Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Rugby chief offers to quit

Embattled SA Rugby boss Brian van Rooyen offered to resign after attorneys presented a report finding him guilty of bad corporate governance, it has emerged.

But he was persuaded to stay on as president of the SA Rugby Union after a discussion with senior rugby officials, who said yesterday that a structure would be put in place to safeguard rugby's interests.

Yesterday it was clear that most rugby union provincial presidents still supported Van Rooyen and stand behind a unanimous decision that he should continue as Saru president.

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