Join our UK Events this November 2024!
Book your Wolfpack tickets here: https://www.designmynight.com/london/bars/fulham/wolfpack-fulham/an-evening-with-john-smit-hanyani-shimange-matt-pearce-friends?t=tickets For Breakfast with the Boks bookings emai: Brian@bhevents.com
Waves 4 Wheelchairs – a 66km fundraising swim.
A group of strong woman will be swimming with purpose by taking on a challenge that has not been done before. They will be swimming from Millers point to Rooi Els in Cape Town, and back, which will total a 66km swim! Each swimmer will brace the waters, for an hour at...
PROJECT LIBERTY – A wheelchair friendly home renovation
We're reaching out with an urgent request for support. Two of our rugby players in the Western Cape, Anzil Williams and Heinrich Erasmus, have suffered life-changing injuries on the rugby field and need home adaptations to improve their daily lives. Our Target R500...
You’re Invited to the Player’s Fund/Betway Golf Day 2024.
The Players’ Fund in association with Betway, invite you to participate in our Fundraising Golf Day with rugby legends! For bookings contact diane@markmywords.co.za
Celebrating Women’s Month
You're invited to join us for a light breakfast, as we usher in Women's Month and celebrate our annual get-together and fundraiser in aid of our 89 recipients. In July, we welcomed two new recipients, which means we need to enhance our fundraising efforts to continue...
DHL Stormers dinner with Kelvin Grove – done and dusted.
In collaboration with the DHL Stormers we celebrated our 17th annual fundraising dinner hosted by Kelvin Grove, in aid of the Fund's 87 Recipients. We were honored to have our 2 Recipients, Antony and Henry join us for this special occasion. We extend our heartfelt...
An Evening with the Springboks, 26 June 2024.
Come join us for a remarkable evening dedicated to raising awareness and rallying support for our 87 Recipients, alongside the entire Springbok Squad. Let's reminisce on the exhilarating journey that led them to clinch the double RWC championship. Immerse yourself in...
Dinner with the DHL Stormers on 29 May 2024 – Join us!
Join the esteemed DHL Stormers Players, at our 17th Annual Fundraising Dinner and Auction, hosted in the ballroom of one of SA's largest lifestyle & sports clubs, Kelvin Grove, based in Newlands Cape Town. Come and enjoy a delectable 3 course meal, meet the...
Impact Report 2023
Att: #SupportSquad We are pleased to announce the release of our latest Impact Report. In 2023, R2 800.000 was disbursed towards the ongoing care of our catastrophically injured rugby players. Together, we've undeniably achieved remarkable feats. As you peruse the...
Ride4Rugby 2024 Fundraiser: ABSA Cape Epic with Mark & John Smit
The Players' Fund has teamed up with John Smit's Barney's Army to cycle the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world, the ABSA Cape Epic, on the 17 March 2023. Cycled over 8 days, covering 613km, and over 16 000 meters of vertical gain, the Cape Epic is the...
Our final board meeting & bidding farewell to our Captains.
We extend our sincerest gratitude to the remarkable members of our Board of Trustees who have just concluded our final meeting for the year. Their unwavering dedication and diligent efforts are truly commendable. We are immensely grateful for their tireless commitment...
Did you know September was WILLS MONTH?
WILLS MONTH This is an important initiative aimed at encouraging people to prepare their last will and testament. Your will is a critical document that determines how your belongings and property will be distributed after your demise and it provides for your family...
Women’s day recap!
Thank you #Supportsquad! Our event would not have been as successful without the support of our headline sponsor, Brightrock, our sponsors for the raffle prizes, all the ladies who attended (both long-time participants and new ones), and everyone who contributed,...
Happy Retirement Gail!
Go well Friend! We hosted a surprise farewell honoring our former General Manager & Injured Player Welfare officer, Gail Baerecke, to thank her for her years of service to the Players’ Fund. A night spent with the team, family, friends and trustees, all coming...
“Women’s Day High Tea” on 10 August 2023 and YOU are invited!
Come and join the Players' Fund ladies for a high tea at the breathtaking Steenberg Golf Estate, where our MC and former South African Rugby Player for the Stormers, Chris Van Zyl, will host you. In the line up we discuss all things "women in rugby" with South...
“South African Braai & Rugby huddle in London” – 24 August 2023
Players’Fund event: Evening with the Springboks 2023
“An Evening with the Springboks” represents a rare chance to engage with the entire squad before they depart for kick-off in France! As the official charity of the Springboks, we are one of only a few organisations that can access the entire Springbok squad for an...
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...
Injured Player Welfare Officer Vacancy – CLOSED
We are hiring an Injured Player Welfare Officer to facilitate the support, care, and wellbeing of our recipients and seriously injured rugby players in South Africa. Apply here: https://www.springboks.rugby/general/careers Applications closes on 28 February 2023...
NEWSFLASH : This tax season, let us boost you with a tax rebate certificate!
*We want to boost you in “24” this tax season!*For every donation made before end February 2023, a section 18a certificate will arrive in your inbox within “24” hours. All we need is your proof of payment , full name and surname, and physical address to be emailed to:...
Project Bakkies Target reached, THANK YOU!
WE HAVE REACHED OUR TARGET FOR #PROJECTBAKKIES Thank you, thank you our loyal #supportsquad! Every single donation, big and small, has made it all possible. The renovations for Devon’s home in Humansdorp will soon be underway and we are waiting in anticipation to see...
Players Fund Chairman Report 2022
It’s a great pleasure to be sharing my fourth report as chairperson of the Players’ Fund - Rugby’s Caring Hands. Since my last report, much has changed in the world and in South Africa, with serious concerns about our economy, our countries leadership, rising levels...
Project “Bakkies” 2022 – A Wheelchair Accessible Home Renovation
Most often running onto a rugby field is a magical moment, where teamwork, skills, fitness and the sheer joy of the game blend into one. Sadly, when accidents happen, they can be life changing and disabling and this is why we are appealing to you our #supportsqaud -...