January 2017 3 4 5 6 7 1 New Year s Day 2 Public Holiday 8 9 10 11 Schools Reopen 12 13 14 15 16 Rugby Laws Seminar (Cluster B) tbc (18:00 19:00) 22 23 BBYRA 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 TYR Management Meeting #22 26 27 28 (WR) Level 2 RPL (08:30 13:30) 29 Wellington, NZ 30 Tuks vs Maties Tuks Stadium 19:00 (TV) Wellington, NZ 31 Remember, it is the end result, not the beginning that counts the most in life. The more self-confidence we have, the easier it becomes to do something when it is necessary. Success and fame do not always come to the most talented people. John C. Maxwell
February 2017 1 2 3 BBYRA League Planning and Team Building Place? (Time?) You can invest in yourself. You do not need anybody else s dreams, only your own. Good habits require discipline and time to develop. Winning is not everything, learning is. John C. Maxwell 5 World Rugby Sydney, Australia 6 Tuks (Bye) 12 13 BBYRA Tuks vs MADIBAZ NMMU Stadium 18:30 19 20 Tuks vs UJ UJ Stadium 19:00 (TV) 7 8 14 15 21 22 4 BBYRA League Planning and Team Building Place? (Time?) SARU Mobi Unit Symposium (08:00 16:00) Sydney, Australia 9 10 11WR Level 2 (Part 1) Coaching Course WR Level 1 Blue Bull Hall 16 17 18 WR Level 2 (Part 2) WR Level 1 7 s Officiating Course Blue Bull Hall 23 Super 18 - Begins 24 25 26 27 Tuks vs Wits Tuks Stadium 18:30 28 Hard work beats Talent, when Talent does not work hard, but when Talent works hard, it becomes unstoppable. Pieter Rossouw
March 2017 1TYR Management Meeting #23 2 3 World Rugby Las Vegas, USA Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful. 5 Las Vegas, USA 12 Vancover, Canada 6 Tuks vs CUT Tuks Stadium 16:45 13 BBYRA Tuks vs Shimlas Shimlas Stadium 18:30 19 20 School Holiday Varsity Beker: Tuks vs UCT Tuks Stadion 18:30 26 27 Tuks vs Pukke Fanie du Toit Sports Grounds 16:45 John Wooden 7 8 4 Las Vegas, USA 9 10 11 WR Level 1 Blue Bull Hall, WR Level 2 (Part 2) Rugby laws & Assistant Referee Course (New recruits) Board Hall Contact Jan Venter at janv@bluebull.co.za Vancover, Canada 14 15 16 17 18 WR Level 1 Officiating Course Blue Bull Hall, WR Level 2 (Part 2) 21 Human Rights Day 22 23 24 25 28 29 30 31 Schools Close If you are committed, there is almost nothing that you cannot do. John C. Maxwell
April 2017 Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking. Anonymous 1 Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Jim Rohn 2 3 Semi Finals 16:30 & 19:00 (TV) 4 5 6 7 Hong Kong, China 8 Hong Kong, China 9 Hong Kong, China 10 11 12 13 14 Good Friday 15 Singapoer, Malaisia 16 Easter Sunday 7 s Series Singapoer, Malaisia 17 Family Day BBYRA Final 19:00 (TV) 23 24 TYR Management Meeting #24 30 18 Schools Reopen 19 25 26 27 Freedom Day 20 21 22 28 School Holiday 29 Wildeklawer at Kimberley One important key to success is self-confidence. An important key to self-confidence is preparation. Arthur Ashe
Wildeklawer at Kimberley May 2017 1 Worker s Day 2 WR Level 2 3 4 5 TYR Registration open 6 Couching for High School Assessments Players mainly (18:00-20:00) Things that are impossible just take longer. Ian Hickson 7 Mother s Day 8 9 10 11 12 TYR Registration for High School Players mainly (18:00-20:00) 13 Paris, France TYR Registration & Rugby Clinic Day 1 (09:00 11:00) 14 Paris, France 15 BBYRA 16 17 TYR Management Meeting #25 18 19 7 s Series Twickenham, London, England 20 TYR Registration & Rugby Clinic Day 2 (09:00 11:00) Twickenham, London, England 21 Twickenham, London, England 22 23 24 25 Ascension Day 26 27 TYR Registration & Rugby Clinic Day 3 (09:00 11:00) 28 29 30 31 There are three kinds of people: those who let it happen; those who make it happen; and those who wonder what happened. John Richardson
