Treble proud sponsor of Merenskys Rhino Sevens

On Friday, 25 September 2015, The Rhino Sevens Tournament Finals, hosted by Merensky High School, took place in Skukuza at the Kruger National Park. Treble is a proud sponsor of this unique rugby tournament where proceeds go back into the Kruger National Parks anti-poaching initiative. To create awareness of the plight of rhinos in Africa, the Treble Group is proud to be part of building this tournament from strength to strength. We aim to bring our partners on board to support the tournament for next year’s event.

We would like to congratulate all 15 under 18 teams who qualified and took part in the tournament and we wish you well for your future rugby careers.

Epic 11 month journey through 45 countries concludes

A team of seven who embarked on an epic journey from Cape Town through Africa to London in October 2014 as part of DHL’s Africa as One campaign, have finally arrived at their final destination after traveling through 45 countries.

During an 11-month journey, the team crossed 102 border posts, travelled 70,854 kilometers, spent over 856 hours on the road, all while introducing the game of rugby and what it represents to 3,370 children in Africa. The ambitious DHL Africa as One journey formed part of the build-up to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, and involved the team passing a single rugby ball from hand to hand across Africa.

This first-of-its-kind campaign saw the team face many challenges, including terrain, security, health and safety issues. DHL Africa As One Team leader, Louise Otter, says that Africa is not for the faint-hearted.

“However, the incredible experiences along the way, from the local music and great ruins of Zimbabwe, snorkeling in Lake Malawi, learning about coffee and the Black Pharaohs in Ethiopia and Sudan, to name a few, kept the team going, and provided much encouragement and enthusiasm.

“Moments spent with locals across the continent have also been a highlight. When visiting Guinea Bissau last month, we discovered that rugby is an entirely new concept to the locals, and that many had never seen a rugby ball before.”

In order to make a lasting impact in the various countries visited, the journey also included rugby fairs as well as various CSR activities including free eye tests for over 4,000 people through DHL’s partnership with Mercy Ships and the distribution of over half a million units of stationery to young children across Africa.

Every step of the journey, every person, every place and every pass was captured on film, in photographs and words, and shared with Africa and the rest of the world. According to Megan Collinicos, Head of Advertising & Public Relations for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, the tour was not only about rugby, but about showcasing Africa to the rest of the world in all her beauty. “We wanted to make a difference in each country, as well as capture Africa in her everyday routine, highs and lows in order to share this beautiful continent with the rest of the world.”

“We decided to leverage the partnership in Africa, where rugby is relatively unknown in a number of markets. With this campaign, we wanted to marry our experience, knowledge and capabilities across the African continent with the concept of this ambitious journey – one that requires careful co-ordination and intricate logistics as well as significant investment.”

Collinicos adds: “Our dream of sharing Africa’s beauty and culture with the rest of the world is now a reality. We have received a fantastic response to our campaign with over 26 million YouTube views on our Africa As One country episodes to date,” concludes Collinicos.

DHL concluded their journey with a three-day activation in London, raising money for the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Tackle Hunger campaign. All donations received will help WFP to provide nutritious school meals to children in Africa.

Treble activated President’s Cup Finals Day at DHL Newlands

On Thursday, 24 September 2015, The President’s Cup Finals Day took place at DHL Newlands. Congratulations to Hamiltons RFC on displaying world class rugby and walking away the Present’s Cup Trophy!

The aim of the President’s Cup Finals Day was to showcase the incredible talent at club level and display the overwhelming support WP Club Rugby has from their local supporters.

The highlight of the day was the fact that supporters could enjoy a good day of club rugby and celebrate Heritage Day with a Bring ‘n Braai in the stadium, courtesy of TJ’s Braai. This added to the electric atmosphere and proudly Cape Town gees on the day.

The players’ highlight of the day was the Deep Heat area where they received a massage after a hard day of rugby.

Thank you to all the club supporters who made their way to DHL Newlands and congratulations to all our Super Fans who walked away with R500 cash and a DHL WP Rugby jersey! Congratulations to the Super Fan Teams, Hands and Hearts and Uni Mil supporters, who showed the most spirit on the day. The two teams walked away with a R5000 donation towards their club! All the Super Fan prizes were generously donated by Castle Lager.

The crowd a DHL Newlands thoroughly enjoyed this unique experience. This could not have been done without the support of the official sponsors on the day: Castle Lager SA, TotalSports, Powerade, Deep Heat, DHL, Builders Warehouse and TJ’s Braai. A huge thank you to our media partners: Cape TV, Bok Radio, Die Burger and Good Hope Fm.

What an incredible way to end of the season. We look forward to bigger and better President’s Cup Final’s Day in 2016!

Epic 11 Africa As One month journey through 45 countries concludes

A team of seven who embarked on an epic journey from Cape Town through Africa to London in October 2014 as part of DHL’s Africa as One campaign, have finally arrived at their final destination after traveling through 45 countries.

During an 11-month journey, the team crossed 102 border posts, travelled 70,854 kilometers, spent over 856 hours on the road, all while introducing the game of rugby and what it represents to 3,370 children in Africa. The ambitious DHL Africa as One journey formed part of the build-up to Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, and involved the team passing a single rugby ball from hand to hand across Africa.

