Rugby

SA Rugby did the right thing by assuming control of the Southern Kings, but they mustn't stop there.The rugby mother body must now look into whether there is evidence of poor governance or financial malpractice on the part of former Kings majority shareholders, the Greatest Rugby Company in the Whole Wide World (GRC).The ironically named…

Blues wing Caleb Clarke is tackled by Highlanders fullback Scott Gregory during the Round 3 Super Rugby Aotearoa at Eden Park on 27 June 2020. Blues wing dynamo Caleb Clarke tops the pile in this exercise after the latest round, looking a ceaseless livewire.Crusaders fullback Will Jordan is back on our “podium” again, after a…

SA Rugby has been accused of 'riding roughshod' over its unions in the area of sponsorship and commercial rights contracts.Aerios allege that both SA Rugby and WP bosses have been 'reckless' in their dealings in that landscape.The company taking both the South African Rugby Union and Western Province Rugby Football Union to court for multimillion-rand…

Warrick Gelant and Manie Libbok both left the Bulls. (Gallo Images) Despite the prevailing gloomy economic outlook, local Super Rugby franchise's still managed to get some business done for the resumption of competitive play.With the exception of the free-spending Bulls, the teams focused on consolidation and stability.The Stormers notably made up for a lack of…

SA Rugby president Mark Alexander during the South African national rugby team arrival media conference at OR Tambo International Airport on 5 November 2019 (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images) SA Rugby president Mark Hoskins has confirmed that the organisation has taken interim management control of the Southern Kings.All players and staff currently at the franchise…