Die 1973-matrikulante van die Ho\u00ebrskool Bellville het onlangs ‘n ontbyt gere\u00ebl om hul destydse geliefde rugby-afrigter en Afrikaanse onderwyser, Sarel Burger, te vereer \u2013 ‘n huldeblyk wat die blywende impak van uitnemende onderrig en mentorskap beklemtoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Burger, nou 85 jaar oud, het in 1956 sy loopbaan by die Ho\u00ebrskool Bellville begin. Hy het onmiddellik sukses behaal met sy onoorwonne o.15A-span. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kort daarna het die dagblad Die Burger<\/em> hom genader om elke Saterdag verslag te doen van die vernaamste o.19A-wedstryde \u2013 die begin van ‘n 59-jaar lange sportjoernalistieke loopbaan. Hy het later ook vir Cape Times<\/em>, Cape Argus<\/em> en Sunday Times<\/em> geskryf voordat hy ook sportbydraes vir TygerBurger <\/em>begin lewer het, waar sy naam steeds gereeld op die sportblaaie verskyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gedurende sy bloeitydperk as rugby-afrigter in 1972\/73 het Burger drie uitstaande spelers ontwikkel wat nasionale erkenning behaal het: John Villet (Springboksenter), Theo Gr\u00fcnewald (nasionale Namibiese losskakel en kaptein), en Frank Greeff (Cravenweek\/WP agsteman en 1973-spankaptein).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die byeenkoms op 4 Desember by die Durbanville Protea-hotel was 52 jaar in die maak. Greeff het Burger met sy aankoms vergesel terwyl doedelsak-majoor Tony Reis se melodiese klanke die atmosfeer gevul het en ou spanlede ‘n erewag by die hotel se ingang gevorm het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Verskeie betekenisvolle geskenke is oorhandig, insluitende ‘n lewensgrootte skildery deur Dawid Toua, ‘n 1973-matrikulant, waarin Burger in sy eerstespan-trui uitgebeeld word. Die hele span het humoristies “rooi kaarte” ontvang omdat hul ou truie na 52 jaar nie meer gepas het nie, maar elkeen het ook ge-annoteerde mini-rugbyballe en gedenkwyn ontvang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Voormalige spanlede het van Nederland, Windhoek en Ierland gereis om hierdie unieke huldeblyk by te woon, wat spreek van die diepgaande en blywende invloed wat Burger op sy leerlinge gehad het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Voormalige Bellville Ho\u00ebrskool-leerlinge verras 85-jarige afrigter n\u00e1 52 jaar. 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