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Nkowankowa Rugby trumps Potgietersrus

Nkowankowa Rugby Club’s first team played two matches in April so far winning against Potties and a near-loss to Noordelikes Rugby Club.

April 17, 2022
Liesl Pohl 1 minute read
Nkowankowa’s rugby team that was in action against Potties on April 2.

On April 2 they played against Potties at Letaba Rugby Club in Tzaneen, winning 27-20. Surprise Monyela, Uginn Pilusa, Hope Hiliza and Inkateko Shirelele each scored a try with Hope Bureni converting two tries and successfully kicking a penalty. On April 9 they played against Noordelikes at Noordelikes Rugby Club and lost 19-10. Kulani ‘Dakoo’ Chabalala scored two tries and no conversions were succesfully slotted.

Also read: Letaba Rugby Club is more than a sports club

On March 26, they won their match against Sheshego Rugby Club with a whopping 33-5 full-time score. Tshegofatso Makgopa, Mandlenkosi Nkosi, Gabriel Nyalungu, Hope Hiliza and Kulani Chabalala each scored a try and Hope Bureni succeeded in four conversions for the final score. Nkowankowa will be in action again on April 20 against Louis Trichardt’s third team at Letaba Rugby Club. Kick-off is 20:00.

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April 17, 2022
Liesl Pohl 1 minute read

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Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.

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