Injured on 23 June 2024, Mandla (36yrs) from East London sustained his injury during the scrum in the first 5 min of the game when he was forced to pop up and sustained a C6/7 bifacet dislocation. He is currently in his rehabilitation phase and adapting to his new...

On Thursday 1st February 2023 during a normal skills training session in Oudtshoorn, Heinrich Erasmus was injured by compensating his neck on a tackle bag and placing his head first. This unfortunately caused him to break his neck. His injury damaged his spinal column...

MJ was injured during a head-on tackle while playing for his school against Hoërskool Monument. His head was positioned on the wrong side of the tackled player, resulting in a C4/C5 spinal cord injury. He received immediate medical attention and has since recovered...

Injured : 15 March 2006 at the age of 17 while playing for Hoerskool President in Krugersdorp. He is married and works for Outsurance as a financial advisor.

Injured: 2 February 2023 while playing for Young Brothers, Debe Nek, Perksdale Mission, Middledrift in the Eastern Cape. While playing flank he sustained an irreparable C5/C6 spinal cord injury as we only received notification of his injury in May which was very...

Injured: 27 May 2014, aged 18, while playing for Adelaid Gymnasium. He currently lives in PE.

Injured: 30 May 2015, aged 40, while playing for Oudtshoorn Correctional Services. He lives in Oudtshoorn in the Western Cape.

Injured August 2014 My name is Dyllan Beneckhe and I am a quadriplegic, I got injured playing for Tuks youth rugby club on the 30th of August 2014 where my neck collided with the opposing players knee in a tackle. I only had feeling in my shoulders and could only move...

Injured: 27 April 1996, aged 17, while playing for Hilton College. Dylan lives with his wife and daughter in Germiston in Gauteng and works in Data Science as an IT architect for Nedbank.

Injured: 24 July 1999, aged 16, while playing for Schoonspruit Rugby Club. He lives in Malmesbury in the Western Cape and works as an admin clerk for the Malmesbury Stock Theft Unit, SAPS.

"I was born in Johannesburg on the 9th of December 1962. Attended Laerskool Fairland and Hoërskool Linden. I started playing rugby at the age of 9 at the hooker position which became my speciality. Completed my 2 years national service in the SA Navy Marine Corps....

Injured: 23 March 2002, aged 24, while playing for Pietersburg Rugby Club. De Wet lives in Polokwane in the Limpopo Province and has a fully kitted home gym in which he works out daily to improve his strength.

Injured: 16 August 1996 at 19 years of age, while playing for Bethal Rugby Club, suffered a brain injury. Werner is able to walk and lives at his family home in Bethal in Mpumalanga.

Injured: 15 April 2000, aged 16, while playing for Suid Natal High School. Quintin lives at his family home in Shelley Beach, KZN and works as a sports editor. "I broke my neck (C5 vertebra) at the age of 16 while playing scrumhalf for Hoërskool Suid-Natals first XV...

Injured: 16 April 2011, while playing for Augsburg Agricultural Gymnasium. He was 16 at the time and in grade 11. Following the accident his school, family and close knit farming community rallied around him providing support and encouragement and before long he was...

Injured: 7 July 1996, at age 33, while playing for the Crusaders Rugby Football Club. Siphiwo walks with assistive devices and lives in Richmond in the Northern Cape with his family and works as a teacher.

Injured: 15 March 2003 at age 14, whilst playing for his school team Hoërskool Kanonkop in Middelburg, Mpumalanga. After a lengthy period of rehabilitation, he returned to school and matriculated in 2006. Post school he received a Honours degree in Sports &...

Injured: 20 April 1996, at age 24, while playing for Wanderers Rugby Club.  Anthony has a diploma in marketing and works as a strategist for Saatchi and Saatchi in Dubai.

Injured: 7 April 2007, aged 23, while playing for Winter Rose Rugby Club. Siyabulela lives at his family home in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape.

Injured: 9 June 1996, at age 16, while playing for Afrikaans Hoërskool. Erich lives in Val de Vie in Cape Town, is married to Elzanne and runs his own business as a Digital Director for an online booking platform

Injured: 16 June 1999, at age 18, while playing for the Apostolic Church in Ravensmead. After successfully completing several leaderships became permanently employed with the Sanlam Trust Beneficiary Fund and Umbrella Trust Department where he works as a Trust...

Injured: 8 August 2010, at age 23, while playing for Desert Daisies Rugby Club. Aubrey lives with his aunt in Concordia, Springbok in the Northern Cape. In 2019 Aubrey successfully passed an NQF level 4 Management Training Course with DYNA-Training which was sponsored...

Injured: 23 March 2002, at the age of 17, while playing for the Mamre Rugby Club. Charles married the love of his life Amber on the 21st November 2023 and they live in Parklands. He is actively involved in the youth programme at his church and is looking to start his...

Injured: 28 August 1999, aged 21, while playing for South Western District. Elroy lives at his family home in Grootbrakrivier on the Garden Route.

Injured: 22 July 2006, at age 17, while playing rugby at the Louis Botha Technical College. Alwyn lives with his family in Fauna in Bloemfontein in the Fee State. He is busy studying law at the University of the Free State. In 2017 Alwyn took his first steps into the...

Injured: 20 May 1990 at age 18. Amos lives in Soto Village near HagaHaga East London in the Eastern Cape with his wife and 3 children. He runs his own business from home and has established a community centre for people living with disabilities. For his impact in his...

Injured: 9 April 1989, aged 21. He lives in East London in the Eastern Cape and works as a salesman. Mawethu walks with an assistive device.

