Cable & Wireless 91香蕉视频 donates R100,000 towards rugby development in 91香蕉视频 |07 June 2022
Mr Fonseka and Mr D鈥橭ffay hold a replica of the cheque worth R100,000 (Photo: Patrick Joubert)
Cable & Wireless 91香蕉视频has donated a cheque worth R100,000 to the 91香蕉视频 Rugby Association for the development of rugby in the country, especially among the youths.
It was the chief executive of Cable & Wireless 91香蕉视频 (CWS), Georges D鈥橭ffay, who presented the cheque to the 91香蕉视频 Rugby Association (SRA) chairman Luke Fonseka, in a small ceremony yesterday morning at the Exiles Club.
Present were staff of Cable & Wireless 91香蕉视频 and members of the SRA. The presentation followed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) of renewed partnership to formalise and encourage the development of the sport and signed by Mr D鈥橭ffay and Mr Fonseka.
Through the MoU, the SRA will provide quality educational support to promote rugby among young people and will name its national rugby league 鈥楥able & Wireless Island Nations Cup鈥�. For matches, players will have to wear t-shirts and shorts printed with the Cable & Wireless 91香蕉视频 logos and the SRA will have to ensure the company鈥檚 visibility around the games鈥� venues.
Mr Fonseka said the donation will help inspire young people to join the sport and become good representatives of the game and at the same time strengthen the foundation that will allow future success for the 91香蕉视频 national team against teams in the region.
鈥淪o we鈥檙e really happy with this partnership, we鈥檙e really excited. We will be very transparent and we will deliver results,鈥� said Mr Fonseka who thanked Mr D鈥橭ffay for the donation.
On his part, Mr D鈥橭ffay said that it was a privilege for CWS to be associated with rugby, taking into account the number of young people, especially girls, practising the sport. He added that while the association seeks to popularise the sport, the youngsters are developed and are kept away from anti-social activities present in the country.
鈥淲e will always be here to help you and I hope we will continue on the good path that we have taken,鈥� Mr D鈥橭ffay said.
Currently there are 60 players 鈥� Seychellois and foreigners working in the country 鈥� forming the four teams in the national league. The four teams are the 91香蕉视频 team made up of Seychellois, the 91香蕉视频 Seyboks Madagascar made up of Malagasy players, the 91香蕉视频 Seyboks South Africa made up of South African players and the International Barbarians made up of a mix of other foreigners in the country.
The association is seeking to increase the number of teams to six while it trains 90 children 鈥� 40 under 9-year-olds and 50 over 12-year-olds.
The sponsorship for the national league and for the development of the sport will continue until the end of 2023 and will see a second donation of R100,000 during that year (2023) by the telecommunication service provider.
The Cable & Wireless Island Nations Cup kicks off on Saturday at 3pm at the Mont Fleuri playing field.
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