Personal message

For a second year, Bishops Boys and Staff will embark on a 24-hour cycle challenge to raise funds for the VUSA Rugby and Learning Academy in Langa.  Bishops has a strong rugby history and OD Rugby International Players will once again come back to support the boys as they embark on this gruelling challenging for a wonderful cause.

VUSA is a non-profit organization based in Langa, which inspires children in the Langa community, through structured academic, sport recreational and feeding programmes. For more, please watch this short clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYO5p2r6EE0&feature=youtu.be

Team Captain: Jack Ryan

Team Coach : Christian Stewart

Jan Christian Stewart is a former rugby union centre, who played internationally for Canada and the South Africa Springboks. Stewart earned 17 caps, 14 with Canada and three with South Africa. 1989 he joined Villagers, within the Western Province club system. At the end of his career with Western Province in 1998, he played 136 games for the province and scored 31 tries.

Having dual nationality, Stewart represented Canada in two rugby world cups in 1991 and in 1995 when he was not eligible for selection for the Springboks of South Africa.

In 1998 when Christian was finally available to represent the Springboks of South Africa he was selected and played 3 test matches. Unfortunately, in his 3rd and final test he suffered a serious neck injury which ended his rugby playing career at the age of 33. After the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Christian Stewart was named in the all time Dream Team chosen by the rugby press.[

Stewart also played for the Stormers in South Africa, Rovigo in Italy and rugby league for the Sydney Bulldogs in Australia.

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