June 2017 1 2 TYR Registration for High School Players mainly (18:00-20:00) It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is helpful, but work and desire are invincible. Thomas Robert Gaines Like water in die desert is wisdom to the soul. Edward Counsel Attach value to your personal growth, because it enhances your potential. John C. Maxwell 4 5 6 7 11 12 13 14 15 16 Youth Day 3 TYR Registration & Rugby Clinic Day 4 (09:00 11:00) WR Level 1 Blue Bull Hall, WR Level 2 (Part 1) Rugby laws & Assistant Referee Course (New recruits) Board Hall 8 9 10 TYR Registration & Rugby Clinic Day 5 (09:00 11:00) WR Level 2 (Part 2) WR Level 1 Officiating Course Blue Bull Hall, 17 18 Father s Day 19 TYR Management Meeting #26 20 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 Schools Close 22 23 24 TYR Registration & Rugby Clinic Day 6 (09:00 11:00) Attach value to your devotion, because it develops perseverance. John C. Maxwell
July 2017 Persistent people begin their success where others end in failure. Edward Eggleston 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Both u/13 Craven week u/16 Grant Khomo at Grey College, Bloemfontein u/13 u/18 AVS Naboomspruit 16 17 u/18 Academy week u/18 Craven week both at St Stithians, Johannesburg 23 24 Schools Reopen TYR Information Meeting Coaches and Team Managers HPC Auditorium 11 u/13 Craven week u/16 Grant Khomo at Grey College, u/13 u/18 AVS Naboomspruit 18 u/18 Academy week u/18 Craven week both at St Stithians, Johannesburg 25 TYR Youth Club Mass Meeting followed by individual Team Meetings Rugby Stadium Grand Stand) 12 u/13 Craven week u/16 Grant Khomo at Grey College, u/13 u/18 AVS Naboomspruit 19 u/18 Academy week u/18 Craven week both at St Stithians, Johannesburg 26 TYR Special Practice Session for u/13 to u/18 13 u/13 Craven week u/16 Grant Khomo at Grey College, u/13 u/18 AVS Naboomspruit 20 u/18 Academy week u/18 Craven week both at St Stithians, Johannesburg 27 TYR Special Practice Session for u/13 to u/18 14 u/13 Craven week u/16 Grant Khomo at Grey College, u/13 u/18 AVS Naboomspruit 21 u/18 Academy week u/18 Craven week both at St Stithians, Johannesburg 28 TYR Official Practice #01 (TuksSport Campus) Blue Bull Trials (Round 1) u/13 (14:30 18:00) at Quins Super 18 Semi-Final 15 22 u/18 Academy week u/18 Craven week both at St Stithians, Johannesburg 29 WR Level 1 Blue Bull Trials (Round 1) u/14 (08:00 12:00) at Quins Super 18 Semi-Final 30 31 BBYRA Find your potential by reaching out to Heaven. Maria Fontaine Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are. Malcolm Forbes
August 2017 1 2 3 4 TYR Official Practice #02 u/13 BB Trials Round 2 (14:00 15:30) at Quins u/14 BB Trials Round 2 (15:30 18:00) at Quins A Ship in die harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are for. John A. Shedd 5 Matches #01 Blue Bulls Trials (Round 1) u/15 (08:00) (Round 1) u/16 (12:00) at Quins Super 18 - Final 6 7 8 9 National Women s Day 13 14 TYR Management Meeting #27 BB Trials (Round 3) Final u/13 (07:30 10:30) at Quins u/14 (10:00 13:30) at Quins. 15 16 10 11 TYR Official Practice #03 Blue Bulls Trials (Round 2) u/15 (14:30 18:00) at Quins 17 18 TYR Official Practice #04 Blue Bulls Trials (Round 3) Final u/15 & u/16 (14:30 18:00) at Quins 12 Matches #02 Blue Bulls Trials (Round 2) u/16 (08:00) (Round 1) u/18 (12:00) (07:30 15:00) at Quins WR Level 1-7 s Laerskool Tuinrand 19 Matches #03 Blue Bulls Trials (Round 2) u/18 (07:30 12:00) at Quins 20 21 22 23 24 25 TYR Official Practice #05 Blue Bulls Trials (Round 3) u/18 (14:30 18:00) at Quins 26 Matches #04 27 28 29 30 31 When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. Confucius
