Rugby Tours To Pretoria
Rugby Tours to Pretoria is an old friend of Irish Rugby Tours.
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa. It straddles the Apies River and has spread eastwards into the foothills of the Magaliesberg Mountains.
It’s one of the country’s three capital cities, serving as the seat of the administrative branch of government.
Named after the Voortrekker leader Andries Pretorius and within South Africa sometimes called the “Jacaranda City“.
This is due to the thousands of jacaranda trees planted in its streets, parks and gardens.
During the First Boer War, the city was besieged by Republican forces in December 1880 and March 1881.
The peace treaty which ended the war was signed in Pretoria on 3 August 1881 at the Pretoria Convention.
Rugby Franchise the Blue Bulls reside in the city. They play their games in the Super Rugby at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium.
Many household names from the franchise have played for the national team.
Players such as Handre Pollard, Jesse Kriel and Adrain Strauss have all worn the Springbok shirt.