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Exit strategy for SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux likely to be revealed soon

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saruSunday Times writes that reports of Jurie Roux’s demise as SA Rugby Union (Saru) CEO have long been exaggerated, but his departure now appears to be moving out of the realm of fiction.

Apparently, the rugby organising body is poised to reveal a parting of ways with their long-serving but embattled CEO. Saru had been under pressure to arrive at a definitive decision on Roux, who last December in an arbitration appeal tribunal ruling was ordered to pay the University of Stellenbosch R37m. The university accused him of making unauthorised payments to Maties rugby club while he was a senior director of finance at the university and chairman of the club. This activity predated his arrival at Saru in September 2010. But, Roux has been embroiled in a drawn-out legal tussle with the university, which has cast a negative light on his employer. Saru opted to take a passive approach towards their CEO as his highly questionable conduct occurred before he joined the organisation. But in May, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa called for the matter to be resolved with urgency. It would appear an exit strategy has now been brokered, with Roux potentially staying on in a bridging or handover period. “It will definitely be announced soon,” said a Saru insider. Multiple sources have indicated a decision is due soon, one even suggesting it will be next Saturday. “I’m not sure about the terms. Does he stay on for six months, or perhaps at the conclusion of the CVC deal? There are a few things that have to be resolved. To be fair, his exit has been on the cards,” said the source.

  • Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Liam Del Carme at Sunday Times (subscriber access only)
  • Read too, SARU boss forced out, at City Press (subscriber access only)


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