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World cup glory beckons for Reddam coach
Mr Van der Merwe has helped touch rugby grow to nine teams at Reddam in the past five years.
Reddam House biology teacher and rugby coach, Mr Theuns van der Merwe, has been selected to represent South Africa at the 2015 FIT Touch Rugby World Cup near Brisbane, Australia.
Having over 40 members in the international body, the sport is growing rapidly across the world.
The last World Cup, conducted in Edinburgh, Scotland, attracted close to 100 teams. This tournament, being held in the Asia/Pacific region, is expected to be the biggest on record.
Mr Van der Merwe has helped touch rugby grow to nine teams at Reddam in the past five years.
In 2014, Reddam was the School of the Year in Touch Rugby, with eight teams winning their league.
He has also helped over 30 Reddam pupils to achieve provincial touch rugby selection.
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