Committed to providing disadvantaged youth with the opportunity and resources to utilize the sport of rugby to excel both on and off the field. Instilling a culture of dignity, the programme goes far beyond sports development, assisting the children to live healthy, balanced lifestyles and encouraging them to excel in their school careers as well as developing strong interpersonal life skills. This programme as also seen numerous players awarded coveted scholarships from top schools in the Western Cape.

Focusing of various forms of the game, from TAG style rugby to Touch to 7s to 15s, are utilised for different ages and skill level, and to give children different directions and avenues on which to excel within the sport.

Utilising schools has many benefits when creating a safe space, such as the potential of having a sports field or grassed area for our programmes, but most importantly, that most school boundaries are fenced with lockable gates allowing for a space free of thoroughfare. This lessens the likelihood of being caught in gang cross fire, drug deals, and general community violence.

However, utilising a “Safe Space” is only possible if we can transport the children to and from activities.

Gang territories prevent children from walking for one side of a community to another, the danger of getting caught in criminal activity, gang flairs, and abduction are all a very real issues when it comes to walking.

It is for this reason that JAGRugby supplies hired transport to just short of 350 children, split between 65 teams, from 15 schools, in age brackets U9, U11, and U13, every Monday and Wednesday to a single safe school venue. This excludes the transport required for u14 to U19 teams.

These key pillars are;

•  Creating a Safehaven

•  Coaches and Mentors

•  Core Value Training

•  Skills Training

•  Inclusion and Nation Building

•  Talent Identification and Enfranchisement

•  Coach and Mentor development