#67 Minutes

Like everyone else, when I thought about what I was going to do with my 67 minutes – I wanted it to be different, for it to be worthwhile. While I was thinking, I came across a request from a Nurse at a Rehabilitation centre in Mitchells Plain about a boy who had been in a car accident (as a passenger) who sustained brain injuries.

This was the perfect way to spend a meaningful 67 minutes...

I then decided to incorporate three of our players in, Pieter Louw, Duane Vermeulen and Lionel Cronje and together we went to pay Ricus Smith from Table View a visit. When we walked into his home, it was as if the sun’s rays were directly in the living room. The look of excitement of his face and the glow in his eyes was a feeling I would never forget.

Ricus was the first team captain of his cricket team and rugby team – but due to his injuries sustained in the accident – will never be able to play again. His left knee shakes uncontrollably, but he talks to us as if nothing is happening. He speaks about rugby to the players as if he was going to be playing again tomorrow – his faith in God is unbelievable.

Never give up, keep the faith*