SA Legends score a win in Ballito

Rugby players young and old descended on Sugar Rush Park on Saturday as the Ballito Dolphins Rugby Club hosted the South African Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) for a day of rugby action.

The big event on the local rugby calendar, which serves as the launch of the Ballito Dolphin’s season, kicked off with a kid’s clinic led by former Springbok wing and highly-experienced rugby coach, Deon Kayser, with the assistance of established legends for Ballito’s #futurelegends, imparting integral rugby skills and knowledge.

This was followed by a curtain raiser against Varsity College, which saw the home side put up a good fight but to no avail.

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Finally, the Mega Force Ballito Madalas went head to head against the men in green and gold – the SA Legends.

The afternoon provided loads of entertainment for family and friends, including entertainment by Ballito’s Tequila Twins and the Sharks match against the Bulls for big screen action.

Facing the Madalas with a kick-off at 3:30pm, the Legends team established their dominance right from the start with Helmar Breytenbach’s try in the first five minutes.

Crowd pleasing action followed this incredible start with tries by Neil Cole, Dayle Short, Kenny Fourie and former Eastern Province wing, Dean Hayden. Further match action saw Warren Fourie score and convert his own try and Wesley Bodmer’s great contribution of two tries and one conversion.

Erik Aissing then added further points when he scored a great finishing try in addition to three conversions with Helmar Breytenbach and Dayle Short, also contributing two further points each with their boot. The SARLA team tok the victory with the final score at 67 – 0.

“The Madalas put on a manful show but SA Legends don’t have their moniker for no reason,” said Ballito Dolphins vice chairman Mark Svenningsen.

Stefan Terblanche, SARLA CEO, said “While we’re thrilled to have scored a victory against the Madalas, the true success of this day can be attributed to the amazing work our rugby legends continue to do to support the transformative growth of rugby across South Africa.”

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