SA Rugby makes ground-breaking decisions
Cape Town - The General Council of SA Rugby on Friday took a number of ground-breaking decisions that president, Mark Alexander, said he believed would have far-reaching effects for rugby in the country in time.
The Council accepted a raft of constitutional changes that were designed to better reflect the needs of the Springbok team by re-shaping elements of the constitution.
Key changes approved were:
• Permitting 74% shareholdings in commercial arms of rugby unions by private equity partners
• Increasing the make-up of the independent and player representation on the Executive Council to five independents with six elected members
• Introducing new committees for franchise (Vodacom Super Rugby) and non-franchise rugby to focus and streamline decision making
• Moving responsibility for the appointment of the Springbok coach and CEO from the General Council to the Executive Council
• Removing the selection committee while retaining a selection convenor to work with national team coaches
• Aligning with the country’s geopolitical boundaries by moving to nine members of SA Rugby, while retaining 14 playing unions
• Reducing the presidential roles from three to two by removing the vice presidency from 2018
