
If Rassie Did the First Dance
Thabo and Anika wanted a slow waltz. Rassie gave them forty seconds of waltz and a four-second set piece.

Thabo and Anika wanted a slow waltz. Rassie gave them forty seconds of waltz and a four-second set piece.

Pass-the-parcel as a set piece, musical chairs with a TMO and a cake delivered with perfect timing.

Joburg to the coast on a strict driver rotation, with the biltong bench coming on at the hour mark.

One try, one family WhatsApp group and supporters celebrating in Durban, Cape Town, Perth and wherever Thabo is at the same moment.

The parents’ tug-of-war was meant to be a bit of fun. Then Rassie turned the mothers into a driving maul.

Gogo Nomsa was on the parade route at four. Thabo flew in overnight. The captain waved.

December at a coastal resort. Every lounger gone by half past five. Rassie was not the only one with a plan.

Forty relatives, one phone on a timer and a family friend who arranges people like a team photo.

Team selection at 06:00, cones in the bakkie and a lunchbox thrown in from touch.