Super Rugby has ‘lost its magic’
Former Springbok loose forward Schalk Burger believes South African rugby must consider making a permanent move to join northern hemisphere competitions.
Bath enter race for Vermeulen
Springbok No 8 Duane Vermeulen is being pursued by English Premiership side Bath as a possible signing after he finishes his stint in Japan.
SA Rugby, unions set for court battle
Five rugby unions are considering contesting SA Rugby’s budget for 2018 in court after their annual payout was cut by about R11-million.
‘Winds of change blowing through EP’
SA Rugby says the Eastern Province Rugby Union has fulfilled all the criteria required to complete its transition out of administration.
SA Rugby set to adopt draft
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander says they are close to adopting a draft system that will assist the Cheetahs and Kings with improving their squads.
‘SA Rugby must listen to Ramaphosa’
Former Springbok coach Jake White says SA Rugby should heed the advice of President Cyril Ramaphosa. Ramaphosa gave an inspiring State of the Nation address in parliament last Friday in which he outlined his vision for the country. ‘SA Rugby should almost copy and paste his speech and swap political terms with words like “rugby”, “schools”, “clubs”, “players” and “administrators”,’ White wrote… Read more →
‘Boks can kick on with Rassie’
Franco Smith says it was an immensely difficult decision to turn down a continued coaching role with the Springboks, writes CRAIG LEWIS. It was confirmed last week that Smith would be remaining with the Cheetahs in a full-time capacity, despite having received an offer to stay on as part of the Bok coaching staff, under new director of rugby Rassie… Read more →
SuperSport comes to aid of SABC
SuperSport has agreed to waive the Super Rugby, Currie Cup and Springbok radio broadcast rights fees for the SABC. This follows the national broadcaster’s statement that it was unlikely to produce live radio broadcasts of the tournament due to financial challenges. ‘Frankly, it wasn’t a difficult discussion,’ SuperSport chief executive Gideon Khobane said. ‘We know and understand the realities of South… Read more →
Roux court date postponed
The hearing into the financial mismanagement case against SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux could only take place in 2019. Roux is being sued by Stellenbosch University after he allegedly manipulated funds to favour the rugby programme during his time as the chairperson of the Maties Rugby Club. This happened over a period of nine years when Roux had access to… Read more →
Rassie keen on foreign-based Boks
SA Rugby director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is determined to involve Springbok players based in England and France in his 2019 World Cup plans. According to Rapport, Erasmus has entered into discussions with a number of overseas-based players who he reckons could play a part in the Boks’ World Cup campaign. Erasmus has reportedly identified prop Vincent Koch as a key… Read more →
