Held from 11 to 14 August in Kimberley, the course represents a significant advancement in SA Rugby\u2019s commitment to broadening and diversifying its educator base, in line with the objectives of the Destination 2027 Strategic Plan.<\/p>\n
The course was facilitated by a team comprising Hilton Adonis (World Rugby Master Trainer), Neville Heilbron, Selvyn Colby, David Dobela, and Bongani Qumbu.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis course directly supports our \u2018Destination 2027\u2019 goals to broaden the educator base across all 15 unions, standardise training methodologies in line with global best practice, and create aspirational pathways for coaches and educators from grassroots to elite levels,\u201d said Adonis, SA Rugby\u2019s Senior Manager for Training and Education.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are building a system that reflects the full spectrum of South African rugby, ensuring that our educator pool is as diverse, skilled, and representative as the players and communities they serve.\u201d<\/p>\n
Participants explored modules covering educator delivery styles, understanding client populations, learning and assessment strategies, facilitation techniques, and risk management. The course placed strong emphasis on reflective practice and competency-based learning \u2013 cornerstones of SA Rugby\u2019s evolving training and education ecosystem.<\/p>\n
The participants were Marlene Adams, Sherwin Carelse, Henley du Plessis, Aschin Klein (all Free State), Mortan Coetzee, Jacques Mew, Joseph-John Molale, Andre Wait (all Griquas), and Laurence Christie (Golden Lions).<\/p>\n
\u201cBy investing in educator development, SA Rugby is laying the foundation for a more inclusive, sustainable, and high-performing rugby environment,\u201d added Adonis.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Kimberley course exemplifies how strategic training initiatives can drive change, elevate standards, and foster a rugby culture that is truly reflective of South Africa\u2019s diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Held from 11 to 14 August in Kimberley, the course represents a significant advancement in SA Rugby\u2019s commitment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":69874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[567],"tags":[64,63,760,85],"class_list":["post-69873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-rugby","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-rugby","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}