·         The first U15 CPS meeting (Centre de Perfectionnement de Secteur) was held on Saturday 17^th March at
      Dodo Club.

      Julien Blazy and Patrice conducted the meeting in the morning with the coaches in order to talk about the
      weaknesses of the first two games, individual defense, attitude at contact and support.  The following coaches
      were present :-

      Benoit Maingard & Howard Evans (NP)

      Johan Smit (HB)

      Jean Michel Gallet & Nicolas Dupavillon (WC)

     55 players were present at the training session and after the meeting, a few groups were formed where the   
     coaches train them according to the different positions they play.

·         There has been the first Senior XV gathering on Sunday 1^st April at Dodo Club in order to start preparing
      the  National Team to participate in the Africa Cup 1C in Botswana in July.  Amongst them, four U18 players 
     of the Development Centre were called as well :-

    Contato Junior (HB), Jauffret Tommy (NP), Louis N’Gilan (NP), Hannelas Olivier (NP)

·         It is now confirmed that Mauritius will participate in the Africa Cup 1C in July in Gaborone - Botswana. 
     The squad will leave Mauritius on the 20^th and will return on the 29^th July 2012.

     This will be a 6 teams-tournament, teams will be divided into 2 pools of 3 teams and will play matches
     against teams across the pools :-

·         1^st day : Mauritius will play against Nigeria

·         2^nd day : Mauritius will play against Ivory Coast

·         3^rd day : Mauritius will play against Zambia

·         The U18 Sevens Tournament will be held in Reunion and the date has now changed to the 30^th June.

·         From the 23^rd to the 25^th April, the players from the ‘Sport Etudes’ will travel to Reunion to play in the      
      UNSS tournament (Union National des Sports Scolaires).  Any person / company willing to assist them
      financially for that tournament, kindly contact RUM.

  The Northern Pirates made a presentation on the 18^th February at Edufields and talked about the new project.    
  The first games were held on the new fields on the 10^th March.  Giovanni Hypolite has been newly recruited by
  Northern Pirates as Sports Officer to work within the vulnerable groups of the north and he was given a
  motorcycle to enable him to work in those regions.

   Gauthier Ozoux and Julien Blazy will participate in IRB Educators Course from 27^th to 30^th April  in Namibia  
   in order to become IRB Accredited to be Coaches and Referees Educators in Mauritius.

   RUM is now officially part of the FIT (Federation of International Touch).  As soon as this sector starts to
   develop, we will keep you informed.

   RUM thank you for your attention and wish you all a successful rugby season.