Glenwood and DHS saga: Sky speaks to marketing director at DHS
A few weeks ago, news broke that Durban High School and Glenwood High School would be cutting off all future sporting ties. Sky Tshabalala investigates...
The century-long derby between both schools was an event that many looked forward to. According to SA Rugby, the heart of the issue was the recruitment of four DHS schoolboys between Grade 8 and 9 by Glenwood.
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The magazine also highlighted the fact that this isn't the first time the schools were put into this predicament. Back in 2012, DHS reportedly decided to cancel all sporting fixtures against Glenwood, with the underlying reason being alleged attempts by Glenwood to recruit DHS students who excelled at sport. The situation was resolved, however, and the sporting fixtures continued in 2013 and beyond.
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Sky Tshabalala had to find out the details, so he spoke to Mr La Marque, the head of marketing at DHS: