SA Rugby Legends Association (SARLA) in conjunction with the Connor Bell Rugby Development Program Trust Fund have embarked on a “Coast 2 Coast” initiative which will see a group of 14 “non-cycling” friends cycling from Cape Town, starting at Newlands Stadium and passing through as many rugby stadiums as possible along the way to Port Elizabeth. From Port Elizabeth the route will make its way to Bloemfontein and finally arriving in Durban on the eve of the South Africa vs Australia Tri-Nations game on 13 August 2011.
This initiative comes after Jason Bell decided to setup up the Trust Fund after his 8 year old son, Connor Bell and his wife Gillian Bell were tragically killed in an horrific car accident in Durban North in March of this year. It was because of Connor’s love of rugby that Jason decided to embark on this program to assist with rugby development.
SARLA is guiding the Connor Bell Trust to make a huge difference in disadvantaged communities. The next stop of the route will be with the Eastern Province Rugby Union (Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium) on Friday 5 August 2011 where there will be a hand-over of rugby balls which EPRU will handover to rugby-playing schools.
The cyclists will make their way into the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium at 12pm on Friday 5 August.
Read the Port Elizabeth Coast to Coast Report HERE.
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