BY EVANS MURANGANWA.
Harare, Zimbabwe. (News of The South) – Dairiboard Zimbabwe has renewed it’s 3 year contract with Prince Edward School for the Rugby Sports Festival that is slated for 30 April -6 May this year.
Speaking at the signing ceremony, the head of the school Dr Agrippa Sora said he was grateful with Dairiboard renewing it’s contract saying it will go a long way in developing rugby in this country.
“I am delightful with the gesture from Dairiboard of renewing the Dairiboard Rugby Schools Rugby Festival as it is essential in developing our rugby in the country and it is through this festival that we have seen many talents being churned out,”said Mr Sora Festival director Tawanda Jimu said this year’s edition will be bigger and better as one top school playing rugby from Namibia has accepted
the invitation to participate at this year’s event.
“This year’s event will be graced by a top rugby playing school from
Namibia and I assure fans of a treat ”assured Jimu.
He also went on to say that there will be anti-doping sessions during the festival.
“To ensure discipline and professionalism among athletes ,there will be anti-doping sessions to ensure that athletes are not tempted to
indulge in performance –enhanced drugs,” added Jimu.
Dairiboard representative Emelda Shoko said they were obliged to pour
in the funds for the festival after realizing that it is a developmental initiative and a profit-making process simultaneously.
“We are glad to renew our vows after realizing despite this as a
profit-making pledge we are also developing rugby ,”she revealed.
This year’s festival will also see some rugby refereeing courses being
undertaken and the general public also getting a feel of how the game
is played among other various activities all in the fold of developing rugby.
Last year’s edition also saw the introduction of primary schools at
the festival and the organizers assured of continuing with primary schools at this year’s edition. The previous editions have attracted
more than 200 schools .Dairiboard has availed over a quarter of a
million dollars for the festival.
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