Panafrican’s Tim Callaghan said that the Group is proud to be associated with Ghana Rugby and the trust they placed in its President, Herbert Mensah, paid off handsomely with the winning of the Bronze Cup. “Panafrican/Komatsu derive much value from its operations in Ghana and our association with Ghana Rugby is one way of showing our commitment to the country and to helping Ghana Rugby to instil the essential character-building values of rugby in the youth taking part in the sport in Ghana,” Callaghan said. Panafrican/Komatsu also indicated that the Group is keen to get involved in the development side of Rugby in Ghana with regards to both youth development through the World Rugby “Get Into Rugby” programme and the development of women in Ghana Rugby. Callaghan said he is looking forward to a long term relationship between Panafican/Komatsu and Ghana Rugby and that the Group and will be entering into negotiations with the President, Mr Herbert Mensah, in the near future. Ghana Rugby achieved a series of accolades in fewer than four years since Mensah and his administration took over on 5 June 2014. The Union put in a series of governance and administrative measures to ensure compliance with World Rugby requirements. In addition, it managed to successfully host and win the 2017 Rugby Africa Regional Challenge – West 1 by beating both Benin and Togo in May 2017. Shortly after this victory, World Rugby acknowledged the efforts of the Union by awarding it Full Membership of World Rugby on 10 May 2017. This step opened the doors for Ghana rugby to seriously pursue Mensah’s vision of taking Ghana Rugby to higher levels towards entering the global stage of rugby in terms of World Rugby tournaments and the Olympics. In October 2017 it managed to get a ranking for the first time on the Rugby Africa Men’s Sevens circuit. The Bronze Cup win ensured that Ghana Rugby qualified for the Rugby Africa Silver Cup in 2019, a step that brings it closer to the Gold Cup and to a shot to qualify for the Rugby World Cup. Source: editors.3news.com | Ghana
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