Stofile threatens to quit
1 Feb 2006
Saru vice president Mike Stofile will resign from his post if Brian van Rooyen is re-elected as president on 24 February.
“I can no longer work with that man,” Stofile told Sapa on Wednesday.
Stofile will be abdicating his seat as Saru vice-president and has accepted a nomination from the Blue Bulls Rugby Union and Free State Rugby Union to stand for the position of deputy president.
Stofile also reiterated that he has no ambition of becoming Saru president and that he will be one of the members of the President’s Council who will be casting his vote for Van Rooyen’s adversary, KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union president Oregan Hoskins, at the AGM.
“I have always said that the best person to take over the reins at Saru must be Oregan because he is a calm and collected individual at all times,” Stofile said.
Furthermore Stofile has vehemently denied that he agreed or voted for a motion by Van Rooyen, during a President’s Council meeting last year, to procure a Johannesburg office for Van Rooyen at the cost of R1 million to Saru.
“This matter was discussed in a finance committee meeting where I do not occupy a seat and neither does Oregan. This matter was never put to a vote at a President’s Council meeting,” Stofile said.
18 Comments
1 Feb 2006, 21:30 pm
Good, that means we will see at least one dragon go, regardless of the vote!
1 Feb 2006, 21:59 pm
This guy has been threatening to resign for the past two years, but hangs around as a deputy regardless of who the president is.
It is time he walked the walk and walked out, instead of talking about it.
1 Feb 2006, 22:53 pm
ahhh please don’t go, please don’t go !!!!!
2 Feb 2006, 03:21 am
It’s his third threat of resignation in 8 months, his 4th if you include the way he usurped power down in Border.
Frankly, he is now a serial ‘resignation boy’ much like the lad who cried wolf.
In what might have made news with a ‘serious’ contender, is merely candyfloss to the big event.
Frankly, Mike, nobody cares. Resign if you will, hang around if you will, nobody believes your credentials anyway.
Nothing will ever change the fact that you are a mere tile on the wall that administers rugby in SA.
2 Feb 2006, 03:32 am
Man, he pisses me off.
Perhaps I shouldn’t say anymore.
For those who can, look into how he gained power in Border rugby, it sucks. It’s no better than Van Rooyen.
In all honesty, SA rugby would be a better place without them and three quarters of the old ‘Ooms’ that reign over the provinces.
Get young-ish, vibrant, professional, energetic and skills-rich guys in to administer.
Get rid of the dinosaurs.
2 Feb 2006, 06:28 am
Piss off already
2 Feb 2006, 07:20 am
Nobody cares. What is his job description? We only hear about Stofile when there is something fishy going on. Oh well… get rid off them all. As long as the rugby on the field don’t suffer. Maak ‘n mens f0kk3n naar.
2 Feb 2006, 07:26 am
Agge nee!!!!! Net nie dit nie!!!! Nee stofie nee!!!!!Sonder jou is die game wat ons so lief het doooomed!!!!!
Blaas hulle almal….Grou vir Doc Craven op!!! Ek is seker die technology bestaan om hom reg te maak….Ons moet net van daai miertjies van Jason X kry
2 Feb 2006, 07:30 am
So gepraat van Jason X. Ek **** in Spiderman 3 dat Harry Osborn miskien vir Spiderman gaan help, want Spidey gaan glo sy gat sien teen ander skurwe manne. Ek het gedog Harry gaan evil word toe ek Spiderman 2 se einde so loer. Hollywood is amazing. Net soos SA Rugby daar is ‘n “curve ball” elke keer. Ai…
2 Feb 2006, 07:37 am
Man why dont they just do what they say they are going to do, that would be far less embarresing
2 Feb 2006, 07:37 am
Hop..
Al verskil tussen SA Rugga en Spider man….Is dat spider man is based on a true story
2 Feb 2006, 07:58 am
That my fellow SA fans is what we call a ‘catch 22′, they should BOTH p!ss off for the good of SA rugby.
2 Feb 2006, 08:27 am
Jeez, that might be the right incentive for us to vote FOR Brian van Rooyen… Imagine that getting rid of Stofile at the cost of keeping BvR!!!
2 Feb 2006, 08:28 am
Dont threaten to leave, just ******* leave. Doos.
2 Feb 2006, 10:39 am
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.
2 Feb 2006, 10:53 am
What is the good of SA Rugby?
Mallet talked about it when “the team” was on its in winning ways but that made him so unpopular and got him kicked out?
What is the good of SA Rugby?
Is it about the removal of certain unpopular administrators?
We need to explain the good of SA Rugby b’coz in the post 1992 dispensation we have not achieved a common understanding of what consitutes the good of SA Rugga.
What is the good of SA Rugby?
Explain.
If you muppits find a positive explanation of the ideal state of SA Rugga then tell us.
Removing Van Rooyen, Luyt, Stofile,Markies and the like is not the only solution.
What is SA Rugby’s 5 to 10 year plan? Does the public know about the plan? How is the public meant to participate in the exection of the plan? Does SA Rugga need the public to support its programmes?
These questions ought to be answered by every rugby fan or else we will go the same route as the soccer and cricket squads that do not have open and inclusive sport programmes.
2 Feb 2006, 13:45 pm
If yo want to go, GO!
2 Feb 2006, 14:41 pm
Please quit!
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