Cash-strapped Lions tighten belts
18 Dec 2011
The Golden Lions Rugby Union insists it will be able to pay its players despite having ‘financial difficulties’.
GLRU deputy president Altmann Allers told the Sunday Times that the union is in ‘the process of huge restructuring’ and that ‘people have been retrenched’, but dismissed reports that player salaries would not be paid this month.
‘I wonder if the rumours will go away when the players get paid this week?’ Allers countered. ‘It is true that we are going through some financial difficulties but the players’ salaries will not be affected. I don’t know if it is a misunderstanding or if someone misinterpreted the situation, but we are going to meet our obligations in 2012 and beyond. We are in financial difficulty but that is exactly why we are cutting back.
‘There are a number of players whose contracts we didn’t renew,’ he added, careful not to go into specifics. ‘We are in negotiations to terminate [the contracts of] 13 others.’
Allers estimates the union will have 40 to 45 senior contracted players in 2012, 30 fewer than last season.
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21 Dec 2011, 19:45 pm
I think you got the wrong Yaya.
No boep here man, I set the alarms off at the airport yesterday morning with my abs of steel….I wish, do have a small boep but by the sound of it Yaya’s must be quite something to behold.
21 Dec 2011, 19:50 pm
Ah.
Men’s anatomy.
My favourite subject.
21 Dec 2011, 19:52 pm
@Dawn-702: Speaking of boeps, It’s time to hit the gym, festive season prevention program in full swing.
21 Dec 2011, 19:57 pm
@stormersboy-669:
Interesting,
Recruiting Burton: Francis was merely INVITED to train with the squad, he isn’t recruited yet, mentioning him in the same context with newly contracted playes looks rather tendentious
“stalwarts Jean De Villiers and Juan De Jongh.” where that one came from?
” The Cape Side will be depending on other experienced players like Bryan Hababa, Gio Aplon” that’s a good one, it must be that Jody H got mixed them up with Jonker, Craig Joubert and Pro Legota on whom the Stormers will be heavily be depending on
21 Dec 2011, 20:11 pm
@stormersboy-691: bring it on you paedophile…..on second thought i would rather meet you vile white sexual predators in well lit areas.
21 Dec 2011, 20:26 pm
@mvk…whoa ! u fecking with the wrong person saying that 2 Stormersboy… he is a lawyer. Hope he nails u 4 liable. I hope Ryan reads this and bans u 4 ever.
21 Dec 2011, 20:30 pm
@mvk-705: Klink my jy blaf hard maar jou byt is soos ‘n baba se gums.
21 Dec 2011, 20:31 pm
Well, well it seems that retrenchment for the buitenlanders playing in Ireland will soon become a reality …… I like it and stuff those traitors. Don’t expect employment at my beautiful Lions.
South Africans playing in Ireland could be forced to look elsewhere for employment following the Irish Rugby Football Union’s new regulations limiting non-Irish qualified players.
The IRFU has introduced the regulations to protect the talent coming through that will be available to the national team.
Under the new regime only one non-Irish qualified player will be allowed to play across the fifteen positions for Ulster, Leinster and Munster.
This means that if an overseas player such as Springbok lock Johann Muller were to continue to play for Ulster, then neither Leinster nor Munster would be permitted to have a foreign second row on their books when these changes take effect in 2013.
The reasons for the changes are to make sure that at least two quality players are available to the national team in every position from the three large Irish sides, with an IRFU statement explaining that “Irish qualified players who have progressed through the provincial academy systems will see greater opportunities for professional game time experience, allowing both the IRFU and provinces to deliver the maximum amount of value for the 2.5m-Euro that is invested annually across the four provincial academies”.
However, the same statement on the Irish Rugby Football Union website revealed that the fourth Irish team involved in the Pro12, Connacht, would not be affected by the changes, as there is already a new programme of structural and performance development agreed with the IRFU.
South Africans Muller, Ruan Pienaar, Pedrie Wannenburg, Stefan Terblanché and Robbie Diack (all Ulster), Richardt Strauss, Heinke van der Merwe and Steven Sykes (all Leinster) and BJ Botha and Wian du Preez (both Munster) are all currently playing top-level rugby in Ireland.
However, Diack recently qualified to play for Ireland through residency, while Strauss is also headed in that direction having been in Dublin since 2009. Strauss is expected to qualify for Ireland at the end of this year.
