All for the love of sport, says long-serving administrator
Long-serving sports administrator, Patrick Wyngard has been honoured for his role in developing rugby, cricket and darts.
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Mark Ward
Patrick Wyngard has long been a pillar of community sport in Cape Town, where he has distinguished himself as a player, coach, and administrator across various sporting codes, including cricket, rugby, and darts. While he shone on the rugby field for Perseverance at City Park and on cricket pitches across the Peninsula for his much-loved Victoria Cricket Club, his most enduring legacy is rooted in decades of steadfast leadership and service to sport.
After nearly a life time of dedication to sports development, Patrick Wyngard, pictured here during a match between his beloved Victoria Cricket Club and home side Ottoman, at the weekend, remains happiest close to the action
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The 73-year-old Vanguard Estate resident has dedicated more than fifty years to sports administration. A former City of Cape Town employee for 45 years, Wyngard has been central to the growth and stability of several sporting institutions. He is a former chairman and now Life president of Victoria Cricket Club in Kenwyn, a stalwart of Perseverance Rugby Club, and a long-serving chairman of the Victoria Darts Club.
Patrick Wyngard, centre, flanked by Western Province Rugby Football Union president, Kevin Kiewitz, left, and former WPRFU president, Thelo Wakefield, at the Union's annual awards dinner, at Kelvin Grove, last Saturday.
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His profound and sustained contribution to community sport has earned him widespread recognition. Recently, the Cape Town Sports Council presented him with a Lifetime Achiever’s Award, while the Western Province Rugby Football Union honoured him last week with a Presidential Award. In the same week, he also received a Lifetime Achiever’s Award from the South Peninsula Darts Association (SPRA).
Wyngard continues to play a prominent role in sports administration and presently serves on the Western Province Cricket Association (WPCA) Board and is the convenor of both the WPCA Local Leagues Committee and the Western Province Rugby Disciplinary Committee.
Victoria Cricket Club stalwart at the Diamant Street Oval during his side's match against Ottoman, at the weekend.
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Through these positions, he has worked tirelessly to uphold integrity, discipline and opportunity at grassroots level.
“I’m deeply indebted to those who felt it was good to honour me. But it’s all for the love of sport,” he said. On retiring anytime soon, he said. “I thought of it, but. It keeps me busy. So there is no point in stopping now,” he said with a smile.
Wyngard remains an inspirational figure to generations of young sportspeople, a symbol of dedication and unwavering service to his community sport.
From left, Western Province Rugby Football Union president Kevin Kiewitz, Primrose RFC's Alwie Albertus, Rashaad Majiet and Francois Davids deputy president of SA Rugby, at the association's annual awards dinner at the Kelvin Grove
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From left, WPRFU president, Kevin Kiewitz, Villager RFC's Thomas Meyer, Villager coach, Anton Coosner and, Francois Davids, SA Rugby deputy president, at last week's awardspresentation, at Kelvin Grove. Villager was crowned this season's Super League A winners
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