{"id":49478,"date":"2020-12-17T09:47:47","date_gmt":"2020-12-17T07:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/swallows-rugby-club-receives-sponsored-kit-20201215-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T08:51:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T06:51:59","slug":"swallows-rugby-club-receives-sponsored-kit-20201215-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/swallows-rugby-club-receives-sponsored-kit-20201215-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Swallows Rugby Club receives sponsored kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_1da7d237\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10745\/3c44c74f09014831a394cc77cb71e0b7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10745\/3e2a35300b704b30b5c44dde04c3c53d.jpg\" title=\"Swallows Rugby Club received rugby gear from sports betting company Hollywoodbets. Seen above are (from left) Lulama Langbooi (Swallows 1st team player), Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe (sponsor organiser), Lizo Maneli (Swallows Rugby Club president), Sinabo Gayi (Swallows captain) and fellow player Libhongo Twalingca.                  Photo:THAMSANQA MBOVANE\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Swallows Rugby Club received rugby gear from sports betting company Hollywoodbets. Seen above are (from left) Lulama Langbooi (Swallows 1st team player), Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe (sponsor organiser), Lizo Maneli (Swallows Rugby Club president), Sinabo Gayi (Swallows captain) and fellow player Libhongo Twalingca.                  Photo:THAMSANQA MBOVANE<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>SWALLOWS Rugby Club has received sponsorship worth about R50 000 in the form of rugby gear from sports betting company Hollywoodbets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sponsorship gear included short pants, jerseys and rugby balls and were handed over on Saturday morning at KwaNobuhle\u2019s Jabavu Stadium by Nomsebenzi Tsotsobe, a former national Springbok captain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She is the annalyst of Phaka rugby show on Supersport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She said that she was very much delighted to have been able to choose Swallows Rugby Club to receive the kit from Hollywoodbets as her team of choice among many teams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tsotsobe said, \u201cWe must look after this kit as they tend to get stolen two years down the line.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swallows Rugby Club president Lizo Maneli said, \u201cI am very much excited. 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