BACK TO THE FUTURE – From Bok Captain to Players’ Fund Chairman (Part 8/8)
By Quintin van Jaarsveld No-one is more uniquely equipped to lead the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund into the future than Jean de Villiers. The former Springbok captain has proven exactly that since he took over the reins as Chairman of Rugby’s Caring Hands...
GAME CHANGING GARDNER – The Players’ Fund’s playmaker (Part 7/8)
By Quintin van Jaarsveld Every team needs a playmaker, and Tori Gardner fills that role for Rugby’s Caring Hands. Just like a scrumhalf is the link between the forwards and backs, Marketing Manager Gardner is the glue between the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’...
SORROW TO SUCCESS: Recipients rise above adversity (Part 6/8)
By Quintin van Jaarsveld The Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund is an organisation that doesn’t want new ‘members,’ for ‘members’ all suffered the misfortune of sustaining catastrophic head, neck or spinal injuries on the rugby field. In one tragic moment, the...
GAIL FORCE: The Players’ Fund’s MVP (Part 5/8)
By Quintin van Jaarsveld General Manager Gail Baerecke has been the key driving force of the Chris Burger Petro Jackson Players’ Fund for the past 15 years. When Lynn Allen, a great servant of the Fund in her own right, ended her watch in 2005, Baerecke emerged as a...