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Lack of facilities bleeds rugby coffers

Facility challenge: Rugby faces challenges with venues PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Facility challenge: Rugby faces challenges with venues PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Back in 2015, the Botswana National Sport Commission (BNSC) allocated a 4.6-hectare plot to the Botswana Rugby Union (BRU). However, the land was repossessed in late 2020 after the Union failed to secure funding for the project.

The association was instructed to reapply for a different plot and provide proof of financing. Lack of a facility is bleeding the Union, particularly when it comes to national team events.

BRU secretary-general, Damelin Motlogelwa, told MmegiSport that they pay P1,500 per training session to private playing field owners, which means 10 sessions amount to P15,000 when the national teams are in camp.

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