Eagle’s Wrestling Club opened in September 2015, where their main vision is to revive wrestling as a sport in Randfontein.

This club is situated on the corner of Stegman and Market street in Randgate, where the Chairperson and coach is Gawie Erasmus. Annelie Jacobs, Riaan Groenewald, Marlene Baiton and Qail Adam also forms part of the Eagles’s Wrestling team.

There are currently nine wrestlers practising every Tuesday and Thursday from 6 pm to 8 pm. The reason they started this club, is because of the declining interest in wrestling in Gauteng.

With the help of Gawie Erasmus and ex wrestling champions like Tim Baiten and Dewald Jacobs, they are sure to to put wrestling on the map in Randfontein. The club, it’s members and officials are registered with the South African Wrestling Federation.

Anybody aged four to 65 can participate in the club, males and females.

Qail Adam, a wrestler at the club, already got his South African colours for wrestling, and has won gold at one of the recent tournaments at Tuks. The club also participates in allot of competitions, where the wrestlers can receive a medal for first, second and third place. It is not only wrestlers that join the club.

Wanne be officials, referee’s or coach can also join the club. Gawie Erasmus, the coach, says,

During practise, we spend the first hour working on fitness, and the second one, technique.

He says he focus’s on improving the specific individual’s weak spots, and by doing so, improving it day by day. Eagle’s Wrestling Club wishes to challenge schools to visit their club, where they can discover how wrestling can improve your rugby.

The club also invites less fortunate children to join, where they will organise a sponsor for the specific individuals. There are already two less fortunate children in the club.

For fees, information and sponsorship, please contact Annelie Jacobs at 071 189 9128 or Gawie Erasmus at 076 069 8787.

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