Sykes, who sat on the Bok bench (against the B&I Lions in 2009), but never earned his national colours, moved to Ireland with the intention of representing his adopted country, saying at the time of his move (in March of this year): “I want to play international rugby and it would be a fantastic honour to play for Ireland as well if it came about.”
To add to the South Africans currently playing for Leinster, Munster or Ulster, other foreigners such as Doug Howlett, Matt Berquist, Isa Nacewa, John Afoa, Simon Danielli and Jared Payne are also playing in Ireland, which means there could be some changes made to playing squads come 2013.
IRFU Chief Executive Philip Browne added: “The challenges for the IRFU and the provincial teams are to continue to try to be successful at all levels, but balance this by recognising the model under which Irish rugby has produced that success over the last 12 years.
“The provincial teams have contributed hugely to the achievements of the Ireland team, but it is important to remember that the Ireland team is the marquee competitive outlet for the game in Ireland and also the financial mechanism that funds rugby at all levels.
“On this basis, it is essential that the Ireland team is given every opportunity to remain competitive at international level and to do that, it requires Irish-qualified players to gain continuous experience at club and provincial level.
“Equally, non-Irish qualified players have delivered much value and support to the success of the provincial teams and development of Irish players over the last number of years. The intention is that this will continue, but not to the detriment of the progress of Irish-qualified players in key positions.
“The refinements continue to allow the provinces to sign overseas players who will not alone play for the province but critically allow young Irish players to learn from these players and put this knowledge into practice by taking over the position once that player’s contract is completed.”
21 Dec 2011, 20:32 pm
@Treehugger-706: and you are nothing but a white racist peos !your ar se should have been dragged through a human rights court a long time ago you little racist pu ssy.
21 Dec 2011, 20:36 pm
@Treehugger-706: are you feckkin stormersboy that you know so much about him?go feck off and threaten somebody else you fekkin white vermin scum.
21 Dec 2011, 20:39 pm
@mvk-709: Capo take it easy on the paraffin … and put your momma’s tik back!
21 Dec 2011, 20:46 pm
@stormersboy-697: i see he says the word “negrito” is not malicious or
21 Dec 2011, 20:51 pm
@710… you r a hoot, your silly insults are pathetic just like you. Am sure if u put some effort in2 it u can do better.
21 Dec 2011, 20:55 pm
@Treehugger-713: hugs it looks like ex-sharkievarkies, Muller or Sykes will be unemployed soon … tell big ears to go and fetch …. that coward Hargreaves just does not cut it.
21 Dec 2011, 20:56 pm
THIS IS WHAT WHITE PEOPLE GET UP TO IN THEIR SPARE TIME AND WHEN NO ONE IS LOOKING…..VERY MUCH ENDEMIC OF THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE.
Paedophile’s appeal shatters family – 21 Dec
Cape Town – A couple from Paarl are “shattered” that the man who sexually abused their 10-year-old boy three years ago has had his five-year jail sentence overturned.
A full bench of the Western Cape High Court set aside the sentence on Tuesday and ordered that retired accountant and school teacher Ian Appleton, 74, instead be sentenced to correctional supervision involving a short period of imprisonment. It ruled that he then be released into house arrest.
The boy’s mother, who cannot be named, told the Cape Times newspaper that the justice system had failed her son. She said only a life sentence would have satisfied her.
“The system lost the fact that a young child had been raped, not once, but many times,” she said.
“I’m completely shattered. I’m a very sad woman today. It is a crying shame. What message is this sending to mothers of children who have been raped?
“They lost sight of the crime. It is also sad to see how money can influence the system. He is wealthy and can hire the best lawyers.”
Testify
The boy’s father said that, as parents, their biggest regret had been not putting their son on the witness stand.
“We made the wrong decision. He’s a strong little kid. Had he testified, things might have turned out differently.”
Judges Daniel Dlodlo and Vincent Saldanha referred the case back to the Paarl Regional Court, for Magistrate Norma Smile to decide the period of imprisonment and the duration of Appleton’s house arrest.
Appleton was found guilty of performing oral *** on the boy in 2008. He was convicted last month of rape under the new Children’s Act.
At his trial, it emerged that Appleton had developed a long-standing close friendship with the boy’s parents, who gave him unlimited access to the child.
