GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - The representative teams of South Western Districts will in future be known as the Six Gun Grill Garden Route Badgers. 

This exciting brand name was adopted at the annual general meeting of the company that was held at Oudtshoorn on 30 July.

"In the professional era of sport a strong and unique brand is an essential part of our strives to increase our commercial capacity and we are excited that this step will enhance this specific strategic pillar. 

In the adopted brand strategy, the key differentiators were identified to be small, but resourceful and the ability to create more from less.

"We are driven to achieve excellence across all facets of the union's responsibility. SWD Cricket has proven structures across administration and governance, team performance, talent nurturing and talent identification. The brand positioning statement is to be resourceful, play relentlessly and stay ambitious," said SWD Cricket CEO, Albertus Kennedy.

In his response to this announcement, John Morris the MD of the Crown Foods Group of which Six Gun Grill is the team sponsor of the Badgers, congratulated the union on this step.

"We are very proud to conclude this historic milestone in our history and we as a cricket fraternity are excited that SWD Cricket will reach new heights as the Garden Route Badgers," said SWD Cricket President Rudy Claassen.

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