Following an extended two-year break due to COVID-19, the Hollywood Foundation iQhawe Week – South Africa’s premier development rugby tournament for u15 boys’ and girls’ teams – has returned. This year, 14 promising boys’ teams and five formidable girls’ teams are setting the field alight with their unique mix of heart, energy and an insatiable hunger to succeed.
The first Hollywood Foundation iQhawe Week was held in September 2013 in Cape Town – a joint venture between the Cell C SA Rugby Legends and the South African Rugby Union. The aim was to create a pathway for players from new, introductory, small, rural, lower-league and non-traditional rugby schools to participate in a tournament equal in stature to the National Craven Week and Grant Khomo Weeks. Numerous players have since gone on to play provincial rugby and earn degrees to participate in Varsity Cup rugby.
This year’s competition has been hotly contested so far. Good luck to all the players for the rest of the tournament!
Day 1 results were as follows:
Free State vs Griffons
Free State won the game in the last 10 minutes 14 – 5.
Player of the Match: Greyven Dempsey (Free State)
Griquas vs KZN Sharks
29 – 14 to Griquas
Player of the match: Indibale Gusha (Griquas)
Eastern Province vs Golden Lions
14 – 5 to Eastern Province
Player of the match: Thabang Sekhonyana (Golden Lions)
Border vs Leopards
45 – 0 to Border
Player of the match: Ndimphiwe Mjiji
SWD vs Pumas
47 – 14 to SWD
Player of the match: Deveno Bernardo
WP vs Falcons
53 – 0 to WP
Player of the match: Tyron Adams
Boland vs Blue Bulls
35 – 0 to Boland
Day 2 results were as follows:
Blue Bulls vs Pumas
12 -10 to Blue Bulls
Player of the match: Tiaan Labuschagne
Falcons vs Leopards
38 – 5 to Falcons
Player of the match: Tihoho Buang
Griffons vs Golden Lions
17 – 10 to Griffons
Player of the match: Siyabonga Mdubo
Eastern Province vs Free State
15 – 7 to Eastern Province
Player of the match: Greyven Dempsey
Boland vs KZN Sharks
61 – 0 to Boland
Player of the match: Jadrian Afrikaner
Griquas vs SWD
22 – 15 to Griquas
Player of the match: Sean Bezuidenhout
WP vs Border
11 – 10 to WP
Player of the match: Khazimla Manzi
Fixtures Day 3:
- 9h00: Pumas vs KZN Sharks
- 10h00: Golden Lions vs Leopards
- 11h00: Blue Bulls vs Free State
- 12h00: Falcons vs Griffons
- 13h00: SWD vs Border
- 14h00: EP vs Griquas
- 15h00: Boland vs WP