September 2017 Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. Herman Cain The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it. Michaelangelo Buonarroti 1 TYR Official Practice #06 3 4 5 6 7 8 TYR Official Practice #07 2 Matches #05 WR Level 1 9 Matches #06 10 11 BBYRA 12 13 14 15 TYR Official Practice #08 16 Matches #07 17 18 TYR Management Meeting #28 24 25 Heritage Day Public Holiday 19 20 21 22 TYR Official Practice #09 WR Level 2 (Part 1) (13:00 19:00) 26 Boksmart Course 27 28 29 Schools Close 23 7 s Rugby Tournament (u/8 to u/18) WR Level 2 (Part 2) 30
October 2017 1 Inter Provincial Tournament (IPT) (Pretoria) 2 Inter Provincial Tournament (IPT) (Pretoria) 8 9 Schools Reopen 15 TYR u/13 to u/18 Rugby tour to Durban 22 23 BBYRA Monthly Meeting 3 Inter Provincial Tournament (IPT) WR Level 2 (Part 1) Strength & Conditioning Course at Affies 4 Inter Provincial Tournament (IPT) (Pretoria) WR Level 2 (Part 2) Strength & Conditioning Course at Affies 10 11 5 (IPT) (Pretoria) WR Level 2 (Part 3) Strength & Conditioning Course Affies 12 TYR u/13 to u/18 Rugby tour to Durban 2 (IPT) (Pretoria) WR Level 2 (Part 4) Strength & Conditioning Course at Affies 13 TYR u/13 to u/18 Rugby tour to Durban 16 17 18 19 20 TYR Certificate Ceremony (18:30 21:00) 29 30 TYR Annual General Meeting (AGM) HPC Auditorium 24 25 TuksRugby AGM (17:00) TuksRugby Supporters Club (TROK) Year End Function Utopia Place (18:30 for 19:00) 26 27 WR Level 2, 7 s rugby (Part 1) Auditorium 31 The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give. 7 Inter Provincial Tournament (IPT) (Pretoria) 14 TYR u/13 to u/18 Rugby tour to Durban Rules and AR Course New Recrutes 21 WR Level 1 Coaching Course BB Hall WR Level 2 (Part 1) Auditorium WR Level 1 Officiating Course Council Chamber 28 WR Level 2, 7 s rugby (Part 2) Blue Bull Hall WR Level 2 (Part 2) Auditorium Winston Churchill Winston Churchill
November 2017 To give real service you must add 1 2 3 4 WR Level 1 Strength & something which cannot be bought or Conditioning Course measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity. Donald A. Adams Unless you try to do something beyond what you have already mastered, you will never grow. Ralph Waldo Emerson 5 6 TYR Management Meeting #29 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 BBYRV (AGM) (18:00) at Suite 305 South Pavilion 22 26 27 28 29 16 17 18 23 24 25 30 Being defeated is often only a temporary condition. Giving up is what makes it permanenet. Marilyn vos Savan
December 2017 Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault 3 4 5 6 Schools Close 10 Cape Town, SA 1 Dubai, UAE 7 8 Closing date: Application for coaching position at TYR 2 Dubai, UAE 9 Cape Town, SA 11 12 13 14 15 16 Day of Reconciliatian 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Christmas Day 26 Day of Goodwill 27 28 29 30 31 God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. Reinhold Niebuhr