WBSA: French National Team tours SA

It is our pleasure to inform you that Wheelchair Basketball SA will host the IWBF World Silver Medalist, France in Johannesburg, from the 26^th October 2010 to 31^st October 2010. The competition has been sanctioned by the WBSA Executive Committee in preparation for the 2011 qualifications for the London Paralympics.

This is a formal invitation requesting your attendance to the feature game on Saturday, the 30 October 2010 at 13:15, live broadcast by SuperSport. You are most welcome to join us for any other games throughout the tournament.

The French National team is IWBF ranked no 2 in the world being a finalist in the World Championships recently held in Birmingham in July this year, and all the test games will be held at the home of Wheelchair Basketball; the Vodacom Mandeville Indoor Centre, Corner 10^th Street and 7^th Avenue, Bezuidenhout Valley, Gauteng, South Africa.

Doors open at 13:00 with entertainment building up to the 14:00 tap off.

At 16:30 we have a marquee set up with bar and snacks with two big screens for the broadcast of the Curry Cup Finals and to finish off the evening, a rock band to dance the night away.

So come on, make it a date and come and support Sasol SA taking on the French.

The schedule follows with the French playing against the Discovery, Ricoh and AngloGold Ashanti invitation teams on the 26^th, 27^th and 28^th October before going into a 3 game test series against South Africa.

Hope to see you there. Take care now

Full Tour program:

Information provided by Charles Saunders

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