Schools

The Rugby Union will be holding a Inter Schools Rugby tournament tomorrow in Malkerns home of the Vondo's Rugby Club. Four primary schools will be participating in the tournament. The four schools are, St Andrews, Malkerns Valley, Mpetseni and Mahlanya Primary's.The tournament kicks off at 10am at the Princess Pholile Sports Ground

With the schools opening on January 18th, the Swaziland Rugby Union's Schools Rugby Development Programme 2011 kicked off on Monday January 24th 2011. SRU President Michael Collinson said he was looking forward to a very exciting year of schools rugby. 2010 was an amazing year for schools rugby with the highlight being the tour to the United Kingdom by Lutfotja Primary School who were the winners of the Attie Lombard U/12's Inter Schools Tournament.

.Monday saw the Rugby Development Coaches make the long drive north to the town of Piggs Peak to visit schools in and around Piggs Peak and Rocklands to introduce the 'Schools Rugby Development Programme'

The Jackals on the attack against BirkenheadLinkentjane the U/12's side playing in the Caldy Touraid Rugby Festival made it to the final of the tournament and met the team from Sierra Leone. Team coach Naomi du Pont was confident the Jackals would do well, but is was not to be. The final whistle blew with Sierra Leone the victors 30-0.

Linkentjane before their departure this morningLinkentjane the U/12's team to play in the Caldy Touraid Rugby Festival later this week left for Johannesburg today on the first leg of their trip. From Johannesburg they will fly via Abu Dhabi to Manchester and then on to the Wirral.

Lutfotja Primary School with coach Moscow DlaminiFollowing their win in the Attie Lombard U/12's Rugby Tournament, Lutfotja Primary School will be flying to the UK in September to represent Swaziland in the Caldy Touraid U/12's Rugby Tournament.

Lutfotja on attack against Mangwayane in the finalSix primary schools met in the final of the Attie Lombard Trophy played on Wednesday at the Princess Pholile Sports Ground in Malkerns.

Naomi with Mrs Gladness Khumalo head teacher at Sibovu Nazarene PrimaryMr.