Injured:  25 March 1996, at the age of 30, while playing for Storm Breakers Rugby team. Dan lives at the Summerstrand Cheshire Home in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. He is excellent at mouth painting and sells his works to earn an extra income.

Injured: 3 June 1989, at age 16, while playing for SACS High School.  Max lives in Velddrif up the West Coast of the Western Cape with his parents.

Injured: 2 April 2006 while playing for the Western Rangers Rugby Club in Rustenburg. He now lives in Peddie in the Eastern Cape.

Injured: 2 July 2006, at age 20. Vuyo now lives at the Cheshire Home in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Together with Sikhosonke Mani, he is studying Business Management at Dower College.

Injured: 4 April 2009, at age 21. He lives with 2 of our other recipients at the Cleary Park Cheshire Home in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. Together with Vuyo the two of these guys have grown from strength to strength and are currently studying Business...

Injured: 28 April 1992, at the age of 20, playing koshuis rugby at Stellenbosch University. JP runs his own successful business, The Olive Grove and is married with 3 children. He lives in Pinelands in Cape Town.

Injured:  23 August 1996 at age 21 during a koshuis rugby match for the University of Pretoria. Jannie lives in Pretoria and works as an accountant.

Injured: 14 April 1988, aged 15, while playing for Postmasburg High School. Chris is married and lives with his wife in Milnerton in the Western Cape. He works in IT systems at the Old Mutual offices in Pinelands.

Injured: 20 April 2005, aged 19. Rikus lives in Brakpan in Gauteng and is studying to be a pastor.  

Injured: 27 July 2008 at 21 years of age, playing Koshuis rugby at the University of Johannesburg. He lives in Mafikeng in NWP and is a music producer in his spare time.

Injured: 2 August 1986 at age 25, playing a match for Crusaders Rugby Club. He lives with his wife in the family home in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape.

Injured: 9 March 1986, at age 34 when playing rugby in Adelaide. Zamile walks with the aid of a crutch and lives in Adelaide in the Eastern Cape.

Injured: 4 August 2012, at age 15, playing for Hoërskool Swartland in Malmesbury. Following 4 months of rehabilitation at the Western Cape Rehab Centre, he returned to school to commence Grade 10 and his plan is to finish his last 3 years of school, before deciding on...

Injured: 13 August 2000, aged 21, while playing for Winter Rose Rugby Club. He lives in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape with his mom and brother.

Injured: 31 August 1996, at the age of 20 while playing for Oubank Rugby Club in Malmesbury. He still lives in Malmesbury in the Western Cape with his mother.

Injured: 21 July 2007, aged 19, playing for the Hungry Lions Rugby Club in Wellington. He lives at the Eric Miles Cheshire Home in Milnerton, Cape Town.  

Injured: 6 May 2006, aged 17, while playing rugby for Lichtenberg Hoërskool in Lichtenberg, NWP. He graduated with a BA degree in 2012and plans to study for an honours degree. When not at university in Pretoria, he lives on his family farm in Ottosdal in the North...

Injured: 20 April 1996, aged 24, while playing for Lowville Rugby Club. Emil walks with the aid of crutches. He lives in Vredenburg on the West Coast of the Western Cape and works for Transnet at the Saldanha Steelworks as the Chief Stock Inspector.

Injured: 13 September 1989, aged 22, playing in the Saldanha Rugby League. George is able to walk with assistive devices. He still lives in Saldanha in the Western Cape with his wife and children.

Injured: 1 September 2007 at age 20 playing for Ceres Rugby Club. Roselt lives on his family farm in Ceres where he carries out all the administrative duties.

Injured: 31 July 1997, aged 16, playing for the Saldanha Special West Coast School. Rudi now lives in Strand, outside Cape Town, with his mom.

Injured:  12 April 2005.Sustained a brain injury as a result of a stroke while playing for Hermanus High School. He lives in Johannesburg with his brother and sister.

Injured: 31 July 1992, aged 19, while playing for the University of the Free State. He graduated with a BA in Theology and now works on his father’s farm in Danielskuil, Northern Cape.

Injured: 14 March 1997, aged 25, playing for the Defence Force in Bloemfontein. He lives and works in Bloemfontein and is a captain in the SANDF.

Injured: 20 April 1989, aged 16, playing for Concordia Secondary School near Springbok. Simon works as a Vodacom Network controller and lives in Ravensmead, Cape Town.

Injured: 17 August 1988, playing in a social match. He lives with his family in Cathcart, Eastern Cape.

Injured: 20 May 1999, at age 15, playing for Hoërskool Noordkaap in Kimberley. He is currently pursuing his dream of becoming a DJ.

Injured: 16 April 2002, aged 18, playing for Punt Hoërskool in Mosselbaai. Since completing his matric, Martin has graduated with 3 degrees having studied through UNISA. He is about to embark on his working career.

Injury: 23 April 1983, aged 23, playing in a club fixture for Excelsior Rugby Club in Middleburg. He lives in Steynsburg in the Eastern Cape. "After my injury, my team mates lifted me up, put me on a roof sheet to carry me off the field. There was no ambulance around...

Injured: 18 August 1984, aged 15 while playing for his school Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch. Wentzel is currently the Sports Manager at Maties, managing ParaSport as well as the clubs for persons with disabilities which include student and non-student clubs. The...

Date of Injury: 11 May 1996, at age 18 playing for Hoërskool Gymnasium Potchefstroom. Jan works on his family’s farm, Rietfontein, in Potchefstroom.