This first-of-its-kind campaign saw the team face many challenges, including terrain, security, health and safety issues. DHL Africa As One Team leader, Louise Otter, says that Africa is not for the faint-hearted.

“However, the incredible experiences along the way, from the local music and great ruins of Zimbabwe, snorkeling in Lake Malawi, learning about coffee and the Black Pharaohs in Ethiopia and Sudan, to name a few, kept the team going, and provided much encouragement and enthusiasm.

“Moments spent with locals across the continent have also been a highlight. When visiting Guinea Bissau last month, we discovered that rugby is an entirely new concept to the locals, and that many had never seen a rugby ball before.”

In order to make a lasting impact in the various countries visited, the journey also included rugby fairs as well as various CSR activities including free eye tests for over 4,000 people through DHL’s partnership with Mercy Ships and the distribution of over half a million units of stationery to young children across Africa.

Every step of the journey, every person, every place and every pass was captured on film, in photographs and words, and shared with Africa and the rest of the world. According to Megan Collinicos, Head of Advertising & Public Relations for DHL Express Sub Saharan Africa, the tour was not only about rugby, but about showcasing Africa to the rest of the world in all her beauty. “We wanted to make a difference in each country, as well as capture Africa in her everyday routine, highs and lows in order to share this beautiful continent with the rest of the world.”

“We decided to leverage the partnership in Africa, where rugby is relatively unknown in a number of markets. With this campaign, we wanted to marry our experience, knowledge and capabilities across the African continent with the concept of this ambitious journey – one that requires careful co-ordination and intricate logistics as well as significant investment.”

Collinicos adds: “Our dream of sharing Africa’s beauty and culture with the rest of the world is now a reality. We have received a fantastic response to our campaign with over 26 million YouTube views on our Africa As One country episodes to date,” concludes Collinicos.

DHL concluded their journey with a three-day activation in London, raising money for the United Nations World Food Programme’s (WFP) Tackle Hunger campaign. All donations received will help WFP to provide nutritious school meals to children in Africa.

Treble would like to thank Louise Otter and the DHL team for your time, attention to detail, hard work and determination to make this a succesful journey with a difference. We salute you all.

Treble ready to turn on Absa Boktown during 2015 Rugby World Cup

Absa Boktown, brought to you by the Official Springbok Supporters Club, is the home to all true Springbok Supporters. Boktown is the best place to watch the Boks in action in their quest to secure their 3rd Rugby World Cup title.

Boktown is a place where Springbok fans can gather to cheer on our Men in Green and Gold. Supporters can look forward to meeting SA Rugby Legends, Bokkie the official Springbok mascot, grab great food and beverages, feel the gees, enjoy live entertainment, sponsor promotions and great giveaways.

The Springbok Supporters Club will host Absa Boktown for all Springbok matches, during the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The venues include:

Johannesburg:
Montecasino
Gold Reef City
Silverstar Casino

Durban:
Suncoast Casino

Cape Town: 
Barnyard Willowbridge
V&A Waterfront

In addition to the Absa Boktown venues mentioned above, Springbok Supporters Club will screen the Springbok games at these venues:

Hemingways Casino – East London
Emnotweni – Nelspruit
Caledon Casino – Caledon
Golden Horse – Pietermaritzberg
Garden Route – Mossel Bay
The Hanger – Port Elizabeth

The Boktown venues are supported by our following sponsors Absa, Tsogo Sun, Asics, Klipdrift, Mango, Vodacom and SAB.

For more venue information and ticket pricing, visit www.absaboktown.co.za or follow us on:

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/springboksclub
Twitter @saboksupporter

Get behind our Men in Green and Gold. Be the Bok Support. Feel the Bok Magic. Join us at your nearest Absa Boktown this September.

Treble to activate Springboks’ public farewell

The Springbok Supporters Club are inviting all Bok supporters to the official Springboks’ public farewell on 11 September, at Montecasino in Johannesburg.

Coach Heyneke Meyer, Captain Jean de Villiers, his 30 teammates and Springbok management, will spend their final few hours in South Africa with Bok Supporters before heading straight to OR Tambo International Airport to catch their flight to London.

The Treble team have spent months preparing an event fit for a heroes send off into the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Treble has secured live entertainment and great giveaways to treat the true Springbok supporters who attend the event this Friday.

The gates at the Piazza Montecasino will be open from 13h30 until 17h30 and will start with live entertainment from home grown artist; Lloyd Cele and later PJ Powers and HHP.

There’s more! One lucky Bok fan will receive a Springbok jersey signed by the team on the evening from Captain Jean de Villiers.

The Springbok team will arrive at 15h30 and depart at 17h00 with a crowd “walk through”.

Members of the public are urged to arrive early to secure their place as the standing area is limited. An overflow area with a giant screen will also be available.

The occasion is free and open to all.

Treble is proud to be part of this momentus occasion. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the sponsors and partners involved; Tsogo Sun, Vodacom, South African Breweries and ASICS.

Good luck to the Springboks in their quest to secure their 3rd Rugby World Cup title. We’re behind our Men in Green and Gold 100%!

For more information, visit www.springboksupporter.co.za.