OUR MOST VERSATILE, INGENIOUS AND CAPABLE SUV TOWS A RUGBY STARTER KIT ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA

With an illustrious history of towing, including hauling road trains and space shuttles, the Land Rover Discovery has become the benchmark towing vehicle in its class – winning numerous accolades in the process. Combined with Land Rover’s long involvement in rugby, from grassroots level to the Rugby World Cup, and the choice was obvious when a special donation from Land Rover had to be delivered, in February this year. The donation in question was a Rugby Club Starter Kit – a repurposed shipping container outfitted with the all the essentials a young rugby team needs to nurture young talent. Weighing in at 4,500kg* on its trailer, this mobile locker room proved to be the ideal challenge for the new Land Rover Discovery and its guest driver, ambassador Siya Kolisi. Kolisi jumped at the opportunity to tow the Rugby Club Starter Kit to its new home in Zwide Township, near Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape. Not only is this where Kolisi started his rugby journey, on the dusty fields of the rural schools, but it is also the home of The African Bombers – his former rugby club.

The Discovery’s 3.0-litre diesel engine produces 600Nm of torque, which allowed Siya to effortlessly tow the specially prepared trailer holding the Rugby Club Starter Kit. Equipped with Land Rover’s suite of proven and capable technologies, safety was never compromised: the Terrain Response 2 system ensured optimum traction on loose gravel surfaces, while Trailer Stability Assist helped the trailer and its special payload remain secure. On broken and potholed roads, the Discovery’s self-levelling air suspension kept each wheel in contact with the road surface.
_{*The Land Rover Discovery is rated to tow a maximum of 3,500kg under regular operation. Towing and delivery of the Rugby Club Starter Kit was strictly supervised by Land Rover engineers and Land Rover Experience instructors.}