Springbok captain applauds Botswana

The player this year was South African rugby national team, Springboks, captain John Smit who was the guest speaker at the event.

Earlier on the day Smit met with the Tlamelo Vultures to assess their progress. He told Monitor Sport that comparing the progress of the young team this year to two years ago when they first started, "one can tell that there is a significant improvement in the way they play." He said that this shows that the GRBC together with the Botswana Rugby Union (BRU) are doing a great job to push Botswana rugby forward. He said he would continue supporting the programme in any way he can. Smit said that it is always important to look out for the well-being of children before anyone else. "There are several rugby projects back in South Africa in which I have participated that are also aimed at helping disadvantaged children," he said.