Sport Institute of Excellence College will be in attendance to support and learn more about Rugby and Boks Smart Safety Program.

The BokSmart National Rugby Safety Programme – a joint rugby safety initiative between SA Rugby and the Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players’ Fund – kicked off in South Africa in 2009.

Rugby by its very nature is a contact sport, and with high impact collisions, there is always a risk of injury. It is essential to stress the point that players should be properly coached to play safe rugby, and this is especially important when teaching the correct execution in contact situations. Even more important is to highlight the fact that Safe rugby is also Smart and Winning rugby. What this essentially means is that if you train and coach your players to approach contact situations in a safe manner, you will also be aiding your players to perform these tasks more effectively in the game. By performing these tasks more effectively, you ultimately improve individual player performance and indirectly boost overall team performance.