KEARSNEY EASTER RUGBY FESTIVAL - 2015 12 for quality players with ahunger to succeed. them to talent hunters and selectors looking participating 1st XV squads, it also exposes provides athrilling weekend for the 12 Whilst SHARK ONTHEUNT FOR NEWTALNT the Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival since last season. season. last since Academy and has captained the Sharks the festival. He was awarded abursary to The following year to captain his school’s 1st XV at ‘Tera’ Mthembu impressed, returning the in At and Jordaan are regular Sharks players. and Johan Goosen Grey (both 2010). Zeilinga (Glenwood 2010), SA Sevens star runs out for Western Province, fullback EWViljoen (2012 and 2013), who now Other Sharks this season.. 20122011, and 2013), who has played for The younger brother Daniel du Preez (Kearsney Westernrepresents Province, and (Kearsney College who 2011), currently a Bulls team-mate, Robert du Preez Serfontein (Grey College 2010 and now 2011), At Rugby World Cup. in the Springbok squad going to this year’s Bulls player, Handre has his sights on aberth Player the of 2012 festival. Now asolid Blue Backline award the him Best for earning where his brilliance entertained spectators, Gimnasium at the and 2011 2012 festivals, Fly-half (SA Sevens and Springboks). (including The Sharks) and national teams teams to provincial play for on going joined The Sharks Academy; with many Over and even internationally. appear on television screens in South Africa to become household names and regularly Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival have gone on who represented their school 1st team at the Since itsinception in 2008, many youngsters 2008 Dale College eighth man Lubabalo the first Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival Jan Handre played festival against the 120 players from seven festivals have festival participants are Grey College Handre Pollard represented Paarl Paarl represented Handre Pollard his his

rugby -at the same time.” to study and do what Ilove -which playing is express myself, but also alifetime opportunity and career. “It gave me an opportunity to Rugby Festival provided akick startto his life Tera rugby. in career professional and for some it may well their be lifeline to a display great ability and ahunger to succeed; partners. Selectors will look for players who bursary with one itsrespected of education Academy, tuition and a accommodation include acontract for 2016 with The Sharks bursaries, each valued at R100000, will afterthe final game of thefestival. These awarded to three players at apresentation Sharks Academy, said bursaries will be Etienne in the 15-man game. Sportclub Neuenheim in Heidelberg, Germany as the WA 7’s. He now is contracted to top represented Western Australia’s Bside as well Force Academy under John Mitchell, and Dow (DHS 2008) headed for the Western After in Edinburgh in 2011. SevensSA the tournament-winning at effort who was awarded ‘Try the of Year’ for his Sbu Sithole, another regular Sharks member the 2008 festival was Queens College centre Also from the Eastern Cape and playing in Mthembu says the Kearsney Easter matriculating, Wynston Cameron- matriculating, Fynn, managing director The of Pollard wasvotedbestbacklineplayeratthe Former 2012 KearsneyEasterRugbyFestival PaarlGimnasiumcaptainHandre