On the road to Zambia
While the coaching weeks are undoubtedly the highlights on Bhubesi Pride’s 2014 expedition, the travel in between destinations is an almost equally memorable part for everybody involved in this 6-month...
View ArticleLeaving our mark (in blue)!
Written by Kristina Koch Bhubesi Pride’s three main aims are to empower, unite and inspire communities in Africa. Two days into their stay in Zambia, the Pride have already delivered on one of their...
View ArticleCOACH EDUCATION IN CHOMA: FULL ROOMS, EAGER MINDS
Written by Kristina Koch On Wednesday, Bhubesi Pride gathered more than 70 enthusiastic future rugby coaches at Nahumba BIC Basic School in Choma, Zambia for an afternoon of rugby coach education....
View ArticleZAMBIA: RUGBY AND MUCH, MUCH MORE
Written by Kristina Koch It’s amazing when a project week comes together as it did this time in Zambia. More than 360 pupils from Nahumba BIC Basic School and Choma Secondary School joined the rugby...
View ArticleA day in the life of … Richard Bennett
This series will feature different members of Bhubesi Pride, giving our readers an exclusive behind the scenes look of what our days are like on the road in Africa. Richard Bennett is the founder,...
View ArticleBetter together: SARU specialists visit Botswana rugby
Written by Kristina Koch Last Thursday and Friday was an exciting time for rugby in Botswana. Renowned SA Rugby (SARU) & Springbok specialists made their way to Gaborone for two seminar days with...
View ArticleIn Botswana rugby is for everybody
Written by Kristina Koch “This is a very exciting day for us today. We can only hope that Bhubesi Pride will continue visiting Botswana!” said The Honourable Vincent Seretse, Acting Minister for Youth,...
View ArticleA day in the life of… Bhubesi Pride Coach Oli Munns
By Kristina Koch This series features different members of Bhubesi Pride, giving our readers an exclusive behind the scenes look of what our days are like on the road in Africa. Oliver Munns is part of...
View ArticleG4S Africa: A strong partner for rugby and the community
Written by Kristina Koch G4S Africa is in its second year of supporting Bhubesi Pride and rugby in Africa. In this relatively short time, G4S Africa took the Pride’s annual expedition to a whole new...
View ArticleRugby warms hearts in Namibia
“This was a really great coaching week and a great start into this project” said Pablo Dobrowolski, Competitons Coordinator and Bhubesi Pride newbie. Everybody who took part in a great final tag rugby...
View ArticleBhubesi Pride: Tagging along in Namibia
Written by Kristina Koch As part of the IRB’s “Get into Rugby” recruiting initiative, the Namibian Rugby Union together with its domestic rugby organisations and clubs is currently making the move from...
View ArticleBloemfontein: First stop, first rugby success!
Written by Kristina Koch In a two-day coaching clinic in Bloemfontein, the Pride teamed up with three local schools and G4S South Africa’s Bloemfontein office to share some rugby excitement with 85...
View ArticleBhubesi Pride blown away by East London rugby community
Written by Kristina Koch On their way from Bloemfontein to Port Elizabeth, Bhubesi Pride’s coaches stopped in East London to work with TAG SA, Streetwize Games and two schools in Duncan Village, the...
View ArticleGrand rugby final in Port Elizabeth
Written by Kristina Koch The last coaching week of the 2014 Bhubesi Pride expedition through Africa took place in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. More than 360 children from three township schools joined...
View ArticleSimola Hotel spoils Bhubesi Pride as 2014 expedition comes to an end
Five months of travelling through Africa comes to an end with a bang for Bhubesi Pride’s coaching team, thanks to Simola Hotel Country Club & Spa in Knysna, South Africa. After almost 5 months of...
View ArticleTag Rugby – Spreading the love for the game
Written by Kristina Koch After an already very successful coaching week of Tag Rugby Namibia in early June (read more about it here), much more Tag action was on the agenda for the Pride in East London...
View ArticleBhubesi Pride 2014: Reflections on an incredible journey
Thomas Donohoe, Bhubesi Pride Coach, January – July 2014: “During my time working with children in various communities in Africa, I was overwhelmed by the kids’ enthusiasm, warmth and eagerness to...
View ArticleJoin us in a RWC year – Application process for 2015 open
Bhubesi Pride has only recently completed its 2014 project and already attention is on 2015. As this year’s team members return from volunteer work in Africa to their various homes around the world, we...
View ArticleWatch our taster video and share
We’re currently in the process of assembling our 2015 team – or ‘Pride’ – of rugby coaches and we’d like your help to complete the process… Places are going quickly and we already have a group of...
View ArticleAfrican rugby receives global coverage via IRB’s Total Rugby TV show
Following on from our third project video update this year, Total Rugby – a TV show the IRB commissions to showcase top-flight, second-tier and grass-roots rugby to a global audience – has put together...
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