18 months ago, Thubelihle and Siphesihle – twins brothers from the rural Vutselani Primary School and 2023 recipients of the KLM scholarship – had never touched a rugby ball. But during their first weeks on campus and starting their 8th grade year, both boys picked up a rugby ball and never looked back. They have a thrilling and rare natural talent for the sport, which has catapulted them after just one year onto the Mpumalanga Provincial Rugby Team. As scholar-athletes, they boys are juggling a lot of responsibility. But their passion for rugby only grows. At KLM, we are enormously proud of the boys’ success, but perhaps no one is more proud than the boys’ mother, Hlengiwe, who says “I’m grateful every day for KLM. My boys are so happy with rugby and at school. I will never miss a game!”.
