Centurion Celebration Percy Montgomery on 16 August 2008 made history as the first Springbok to play 100 test matches. Author and Rugby Specialist Mark Keohane celebrates Montgomery’s Test journey from his debut against the British & Irish Lions in Durban in 1997 to his 102nd and final Test against the Wallabies in Johannesburg in 2008. …
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LIVING LEGEND
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RUGBY LEGENDS MAKING A DIFFERENCE TOGETHER
Percy and his Bok family joined forces at Rosmead Spar in Kennilworth, Cape Town packing food parcels in a massive effort to relief hunger in Cape Town and surrounds. Percy with Corne Krige and Jean de Villiers. The RugbyUnites charity campaign included Bok captain Siya Kolisi and Lions flyhalf Elton Jantjies. Stats from the big #rugbyunites shop: 4 #rugbycenturions – …
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IT’S TIME FOR THE CROSSING: CALVI – MONACO WATER BIKE CHALLENGE
The aim of this sporting challenge, which will take place on 12-13 September 2020, is to travel from Calvi to Monaco in the shortest possible time by water bike and to raise awareness about drowning prevention by The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation. On 12-13 September 2020, two teams of 4 athletes will go up …
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ROCKING THE ORANGE
With IRONMAN 70.3 South Africa done and the block ticked, Percy was hyped to move on to the next challenge; THE FULL IRONMAN on the 29 March 2020 in Nelson Mandela Bay. But, unfortunately in the mist of the current worldwide pandemic, this goal had to be put on hold this year. “There is no doubt, …
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PERCY MONTGOMERY 2007 WORLD CUP JERSEY BIDS FOR R 50 000!
In partnership with The Princess Charlene Foundation, the World Cup-winning fullback auctioned off one his most prized possessions to raise funds and awareness for people in need in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. R 50 000 was the final bid when the hammer came down and the full amount raised will go a long way …
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PERCY MONTGOMERY TEAMED UP WITH PRINCESS CHARLENE FOR A CELEBRITY CHALLENGE – AND WON!
(Bashiera Parker (@bparks_) The Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation recruited a few familiar faces for a very important initiative amid the coronavirus pandemic. Her Serene Highness’ foundation in South Africa started the two-week #strongtogether celebrity challenge on 26 May, which ran for an additional week until 16 June, after it received an overwhelming amount of …
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PERCY HELPS TO RAISE MONEY FOR ATLAS’s WORK WITH CHILDREN ACROSS AFRICA AND THE WORLD
When Percy ended his international career in August 2008, he held the all-time records for both caps and points for South Africa. Now an Atlas Rugby Champion, he helps across the world, raising support and helping with rugby, education and career coaching for disadvantaged young people. He visited the Atlas programme in North Bengal before …
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LEGENDS ROLL OUT FOR ATLAS AT CAPE TOWN CYCLE TOUR
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde, Springbok Legends and Atlas Rugby Champions Percy Montgomery and De Wet Barry, led a Thirsti sponsored Atlas team over the challenging Cape Town Cycle Tour course on March 8th 2020. Each is a strong advocate for Atlas’s rugby based appraisals to child development, and have seen and experienced the uplift …
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