Unstoppable drive: Leaving rugby heartbreak in the rearview mirror
By Quintin van Jaarsveld Jzaun Dreyer is not defined by the catastrophic rugby injury that left him paralysed in his teenage years, but by the unstoppable drive to turn the corner and live a rich and remarkable life laying on the left wing for President High School’s...
Sink or swim: A journey of hard justice
By Quintin van Jaarsveld On 22 July, 2006, a week before his 17th birthday, tragedy struck when a cluster of players clattered into the then-HTS Louis Botha first 15 lock and a player from Hoërskool Bloemfontein who he had tackled at a ruck. “I could audibly hear my...
Spinal injury to inspirational coffee
by Rolling Inspiration Heinrich “Ollie” Terblanche was a determined rugby player with high hopes for a careerin the sport he loved. He was a member of the Lions Super XV squad under JohnMitchell and Carlos Spencer. He represented the University of Johannesburg (UJ) in...
Not just surviving but thriving, Koben Hofmeyr has only begun to chase his potential!
By Dan Lombard The world is currently operating under abnormal circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic yet for 18-year-old Koben Hofmeyr this is exactly the arena in which he thrives. Endurance triathlons are seen as the pinnacle of the sport as it takes an...
COVID -19 RESPONSE
Amidst the global chaos caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, there are many recipients of the Players’ Fund who sadly fall into the high-risk category of the population and are under enormous pressure to find ways to put food on their tables for themselves and their families. As Rugby’s Caring Hands, we are committed to helping in all the ways we can…