{"id":49040,"date":"2022-04-21T10:44:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T08:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/local-team-crowned-one-touch-champions-20220420\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:53:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T14:53:54","slug":"local-team-crowned-one-touch-champions-20220420","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/local-team-crowned-one-touch-champions-20220420\/","title":{"rendered":"Local team crowned One Touch champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Coastal Touchies Blues came out tops in the Easter Je\u2019Vista One Touch rugby tournament at Jeffreys Bay\u2019s main beachfront on Saturday, April 16.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament, which saw a full field of 21 teams (of which four were all-girls\u2019 teams) participating on the day, formed part of the Kouga Easter Festival that took place from April 15 to 18.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of sports lovers gathered at Dolphin Beach to cheer on their favourite teams, some having travelled all the way from Gqeberha to participate in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The Coastal Touchies Blues team was crowned the Je\u2019Vista One Touch champion after beating the Loerie Giants in the gruelling final match. <\/p>\n<p>In the junior league, the Bashews Scorpion Kings took first place, while the Metrofibre Try Babies came second.<\/p>\n<p>A highlight on the day was the fun match between Kouga Municipality and Je\u2019Vista \u2013 which was played after the semi-finals.<\/p>\n<p>With only seconds left on the clock, Kouga Deputy Municipal Manager and former award-winning rugby player, Dawie de Jager, scored the winning try for Kouga Municipality.<\/p>\n<p>Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, thanked all the organisers, participants, and sponsors for making the tournament possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are on a mission to turn Kouga into the events capital of South Africa, so as to help grow the local tourism industry and related job opportunities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe municipality has, therefore, been taking hands with organisations and businesses to host events such as the Easter programme. 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