We are connecting people and cultivating an unbreakable team spirit- both on the field and in the hearts of the nation!
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Day 29 🎥
Our players stopped waiting and started talking. They have a message for you, @GaytonMcK .
Watch this👇🇿🇦
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Jun 13
Day 27. Honest truth 🇿🇦
Our teams are going to Coffs Harbour regardless. But they deserve to go knowing South Africa backed them.
There's still time, @GaytonMcK 🙏
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Jun 12
Day 26: Meet Axola
From Gamalakhe Township, KZN to Australia. Selected for SA for the first time. Self-funding the dream.
Four weeks in @GaytonMcK and we're still here.
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Jun 11
Day 25 🌟
Our women's Tag Rugby team earned their World Cup spot. Many face real financial barriers to get there.
Investing in women's grassroots sport, @GaytonMcK - this is your chance. 🇿🇦
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Jun 10
Day 24 📣
24 days. One ask: five minutes with @GaytonMcK .
We're not here to embarrass. We're here because 46 South Africans deserve to be heard. Our door is always open, Minister. 🙏🇿🇦
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Jun 9
Day 23: Meet Nazmie🌟
Nazmie (right) earns a living by selling fruit and veg. Mannenberg to national jersey to World Cup.
This journey deserves recognition, @GaytonMcK 🇿🇦
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Jun 8
Day 22 💚
Tag Rugby® is inclusive, accessible, and reaches communities traditional rugby doesn't. 46 South Africans have earned a World Cup spot.
This is why it matters, @GaytonMcK🇿🇦
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Jun 7
Day 21. Three weeks in🇿🇦
Still posting. Still proud. Still waiting.
@GaytonMcK , 46 South Africans haven't given up. Neither have we.
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Jun 6
Day 20: Meet Lukishia🌟
25 years old. 1 year in Tag Rugby®. From Hanover Park to Australia.
Real people. Real dreams. @GaytonMcK , it's time to show up for them🇿🇦
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Jun 5
Day 19 ⏳
October is coming fast. Every week without funding confirmation makes planning harder for our 46-person squad.
The window is narrowing, @GaytonMcK . We're still asking for your help. 🙏🇿🇦
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Jun 4
Day 18 🏫
The Tag Rugby® Association runs Tag Rugby® in under-resourced schools across SA. The World Cup team is the product of that grassroots work.
TRA is doing exactly what the DSAC mandate calls for. @GaytonMcK we need your support 🇿🇦
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Jun 3
Day 17: Meet Amy. 🌟
Teacher. 2 years in Tag Rugby. Self-funding a World Cup campaign.
This is the reality behind the green jersey, @GaytonMcK . 🇿🇦
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Jun 2
Day 16 🌍
Many other World Cup nations get government support to send their teams. South Africa's squad is self-funded.
We're not asking for special treatment, @GaytonMcK . Just a level playing field. 🇿🇦
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Jun 2
Day 15. Still here. Still proud. 🇿🇦
Two weeks in and no response yet from @GaytonMcK - but 46 South Africans don't give up that easily.
We'll be back tomorrow. 💚
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May 31
Day 14. Two weeks in. 🇿🇦
Still proud. Still hopeful. Still here.
46 South Africans are counting on you, @GaytonMcK . We're not going anywhere.
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May 30
Day 13🇿🇦
“Government funding would make a huge difference in helping me and my team to prepare for the World Cup, without having to worry about fundraising. It would make a massive difference.” - Kyle Saunders, Men’s Open captain.
Still waiting, @GaytonMcK 🙏
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May 29
Day 12: Meet Natasha. 🌟
5 years representing South Africa in Tag Rugby. Still going. Still proud. Still self-funded.
This is a great example of our loyalty to South African sport 🇿🇦 @GaytonMcK .
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May 28
Day 11 🇿🇦
Tag Rugby® Association runs Tag Rugby® in schools and communities across SA - hiring local coaches, developing youth, building futures.
The World Cup teams are the face of that work, @GaytonMcK . Support them. 🇿🇦
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May 27
Day 10. A concrete ask 💚
Government support = flights covered, accommodation, kit and visas sorted, 46 South Africans focused on winning, not fundraising.
We're ready to talk, @GaytonMcK . Are you? 🇿🇦
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May 26
Day 9: Meet Kyle🌟
On track to become the most capped TagBOK in history. This October, he will wear the green for South Africa at the World Cup.
This is who we're doing this for, @GaytonMcK . 🇿🇦
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