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A video of a gutsy Western Cape schoolboy playing rugby on only his stumps has been winning hearts and praise since it surfaced online.
Grayton Rhode’s story is one of young guts and glory. In a video doing the rounds on social media, the eight-year-old schoolboy can be seen running circles around his competition on the rugby field.
Just another budding sports star? Think again… little Grayton has no legs.
Five years ago, the legs of the young boy who bobs and weaves like a pro in the video, were amputated due to an infection.
WATCH: Gutsy Grayton on the rugby field
‘He is unstoppable’
His proud mother, Annie Rhode, told Huisgenoot that Grayton’s biggest wish is just to be treated as a “normal” kid when it comes to sport.
“He is unstoppable. He has the ability and the will to achieve his personal goals on the rugby field.”
Annie says her son – who is a pupil at Stockwell Primary School in Ashton – “skrik vir niks” [not afraid of anything].
“He’s so used to
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