{"id":269303,"date":"2025-10-01T10:54:26","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:54:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=269303"},"modified":"2026-06-18T17:00:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:00:13","slug":"future-rugby-star-selected-for-province","status":"publish","type":"school_article","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/future-rugby-star-selected-for-province\/","title":{"rendered":"Future rugby star selected for Province"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"269304\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/school\/future-rugby-star-selected-for-province\/img_9694_50252\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_9694_50252.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dedication to rugby and hard work have earned Glofan Bokabile, a Grade 6 learner at Danie Ackermann Primary, a place in the under-12 Western Province team that will participate in the Interprovincial Tournament in Riversdale  from Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 October. 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Photo: Yaseen Gaffar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dedication to rugby and hard work have earned Glofan Bokabile, a Grade 6 learner at Danie Ackermann Primary, a place in the under-12 Western Province team that will participate in the Interprovincial Tournament in Riversdale  from Thursday 2 to Saturday 4 October. The 12-year-old, who plays left wing, enjoyed learning the game at school. He was selected during trials and made the school proud on his selection. Glofan is pictured with his school&amp;#8217;s sports coordinator, Ettienne Koert. 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