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Bill McLaren’s rugby legacy goes global

The Scotsman this week published a great article highlighting The Bill McLaren Foundation's fantastic support of Bhubesi Pride's work, follow the link to read the article...

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The Pride heads through Europe

The second day of the expedition began with a visit to Foley Specialist Vehicles in Roydon. Whilst there the team met the mechanics, Paul and Stuart Foley, who kindly helped prepare the two great Land Rovers that will help get the team all the way to Cape Town. Upon leaving Roydon, the ...

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Final prep before expedition starts

On its final day of team training, the Pride was joined by Chris Marrow, who has spent many years mentoring and employing local people whilst living in Mozambique and Malawi. Chris spent time presenting to the team about sustainability and development in Africa, including valuable insight on what to expect whilst there, including both the highs and the lows....

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Expedition Team safety and JPR Williams visit

On the penultimate day of the training week, Bhubesi Pride's team was visited first [in the day] by Jon Parry from Training Expertise and for dinner with JPR Williams and his wife, Priscilla. Jon worked with the team, helping each member to become aware of different situations which could be potentially hazardous during the expedition. The activities gave the team an ...

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Mental and team dynamics Prep

Today, the Pride was prepared for a full day of mental preparation for the expedition ahead. With the help of the expertise of Chris Shambrook from Planet K2, the team began to assess how best to cope with the times ahead. Starting with a group discussion, the Pride conversed about the ultimate goal of the mission, and went over how ...

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