The Men’s SA Fly Fishing team were awarded the Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championship Friendship Trophy for being awesome to everyone else – Yay for being Lekker SAFFA’s!
Isle of Islay, Scotland (07 July 2023) – The South African Fly Fishing Association (SAFFA) shared the happy news that the men’s team earned a trophy at the recent Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships. The best part is that the trophy goes to the team that has been the friendliest and it’s always voted for by the other participating teams. Having team South Africa win the Friendship Trophy just goes to show how lekker South Africans are!
The SA association had two teams participating in the Commonwealth Fly Fishing Championships. The championship takes place every other year in countries of the Commonwealth. This year it was hosted on the Isle of Islay, Scotland from 28th June to 2nd July 2023.
South Africa had two teams of five participating – a full men’s team and a mixed team which was made up mostly of the ladies.
During the medal ceremony on the final day of the championship, the SA men’s team were surprised and overjoyed to have been awarded the Friendship Trophy.
“This makes it an extra special Trophy – knowing that your team have been great ambassadors both on and off the water.
It comes back to South Africa again after having been awarded to the South African Ladies teams four times over the last seven Championships.” – Linda Gorlei, SAFFA
The South African Sports Angling and Casting Confederation (SASACC) team comprised from L – R in the picture (shared above): Matthew Burgess from Central Gauteng, Marc Vicente from Central Gauteng, Gerrit Redpath from Free State, Stephan Nel from Eastern Cape, and Shawn Driver from Central Gauteng.
Well done gents! Thank you for flying the flag high in Scotland.
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