SA Rugby is apparently encountering the possibility of a R258-million budget deficiency for the year 2023, as it likewise has a hard time to bring in a major enroller for the Currie Cup.
According to Sunday paper Rapport, SA Rugby head of state Mark Alexander informed the showing off body’s exec board of the deficiency at a conference in Cape Town at the end of January.
It is thought that an absence of a major enroller for the Currie Cup, which will certainly see a broadened eight-team Currie Cup Premier Division start in March, has actually worsened its monetary troubles.
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Also, according to Rapport, Alexander is filling out as acting chief executive officer, as SA Rugby is recognized to have actually been not able to encourage Rian Oberholzer to enter the space left by Jurie Roux.
“The deficit can be attributed to the fact that SA Rugby does not want to cut its 14 unions’ grants,” a resource informed Rapport.
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“The 258m is the worst-case circumstance that Alexander detailed. It can wind up being much less than that.
“The sponsors run because the unions change the Currie Cup every year. It’s the third sponsor running on it.”
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