Lawrence 
included in BlitzBokke training

Rustenburg – The possibility of running onto the field and representing the South Africa national sevens rugby team during the 2020 Olympic Games is something that makes winger Lawrence Molefe’s heart beat faster.  

The 29-year old former Hoër Tegniese Skool (HTS) Rustenburg student has been included by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) on their list of 24 players who have been called up for an 11-month training camp at the University of Pretoria from 1 July.  

In an interview with Platinum Weekly, Lawrence said he will make the most of his chance to be included in the final 12-member BlitzBokke squad that will also make the trip to Tokyo with the rest of the South African team that will participate in the Olympics.  

“We must glorify God for all the opportunities that we get in life and I am determined to work hard and qualify for the Olympics team,” Lawrence said.

“I am looking forward to the camp.

The experience of training alongside the other players is worthwhile.”

Born in Lethabong on 15 December 1990, Lawrence fell in love with sports while attending Matsukubyane Middle School in the Kanana area of Rustenburg. “I was a very fast runner and one of the sports teachers at HTS Rustenburg noticed this when I was 13 years old. This was while I was competing in an interschool’s athletics competition in Potchefstroom,” Lawrence said. 

He was offered a scholarship to attend HTS where he was honed into a fast rugby player, capable of playing as a left wing, full back or outside centre. 

This was the beginning of a success story that saw him making a mark on the South African school’s sevens rugby stage and winning many awards. 

His talent took him to New Zealand, where he played for Levin Wanders in 2012 alongside players such as Cullum Butler and Tom Hinks from England as well as Tomas Palazuelos from Argentina. He has an impressive collection of awards that include an International Rugby Board (IRB) Junior World Cup Championship medal, a Vodacom Cup player of the tournament prize for the 2014 season and a North West Sportsman of the year trophy for 2016. 

“My mother has played a huge role in my rugby career and I hope to make her proud again,” he said.