Television
IRB Total Rugby
IRB Total Rugby is pleased to be associated with the Bhubesi Pride expedition. Total Rugby hopes to show highlights from the expedition [3 five minute features, broadcast in up to 150 countries worldwide (Sky Sports in the UK)] on the show at selected times along “what promises to be an exciting, but most importantly, charitable venture.”
Online Video
Rugbydump
It is fantastic to have the support of the excellent rugby video website, Rugbydump, who will be Bhubesi Pride’s video partner, as together we’ll bring you exclusive video footage from the trip. In assisting to raise awareness of the charitable scheme, RD “truly believes this is a fantastic venture” that will “change lives forever”. RD may even join the team’s coaching programme during the expedition!
Lloyd Morgan Productions
Lloyd Morgan Productions will be our video experts throughout the course of the project, and will be editing the footage sent back from Africa throughout our trip, and working with Rugbydump to produce a series of videos throughout. Lloyd Morgan himself is keen to be a part of the “exciting venture, which will spread the joy of sport throughout the African continent”. Lloyd will also hopefully be joining us in Africa so we can utilise his filming expertise.
Magazine
Rugby World
The ‘world’s best-selling rugby magazine’, Rugby World, is set to report on Bhubesi Pride’s charitable African rugby coaching project. Bhubesi Pride’s expedition will receive coverage in the magazine next year as the team engages in the rugby coaching programme through Africa.
Land Rover Monthly
Land Rover Monthly are pleased to be following Bhubesi Pride’s epic expedition. Having spoken to [project coordinator] Richard Bennett, “we understand his immense passion for the project and have no doubt that he and Bhubesi Pride will achieve great things whilst on the road”. Land Rover Monthly will be covering the team’s progress with preparation articles and full overland updates.
Rugby Club
Rugby Club Magazine covers the latest views and interests within the game striving to find out what has helped progress rugby to one of the UK’s fastest growing sports. “Bhubesi Pride’s project is a fantastic story. It reflects all that’s great about the game and fits in entirely with our positive club profiling”. Follow the team: In the months leading up to and after the expedition.
Independent Schools Magazine
Independent Schools Magazine are looking forward to covering the rugby coaching expedition as it develops, discovering more on how rugby can really alter lives in some of the least-advantaged parts of the world.
SecEd
SecEd, the weekly education newspaper for secondary school teachers and staff, “is really pleased to support Bhubesi Pride’s African rugby coaching adventure. The opportunity holds a huge amount of inspirational and educational value for secondary schools in the UK and for the African children involved in the coaching programme. We wish the team well, and look forward to reporting on future project progress”.
Web
Ultimate Schools Rugby
Increasing the global coverage of schools rugby in countries around the world, Ultimate Schools Rugby will be following the progress of Bhubesi Pride in depth; as the team prepares over the course of 2010 and whilst on the expedition, providing up to date feedback for pupils and staff in schools, nationally and internationally.
Union
SA Rugby
Bhubesi Pride has ‘a friend in the South African Rugby Union‘. They have offered support through advice, useful contacts and reporting on Bhubesi Pride’s progress on their official website.
FIR
The Italian Rugby Federation endorse and support Bhubesi Pride’s project. See the letter from Giancarlo Dondi [PRESIDENT, FIR] here…
In the news
- National (TES) and regional newspapers (Somerset County Gazette and the Gloucestershire Echo); local BBC news coverage and BBC Radio [Gloucestershire]
- Follow all our ‘In the News‘ entries on our BLOG…
Further possible television exposure
A 26-minute post-expedition documentary, via the South African SuperSport channel, has been offered to the team*; Bhubesi Pride is evaluating the logistics of this.
Supersport is South Africa’s official cable TV sports channel, broadcast via DStv. Its programmes not only get seen in South Africa, but also throughout many countries across Africa, making the exposure of the programme through this channel all the more relevant. It would be fantastic if, with the necessary funds, Bhubesi Pride was able to access this level of exposure.
*Subject to the team ensuring appropriate footage is recorded and edited onto a 26-minute film (post-expedition)