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The tournament of two hemispheres (T2H) is a rugby tournament which was first played in 2009, where three of South Africa’s best U/20 teams test their mettle against three of France’s best U/20 teams.
This year the second edition of the tournament will take place from Friday, 26 March to Tuesday, 6 April 2010 in and around Johannesburg.
Over and above the very high level rugby matches taking place, this tournament will also offer new initiatives off the rugby field, which will see the French teams spending their week between their rugby obligations and forming partnerships with local institutions. These partnerships aim to provide a platform for the development and emergence of new South African talent among players from disadvantaged communities.
Thanks to the first tournament held last year, the first-ever international rugby match was played in Soweto. Furthermore, due to the tournament, a historic partnership was entered into between the Comite Languedoc and the Soweto Rugby Club, thus enabling the clubs to pool their selection methods and to encourage the emergence of a new generation of talented players benefiting from the know-how of both hemispheres.
The success of this first tournament could thus be measured both in sporting and extra-sporting terms. In fact, the French teams established preferential ties with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund and the Winnie Ngwekazi School in Soweto.
The 2010 T2H has three main objectives:
1. Strengthen the ties between the French and the South African teams.
2. Promote the values of rugby to unite players from different cultures and social backgrounds, and use rugby as a platform to introduce educational, teaching, sporting and human initiatives.
3. Set the stage for the long-term by laying the foundation for dynamic and durable partnerships.
The French School would like to thank their sponsors for their assistance in organizing the event. Eight large international corporations lent their support to put together the tournament, and a big thank you is extended to Accor Hospitality, GIG, Nestle Professional, Pernod-Ricard, Renault, Silobag and Sodexo.
The tournament details are:
Sunday, 28 March
Konka Camps
Blue Bulls vs. PACA 13:00
Raiders vs. Rhone Alpes 14:15
Lions vs. Languedoc 15:30
Thursday, 1 April
Pirates Rugby Club
Blue Bulls vs. Languedoc 17:00
Lions vs. Rhone Alpes 18:15
Raiders vs. PACA 19:30
Sunday, 4 April
Blue Bulls vs. Rhone Alpes 11:00
Lions vs. PACA 12:15
Raiders vs. Languedoc 13:30
For more information, contact the French School on 011 884 8936 or the Golden Lions Rugby Union on 011 402 2960.
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