Meet Our New Fixture Partner
Food delivery service joins for international matches
Connect Academy is delighted to launch a brand new partnership with Uber Eats.
Our international tour fixtures just got tastier thanks to our relationship with the food delivery service, who are supporting our post-match functions throughout the 2023 youth rugby season.
It all begins on Thursday 13 July with our Connect Academy fixture against Rugby School from England, hosted at our partner school, Bosmansdam High School in Cape Town.
Several more games follow against touring sides from England, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland.
Our 2023 programme wraps up on Monday 7 August, as our Academy team welcomes our friends from Fettes College, Scotland.
Feeding our young athletes at every fixture has been a fundamental part of the Connect ethos since our early days in the township of Khayelitsha, Cape Town, in 2014.
Thank you to everyone at Uber Eats for your hard work in helping us take this to another level in our exciting next phase in using sport to nurture South Africa’s next generation.
Some Of Our Other Partners
Sharing Cultures Through Sport
Connect Academy & Edwin Doran Sports Tours
We are proud to have been working with Edwin Doran Sports Tours, one of the leading operators of school and club trips to South Africa, since 2016.
Our Connect Academy mission is to provide access to resources and opportunities through sport to those from disadvantaged backgrounds.
The chance to play multiple touring fixtures every year in rugby and netball helps us to do exactly that for our young people, who thrive on meeting their peers from across the globe.
Donations made by many of the touring schools, meanwhile, form a vital part of our income as a non-profit company and we have been blown away by the support we have received over the years.
Please don’t hesitate to get in touch ahead of your visit to ask any questions, or see how you can support our work here in Cape Town.
Our 2023 Rugby Fixtures
Wednesday 12 April: Connect Academy vs Silcoates School (ENG)
Thursday 13 July: Connect Academy vs Rugby School (ENG)
Saturday 15 July: Connect Academy vs Terenure College (IRE)
Monday 17 July: Connect Academy vs Royal School Armagh (NIR)
& Connect Colts vs St George’s, Weybridge (ENG)
Wednesday 19 July: Connect Colts vs Hymers College (ENG)
Thursday 20 July: Connect Academy vs Lancaster Royal Grammar School (ENG)
Friday 21 July: Connect Colts vs Churcher’s College (ENG)
Monday 24 July: Connect Academy vs Ravens Wood School (ENG)
Tuesday 1 August: Connect Academy vs George Watson’s College (SCO)
Monday 7 August: Connect Academy vs Fettes College (SCO)
*Please see our website and social media ahead of each fixture for full details.
Watch Our Tour Fixtures Live
SuperSport Schools partnership means you can follow all the action
You can watch our fixtures against our Edwin Doran Sports Tours throughout the season, thanks to our partnership with SuperSport Schools.
Their support since 2022 allows us to stream matches live through the free SS Schools App, as well as on the SS Schools website.
Games then remain on the app and website for you to catch up with at a time to suit you, so you can always cheer on your family member or friend from afar!