Alexander laments lack of transformation at franchise level
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander has addressed the lack of transformation at provincial level after only three unions managed to achieve the set targets last season.
SA’s rugby training return moves closer
SA Rugby confirmed on Wednesday that it had sought and received clarification from government on a number of questions relating to the return to non-contact training.
South African rugby’s Covid-19 timeline
Take a look at the timeline of significant rugby events and/or announcements throughout the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
‘Boks playing would boost national morale’
SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux says the governing body’s focus of the sport has now shifted to its return-to-play plans.
SA rugby’s financial impact plan confirmed
All South African rugby stakeholders have jointly confirmed pay cuts and other economies to offset up to R1.2bn from the sport’s budget by the end of the year.
Watch: Bulls boss’ Covid-19 plan
Vodacom Bulls president Will Strauss has given a brief update for the immediate future of all the union’s teams from amateurs up to the Super Rugby side, and stipulated what can be expected for remainder of the lockdown.
SA Rugby banking on June return
SA Rugby has reportedly compiled and presented a radically-changed calendar for the 2020 season, with the hope of returning to on-field action on 5 June.
SA players facing salary cut
Local players could lose just under half of their salaries to help stabilise SA Rugby and the local unions’ finances during the Covid-19 pandemic.
SA Rugby set for multi-million rand loss
SA Rugby stands to lose millions of rand per month if the national lockdown is not lifted by May and the 2020 rugby season does not resume by June at the earliest.
Covid-19 also halts all Western Province rugby
The Western Province Rugby Football Union has suspended all competitive rugby until 25 April at the earliest in response to the global coronavirus pandemic.
