Source: Surfing South Africa – www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za

2010 SA Grommet Surfing Games

Presented by Billabong, supported by Sport and Recreation SA and the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund. (NLDTF) in association with Skullcandy and Powerbalance

The Pipe, Pollock Beach, Port Elizabeth
April 1 – April 4, 2010
A Surfing South Africa project hosted by the Eastern Province Surfing Council 

The 2010 SA Grommet Games, presented by Billabong and supported by funding from Sport and Recreation SA and the Lotto, was completed in contestable conditions over four days of competition at the Pipe, Pollock Beach in Port Elizabeth Sunday (April 4).

Host, Eastern Province, took overall victory and the Mandela Bay Trophy for the second year in a row. Eastern Province also won the Tag Team title and produced four division winners which underlined their dominance of the 2010 SA Grommet Games.

The Nelson Mandela Bay Trophy is awarded to the provincial team with the highest combination of scores from the individual surfing results as well as the results from the Tag Team, Paddle Battle and Beach Flags. Western Province was the runner up once again, while the Durban based KZN team retained third ahead of Boland who came fourth. Southern KZN were fifth, Southern Cape sixth and Border were seventh.

Over 150 girls and boys from eight provinces took part in the annual event which is Surfing South Africa's premier entry level inter-provincial tournament.

Full results here: http://www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za/

Seventeen surfers have been awarded surfing scholarships by Surfing South Africa (SSA) for 2010 thanks to a generous grant of R100 000 by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF).

The 17 surfers range in ages from as young as 10 to over 20 years-old and all are currently at school or studying at a tertiary institution. Education is a key qualification criteria in deciding the recipients while other criteria include identified, talented surfers who are financially or previously disadvantaged.

The 2010 recipients were recommended by their Provincial Associations and by Surfing South Africa officials who have watched their progress in a variety of competitions over the past year or so. 

This year the group has been divided into three categories. There are five surfers in the 17 to 20 age group, seven in the 14 to 16 category and five are Under 14. 

Bertie Stuurman and Dominic Abersalie of Pellsrus, Daniel Jeggels of Jeffreys Bay, Grant Arendse of Strandfontein and Holly Armstrong of Scarborough are the 17 to 20 year olds. 

Brandon Benjamin of Retreat, Simpiwe Tokkoms, Junaid Sampson and Elroy Thomas of Muizenberg, Fika Ngubane and Siyabonga Khoza of Durban and Tosca Wynand of Macassar are the 14 to 16 year old recipients while Simo Mkhize of Umzumbe, Jose Faulkner and Rewaldo Abersalie of Pellsrus, Adin Masencamp of the Strand and Dillon Fernandez of Muizenberg are the under 14 group. 

More information here: http://www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za/PressFullDetail.php?recordID=866