Rustenburg to keep test
1 Mar 2006
The All Blacks will play the Springboks in Rustenburg, as originally decided by the Presidents’ Council. And the investigation into former SA Rugby Union president Brian van Rooyen will also proceed.
At least, that is the view of SARU deputy CEO Mvuleli Ncula.
“The investigation will go ahead. After all, Brian van Rooyen must be given a chance to clear his name. That is his right,” Ncula said. “It is difficult to put a date to the new investigation, but what is important is that it will definitely go ahead,” said Ncula.
The test venue, a controversial decision, will remain. The All Blacks will play in Rustenburg and the Scots will play in Durban. Free State, as it stands, won’t get a test in 2006.
The Leopards have already guaranteed R8m to host the test against the All Blacks.
17 Comments
1 Mar 2006, 22:08 pm
Good, some decision and go forward, nice to see SARFU! Let’s hope that everyone is singing the same tune otherwise the circus will start again!
1 Mar 2006, 22:58 pm
The Kiwis will get moered in Rustenburg.
Believe it or not,I was at school there for about 3 years…..at a Convent no less.
Nasty frikken town at the arse end of the planet.
2 Mar 2006, 00:48 am
Sun City is pretty interesting though.
2 Mar 2006, 00:49 am
And the NZRU can, of course, reciprocate the gesture by scheduling the Boks to play down in Invercargill.
2 Mar 2006, 02:38 am
Don’t feed the ******…
2 Mar 2006, 05:30 am
what has being in school there got anything to do with playing a test there……..let the test be there i think it is a good thing move the test to diffrent venues……good thing……lets see what happens if it can be handled there
2 Mar 2006, 06:11 am
Seen a lot of comments by Ncula but nothing from the big man, thought his last words were he has first got to talk to ALL stakeholders before any discissions are made. Jumping the gun a bit…maybe!
2 Mar 2006, 08:31 am
KEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a problem.
The prize for the crossword puzzle needs to be changed.
2 Mar 2006, 08:43 am
why SG ? its a good prize !
As to the test in Rustenberg – while i understand the concept of rugby for everybody – it’s a shocking decision !
2 Mar 2006, 08:49 am
I Know ig, but it would be better if the entire team signed it!
2 Mar 2006, 08:49 am
Agree Ig,
This doesn’t make any bussines sense
2 Mar 2006, 10:06 am
Dammit! Just when my business trip to DBN coincided with what I thought was the ultimate – an AB-Boks test. Won’t be going to Rustenburg, not then, probably never.
2 Mar 2006, 10:25 am
It’s a good thing. time to distribute the wealth.
2 Mar 2006, 13:19 pm
I know its hardly a compromise, but if the Scots can keep their present form they should prove quite a handful for the Boks. It’ll be a good test to watch. Should pretty much fill King’s Park
2 Mar 2006, 13:29 pm
Rustenburg is like another ‘away’ game for the ‘Boks.
Why do we do that? We need all the advantage we can get against them. Ellis Park, Loftus and Freestate Stadium are the stadiums to play the AB’s.
If we have to play a game in Rustenburg, then common sense dictates it should be Scotland.
2 Mar 2006, 14:30 pm
HKGK… ROFL…..
Sage…. Totally Agree. Rustenburg should host Scotland.
2 Mar 2006, 16:44 pm
Well we sure know how to shoot ourselves in the foot against the ABs!!!
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