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Sergeal’s tries convert into R42 000 for education

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Lionel Mapoe
Lionel Mapoe of the Lions tackled by Julian Savea of the Hurricanes and TJ Perenara of the Hurricanes prevent try during the 2016 Super Rugby rugby match between the Lions and Hurricanes at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa on April 30, 2016 ©Gavin Barker/BackpagePix

Cheetahs flyer, son of Port Elizabeth and ex-Southern Kings player, Sergeal Peterson, leads the South African Super Rugby try scoring stakes with 6 tries to date. At a R7000 donation to books per try that places Sergeal as the top contributor to education after ten rounds of Super Rugby.

One would think that the Southern Kings would be at the bottom of this log too, but, NOI, the Southern Kings have scored more tries than their North Eastern COastal neighbours, The Sharks.

The Vodacom Super Rugby 2016 TRIES FOR BOOKS initiatives sees Vodacom donating R7000.00 per try scored by a South African team to books and education.

The total number of tries in Round 10 was 20 triggering a total donation from Vodacom of R140 000.

Broken down as follows:

  • Vodacom Bulls: 5
  • Southern Kings: 4
  • Emirates Lions: 3
  • DHL Stormers: 3
  • Cell C Sharks: 3
  • Toyota Cheetahs: 2

The Vodacom Bulls lead the pack in supporting Tries for Books in Round 10 with five tries this weekend.

SEASON TOTALS TO DATE – after Round 10

  • Total number of tries to date: 156 (including penalty tries)
  • Total amount donated by Vodacom to date: R1 092 000

Top try scoring teams to date:

  • Toyota Cheetahs: 34
  • Emirates Lions: 33
  • Vodacom Bulls: 29
  • DHL Stormers: 25
  • Southern Kings: 18
  • Cell C Sharks: 17

The Toyota Cheetahs lead the pack in supporting Tries for Books with 34 tries in total after Round 10.

Highest South African try scorer to date: Sergeal Peterson, Toyota Cheetahs (6 Tries to date)

Tries per Round:

  • Round 1: 18
  • Round 2: 14
  • Round 3: 11
  • Round 4: 16
  • Round 5: 10
  • Round 6: 13
  • Round 7: 15
  • Round 8: 24
  • Round 9: 15
  • Round 10: 20

Only 7% of schools in South Africa have libraries. That means 85% of South Africans do not have access to a nearby library. Books have the Power to change the world.

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