Springboks Cooking for Charity: All the pictures THE 2011 Rugby World Cup has finally rolled around – and Nelson Mandela Bay got into the action a little early, on the eve of the tournament, by hosting the very successful Springboks Cooking for Charity function at the NMMU Indoor Sports Centre this week. Bok legends Schalk Burger snr, Garth Wright, Dr Hannes Marais, Warren Brosnihan and De Wet Barry were all there, Garth (whose birthday it was yesterday when the Cup started) acting as compere and being the driving force behind the event which was hosted for the third time. And, thanks to the Boks and enthusiastic public support, R200 000 was raised for charity through the dinner a...

Rugby Springboks will be donning their aprons in Port Elizabeth just before the World Cup to raise funds for charity. In addition to preparing dishes from the latest Springboks in the Kitchen Cook Book, they will be discussing the team selection and strategies the night before the start of the Rugby World Cup, which is being held in New Zealand from September 9 to October 23. The team of former Springboks will be cooking in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Indoor Sports Centre on Thursday September 8. The starter will be a “True Taste of the South African Braai,” prepared by local Springbok Garth Wright . This will be teamed with Bakkies Botha’s Cheese and Bacon B...