Would you like to win a R1 million? It was announced yesterday that a South African rugby fan could win a million Rand in the Absa Currie Cup’s ultimate drop goal kicking competition.

Three lucky winners will be chosen at random from SMS entrants to attempt a drop goal in this year’s Absa Currie Cup Final which takes place on the 31 October 2009. The first successful contestant will walk away with R1m.

The competitors will drop from the intersection of the corner of the 10m and 5m lines. The competition is not open to professionals or first-league club players.

“Rugby fans should start practicing whenever they can squeeze in a session,” said Steward Masela of Absa Group Marketing.

“Start by positioning the ball to bounce properly, practice in the office during breaks, at ‘braais’ with mates, at school, anywhere, anytime to be prepared for the eventuality of being selected.”

To enter this Absa Currie Cup ‘Drop for a million’ competition, SMS the word ‘drop’ and your name to 31513.

To assist, Springbok 2009 Vodacom Tri-Nations star flyhalf Morné Steyn will be in action on Boots & All this Thursday evening on SuperSport 1 to demonstrate what it takes to kick a successful drop goal.

“There is only one way to have a shot at winning, take every chance you get to practice your drop goal technique by focusing on each move,” said Steyn.

Terms and conditions:

1. This promotional competition commences on 4 September 2009 and ends on 16 October 2009.
2. In order to qualify as an entrant, entrants must send a short message service (“SMS”) with the word “drop” and their names to 31513.
3. The cost of the SMS entry will be for the participant’s account and will be charged at standard SMS rates. Free minutes and other promotions do not apply.
4. Entrants can send as many SMSs as they like and each SMS will count as one entry.
5. This competition is regarded as a game of substantial skill and three lucky participants will be given an opportunity to drop-kick a rugby ball from the 10-metre line, 5 metres in from the touch line on the right-hand side of the rugby field (“the predetermined position”) at the 2009 Absa Currie Cup Final.
6. Three lucky participants will be drawn to “drop-kick” a rugby ball from the predetermined position at the 2009 Absa Currie Cup Final. The sequence of the participants taking part in the drop kick will be determined by the sequence in which their names are drawn, i.e. the first name drawn will be the first participant to attempt the drop kick.
7. The first successful kick over the cross-bar and between the two uprights as per standard rugby rules and as adjudicated by the selected representatives, will win the prize of R1 million which will be paid into an Absa account of their choice. No practice kicks will be allowed.
8. Participants cannot use a rugby/football boot or any other professional sports shoe when attempting the drop kick.
9. Participants who are selected may not nominate any other person to kick on their behalf.
10. Participants must be 18 years or older and not be professional, semi-professional or paid rugby players. Participants may not currently be playing for any 1st team (School, College and/or University) and should not have been actively playing rugby for the preceding three years.
11. Participants should not have been a past Springbok or represented any other national rugby team as a player.
12. The three participants will be randomly chosen from the eligible entrants.

Source: sarugby.co.za

Tags: Currie Cup