We are delighted to announce Coleg Sir Gar have booked their 2024 rugby tour to South Africa.
Home to the Llanelli Rugby Academy, the college puts an emphasis on the academic success alongside the building of players.
The Llanelli Rugby Academy’s main aim is to ensure that young players receive all the support they require to become players and people of quality. This is achieved by offering the best facilities, resources and support available to them.
The rugby academy recognises the importance of ensuring young rugby players have a secondary career, which they can take up, at the end of their professional playing careers. This is crucial to the aims of the academy as they provide everything a young player requires to reach his playing potential and will also provide courses, including coaching development, and services to ensure social, academic and/or vocational development.
We are honoured to enrich the squad by being able to provide this touring experience. This tour will take the 34 students around the Western Cape region to learn the rich culture of the area set in front of the picturesque Waterfront. They will then move north east to the winelands of Stellenbosch, a university town that has produced many of the great South African players. They will finish up with a once-in-a-lifetime safari at Aquila Game Reserve, home to the Big 5.
The tour aims to give the students an insight into life in South Africa, engulf them in the local culture and build bonds with both their teammates and opposition alike.
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Read their itinerary here:
Day 1:
- Climb from the base of Lion’s Head mountain to the summit to experience views across Cape Town and beyond.
Day 2:
- Training session
- Cable car up to the top of Table Mountain where they’ll enjoy a leisurely walk, 1086m above sea level.
Day 3:
- Match v local club with post game hospitality
Day 4:
- Tour of Robben Island. They’ll experience the first hand history of the Island led by former prisoners as tour guides. Robben Island was used as a prison between the 1600s – 1996 and famously imprisoned Nelson Mandela.
Day 5:
- Match v local club with post game hospitality
- Dinner at Gold Restaurant – an authentic African experience. Comprised of a 14-dish taster menu, traditional Mali puppets and entertainment throughout.
Day 6:
- Visit Spier Cheetah Outreach Programme, to learn of their ongoing efforts to protect the free ranging, South African Cheetah. Students will be able to
get up close and personal with many animals including Jackals and bat-eared foxes. - Tour of Stellenbosch University to see both their campus and sports facilities. Home to the Maties Sport, high performance and active lifestyle centres.
Day 7:
- Exploration of Stellenbosch. Surrounded by vineyards and mountains, the picturesque town is lined with cafes, boutiques and art galleries. Wander through the Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden or the University Botanical Garden.
- Match v local club with post game hospitality.
Day 8:
- Transfer to Aquila Game Reserve for safari. Home to the Big 5, this socially responsible wildlife experience will teach the students of their conservation efforts while allowing them to experience the luxury of African hospitality.
- Afternoon game drive
- End of Tour Dinner to reflect on the wonders of the South African culture.
Day 9:
- Morning game drive
- Home time!