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Rugby Newsletter 12 May 2015 Dear parents, coaches and most importantly PV rugby players It hasn’t been long since my last writing, but things are happening so fast at Parel Vallei Rugby that an update to our loyal parents and supporters is called for. In- between teaching and implementing a new infra-structure/blue- print for PV’s rugby programme, I hardly have had time for much else, not to mention that the season has kicked off already with our first 3 league games behind us. We recently experienced a great open day - 600+ visiting grade 7s and parents who paid much attention to our rugby stand as we explained our vision and mission for PV Rugby. I believe such keen interest is due to an extensive marketing campaign I launched and titled #KeepOurPlayersInTheBasin on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. My aim being to quell the outflow of our home- grown talent to schools in adjacent towns, where too many very good players end up stuck in C, D and E teams. #KeepOurPlayersInTheBasin is also taking steps toward the future growth of rugby at PV, taking into consideration that to move up a league and compete against A league schools we have to field 10 teams. With the increase in attention, enquiries and exposure the school and our rugby programme is receiving, we are, without a doubt, heading in that direction. On the top of my agenda has been and still is to establish a lasting PV rugby culture and tradition. So a lot has to be done! Here are some of the structures we started putting in place as a foundation: Our biggest success to date I believe has been the formation of a fully functioning, strong, parents rugby committee, that were responsible for our 2 memorable events to date: a rugby braai and soup and sherry evening. Here we had Quinton Immelman as guest speaker with close to 200 people in attendance. Major sponsorships towards the development of rugby at Parel Vallei have been secured through such events.
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Rugby Newsletter
12 May 2015
Dear parents, coaches and most importantly PV rugby players
It hasn’t been long since my last writing, but things are happening so fast at Parel Vallei Rugby that an update to our loyal parents and supporters is called for. In- between teaching and implementing a new infra-structure/blue- print for PV’s rugby programme, I hardly have had time for much else, not to mention that the season has kicked off already with our first 3 league games behind us.
We recently experienced a great open day - 600+ visiting grade 7s and parents who paid much attention to our rugby stand as we explained our vision and mission for PV Rugby. I believe such keen interest is due to an extensive marketing campaign I launched and titled #KeepOurPlayersInTheBasin on social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. My aim being to quell the outflow of our home- grown talent to schools in adjacent towns, where too many very good players end up stuck in C, D and E teams. #KeepOurPlayersInTheBasin is also taking steps toward the future growth of rugby at PV, taking into consideration that to move up a league and compete against A league schools we have to field 10 teams. With the increase in attention, enquiries and exposure the school and our rugby programme is receiving, we are, without a doubt, heading in that direction.
On the top of my agenda has been and still is to establish a lasting PV rugby culture and tradition. So a lot has to be done! Here are some of the structures we started putting in place as a foundation: Our biggest success to date I believe has been the formation of a fully functioning, strong, parents rugby committee, that were responsible for our 2 memorable events to date: a rugby braai and soup and sherry evening. Here we had Quinton Immelman as guest speaker with close to 200 people in attendance. Major sponsorships towards the development of rugby at Parel Vallei have been secured through such events.
These events were also aimed at establishing unity between parents, players and coaches. Our crowning achievement has been getting over 60 parents, 120 players and 15 coaches together, camping in Grabouw for a weekend at our inaugural “PV Rugby: Father and Son Motivational and Teambuilding Weekend”. Here, other speakers like Cwengile Jadezweni, and 2007 Rugby World Cup Medal Winner, Clint Readhead (SARU Chief Medical Officer) shared their rugby experience! To end off a spectacular event, Clinton van Rensburg (Sharks and Varsity Cup 2014 Winner) came and shared what went into winning the game dubbed “The greatest rugby comeback of all time”. Rugger memories were shared by all! I hope that this will lay the foundation for a rich rugby tradition in years to come at Parel Vallei.
To date we have played 3 home games against DF Malan, Stellenbosch and Hermanus High in our traditional Winter Derbies with mixed results, but definite improvements across the board if last year’s scores and performances are used as a reference; a good sign that we are heading in the right direction. This was underlined by the Headmaster of Hermanus High at the post match function at Ledbury. He felt based on last year's scores that on the rugby field they lost ground. The scores show 1 win and 5 losses. This could have been 4 wins and 2 losses: costly mistakes, lapses in concentration and missed opportunities makes for a different tale on paper. All in all, I am happy. I believe we are slowly moving along in the right direction. Remember, “Rome wasn’t built in a day” Last but not least, for any parent who would like to make a financial contribution in support of PV rugby’s goals and aspirations a separate fund has been created: Account: 7200/100 Reference: Rugby Committee Bank details ABSA 2900141311 632005 Reference: 7200/100 + Name of Business/Parent For businesses we have an Article 18A invoice for tax claims.
My advice to the coaches is to keep bel ieving and to keep loving the game and what you do! The love wil l show in the results, in t ime. To our parents, please support our vision and mission and let ’s always remember the game is bigger than any one of us, player, parent or coach!
Thinus Pienaar Head of Rugby Parel Vallei High Tel: +2721 852 1228 [email protected] www.pvallei.co.za
