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The Ehibam Griefshare Foundation is returning to the Rugby field with the 4th edition of the Edo State Schools Rugby Tournament on December 1, 2023 at the Edo Boys High School, Adolor, in Benin City.
The Foundation has over the last five years partnered with the Edo State Rugby Association in the Ehibam Schools Rugby Tournament.
According to the initiator, Pastor Dupe Irele, “We had a return to the field after the disruption caused by the COVID 19 pandemic in 2020. So, we’re reviving the programme.
Pastor Irele added; “The Rugby Balls Presentation Ceremony was the foundation’s way of reassuring the future of the programme with its continued support and partnership in its activities going forward. The Ehibam Schools Rugby Programme was launched in 2018 to encourage the sport among the young boys and girls from both primary and secondary schools in Edo State.”
Pastor Dupe continued, “The wind behind the sail of the foundation is late Ehisieme Alonge, who was an ardent Rugby player in the United Kingdom. He spent a lot of time nurturing young children in the game of Rugby. To this end we look forward to the Ehibam Schools Rugby Invitational Tournament this year on the actual birthday of late Ehisieme Alonge who passed on in the United Kingdom at the age of 35, on June 10, 2015”.
The foundation, with the push of the Edo State Rugby head coach, Ntiense Williams and his hardworking team will this year be organising an invitational 4 female and 4 male teams championship.
According the organiser of the event, Ntiense Williams, “the tournament has greatly assisted Edo State to be the leader in Youth Games Rugby events and in extension the Open Championship as well, like the recently completed National Women Sevens Rugby Tournament which Edo State female team won in grand style and made history as the only team to have played and won all games without conceding a defeat or any point against!”
“We will like to sincerely thank the Ehibam Griefshare Foundation for keeping faith with the development of school’s Rugby in Edo State. There will be two floating trophies for the winning teams of both boys and girls’ team.
There will also be medals for the best three teams in both boys and girls categories as well two prizes for the MVP and Highest Try Scorers to celebrate the occasion,” Williams submitted.
