Monthly Archives: April 2012

Beware of the lions and elephants!

A day in the life of a volunteer rugby coach in Swaziland!  Part of you hopes you WILL see a lion or an elephant and part of you hopes you WONT!  Rachel Middleton and Sam Dudman-Jones do not seem at … Continue reading

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Words of appreciation by a Swaziland rugby player

This email was received by Skrum by a former Swazi now living in South Africa and is a testimony to the fantastic work that Skrum is doing in Swaziland. Quote: I just want to thank you for what you have … Continue reading

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Shocking facts about AIDS awareness in Swaziland

Week 7! Myself and Wilson were busy organising a coaching session in Mbabane on Monday. However, instead of going to every school, the plan was to arrange for all the schools to congregate at a central venue and then each … Continue reading

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Rachel Middleton – already planning her next trip our to Swaziland!

Week 2 The week started with a really successful coaching day in Mbabane the capital city of Swaziland where 3 primary and 2 secondary schools gathered for a group coaching session. It was a challenging day because of the heat … Continue reading

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Painting the Skrum logo, the “Sipho” on the outside of the Swazi schools

Above are pictures of Swazi coach Wilson Dlamini with volunteer rugby coach, Rachel Middleton.  Rachel has just painted her first Sipho (the Skrum logo) on the outside of a school – a very prestigious addition to any Swazi school as … Continue reading

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Sam’s time has nearly come to the end…

It’s Week 6 and the first week coaching with Rachel the latest SKRUM Gap Year Volunteer.  Everything had been planned already this week so as soon as Tuesday came (schools were closed for Easter on Monday) we were off doing … Continue reading

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Rachel Middleton’s First Blog

Week 1 I’ve really enjoyed getting involved in all aspects of SKRUM life this week. From coaching primary schools to being a touch judge at the Inyeti 7’s Rugby Tournament, it has been an amazing experience. SKRUM teaches rugby in … Continue reading

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Teaching sewing to the ladies in Udaipur – Jo McBride’s experience

Finally home though I found Dehli airport had some sleeper rooms so I decided I deserved one and checked in for 10hours with a wakeup call, hot shower AND a toilet that you could flush paper down so I got … Continue reading

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Refereeing at the National Stadium, a broken leg and the arrival of a new Volunteer rugby coach!

Week 5 of Sam Dudman Jones’ blog! Monday we had a tournament organised for a visiting school from South Africa called Wembley College. Three U19’s teams from Swaziland were also playing and once again I had been asked to referee. … Continue reading

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End of first month’s rugby coaching in Swaziland and celebrating two birthdays on a trip to the Kruger National Park

Week 4 of Sam Dudman Jones’s blog in Swaziland as a volunteer rugby coach. I’ve done a month! This week we had been given the important job of coaching the U19’s for a tournament organised next week. Trials were being … Continue reading

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