Coaching

.The Swaziland Rugby Union in partnership with the SKRUM Programme have introduced the International Rugby Boards development programme 'Get Into Rugby' into the Kingdom. Get Into Rugby will be introduced into schools and communities throughout the country.

Callum Oliver with Director of Sport, Sipho MagagulaNewly arrived coach Callum Oliver was summoned to the Ministry of Sports this week to meet with Sipho Magagula the Director of Sports at the ministry. Magagula was full of praises for Oliver and his committment to improving and developing the game of rugby within the Kingdom.

Callum OliverSKRUM volunteer Callum Oliver will be returning to Swaziland in March. Callum who has visited Swaziland before to work with the SKRUM Programme will be returning to again work with SKRUM, but he will also be heading up the Youth Coaches programme and he will take up the position of national coaching assistant.

Ollie HillTom WhiteThe Rugby Union welcomed two more volunteers this week.

The coaches were in Ngwazini this week to hold a Community Coaching session.

Freddie Chalmers and Hector Jervis with Sipho Magagula the Director of Sport at the Ministry of SportThe two volunteers Hector Jervis and Freddie Chalmers were at the Ministry of Sport this week to meet with Sipho Magagula the Director of Sport at the ministry.

The Community Coaching kicked off in the Gundvwini community this week. The SKRUM coaches and volunteers were welcomed with huge smiles and lots of clapping.

Hector JervisFreddie ChalmersThe SKRUM Programme welcomed two new volunteers from the UK this week.

Members of the Khubuta Community at the end of the coaching session.The coach's made the drive to Khubuta today to hold a Community Coaching session. This was our first visit to Khubuta community and what a day it was.

The SRU with the SKRIM Programme kicked off the Community Rugby Coaching session with a visit to the Gundvwini Community. When schools close the attention then turns to taking the game of rugby and the SKRUM Programme out into the country by visiting the communities. The community session have proven very popular and this visit to Gundvwini is the coach's first to this area.