Youngsters find the perfect place to connect the dots

11 September 2016 - 02:00
By LIAM DEL CARME

In the broader scheme of things, there is nothing remarkable about pre-teens Ilitha Ntinini and Akha Mjawelu enjoying their rugby.It may pique your interest that the Khayelitsha pair yesterday debuted for the Western Province Under-12s.What should make you sit up and take notice, however, is the fact that their rise taps squarely into the development debate of elite training over mass participation.

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