WATCH: #BokFriday – show your support for the Boks using sign language
Mark Barnard, South African Deaf Rugby player calls on South Africans to celebrate Deaf Awareness Month and support the Springboks by learning how to sign some of the terms which are commonly used during a rugby match.
THE Rugby World Cup (RWC) is all South Africans have been talking about recently – especially since the match between the Springboks and Tonga, this Sunday, draws near.
Since the beginning of the RWC individuals, celebrities, the media, schools, businesses, and communities across the country have been wearing green and gold to show their support for the Springboks as part of the #BokFriday campaign.
Also read: #BokFriday: Springbok rugby legend shares RWC memories
However, there is another way you can show you support for our boys…
Since September is also Deaf Awareness Month, why not kill two birds with one stone by learning how to sign a few rugby terminologies.
Caxton Local Media, together with SA Deaf Rugby player, Mark Barnard, has made it super simple for you.
In the video below, Barnard teaches rugby fans how to sign some of the more common phrases used during a rugby match.
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