an eye on all the tournaments or they had to attend each tournament for only a few days.

"Another advantage is that player education with regards to our rugby pathways, safety campaigns, referee recruitment programmes and contracting could be done simultaneously with both groups of players. 

"The new structure will also create a festival of rugby at each venue for the players, their families and friends, while boosting the camaraderie among the players. With these changes, the players and supporters can look forward to an action-packed SA Rugby Youth Weeks series from start to end."

Dates and venues for the SA Rugby Youth Weeks:

27-30 June: LSEN Craven Week – Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool (Affies), Pretoria

4-8 July: Under-13 Craven Week/Under-16 Grant Khomo Week –Paarl Gymnasium, Paarl

11-16 July: Academy Week/Under-18 Craven Week – Kearsney College, Durban