Therapy
The judges said the magistrate had considered correctional supervision inappropriate, due to the seriousness of the offence.
They said Appleton was currently receiving rehabilitative therapy for paedophilia, and had undertaken to continue with the treatment at his own expense.
This would ensure Appleton was properly managed, monitored and rehabilitated, to enable him to assume accountability and responsibility for his condition, the judges said.
They said State advocate Mornay Julius, in opposing the appeal, had referred to the scourge of sexual abuse of children, and the impunity with which it happened “almost on a daily basis”.
The judges said correctional supervision should not be regarded as a “light sentence”, as it served the specific purpose of rehabilitation.
If the offender failed to strictly comply with the restrictive conditions applicable to correctional supervision, the offender would be brought back to court to be sentenced afresh.
- SAPA
21 Dec 2011, 21:05 pm
i believe that the paedophillia phenomena has reached critical levels among white english speaking south africans as well.it saddens my heart that my white brothers and sisters can behave so irresponsible towards children.i believe that we must help our white brothers and sisters and get them back on the path of righteousness.the government also needs to play it’s part and should make funding available for castration as a starting point against this sexual evil.
21 Dec 2011, 21:10 pm
Someone’s looking for help for his problem
Shame
21 Dec 2011, 21:10 pm
714@..pussycat, why do u think they will get rid of them, money problems? agree bout Hargreaves, has not lived up 2 expectations.
21 Dec 2011, 21:15 pm
@Treehugger-718: they are not leprecheauns, that’s why they will be history soon.
21 Dec 2011, 21:19 pm
lolololol
21 Dec 2011, 21:52 pm
@Transformation-712: Yeah him and capo/mvk/whomever probably have a lot in common.
With the emphasis on common.
21 Dec 2011, 22:10 pm
Look at that 10 minutes to kill and the place goes dead!
21 Dec 2011, 22:11 pm
@mvk-705: You need help, you can not hide on the net, liable remains liable
21 Dec 2011, 22:13 pm
@stormersboy-721:
@Treehugger-720:
@Roar my Lions …. Currie Cup Champions 2011-719:
Seasons Greetings fellow Keolings…
21 Dec 2011, 22:15 pm
@JL1-723: So does hate speach, crimen injuria and slander.
@carol-724: Howdy Carol. Decking the halls and all that??
21 Dec 2011, 22:15 pm
@JL1-723:
Hey JL..How are you doing? Sorry I missed the Twickenham gathering…..I think 2012 will be a better year for us trying to drink the Fox dry again!
21 Dec 2011, 22:17 pm
@stormersboy-725:
‘Tis the season to be jolly’
Hey, I am not on your email list…
Quite hurt!! lol
Hear you sent a very cordial mail to some Keolings…..
21 Dec 2011, 22:19 pm
@carol-722: Carol, how are gorgeous one?
21 Dec 2011, 22:21 pm
@carol-727: Well we’ll have to remedy that immediately. i’d give it to you but given the company that is lurking tonight i’d be careful.
I’ll drop Grant a line and ask him to forward my addie to you! Robzim can do it too.
21 Dec 2011, 22:21 pm
@stormersboy-725: It wasn’t me, promise
@carol-726: I am going to Twickers for the Boxing Day Sarries v Quis game
21 Dec 2011, 22:23 pm
@stormersboy-729: Blokes sharing addies
21 Dec 2011, 22:29 pm
@JL1-730: lol i know. i was talking about our esteemed fellow blogger.
@JL1-731: Blokes and dolls.
21 Dec 2011, 22:31 pm
@carol-727: You are very well connected though, I’ll give you that!
21 Dec 2011, 22:33 pm
All very cosy and all!
21 Dec 2011, 22:34 pm
@stormersboy-732: Sounds like a 70 SA rock group group
21 Dec 2011, 22:35 pm
Am I interrupting something?
21 Dec 2011, 22:39 pm
@JL1-728:
Pretty good thank you.
Hope you have a great time at the game. Quins are on fire at the moment!
21 Dec 2011, 22:39 pm
@stormersboy-729:
Cool…!!
I am frightfully well connected btw!!
21 Dec 2011, 22:40 pm
@Dawn-736:
Not at all …. Perhaps you can keep things going I have to do supper now!
21 Dec 2011, 22:41 pm
@carol-727: Don’t feel hurt, I was missed off too, so what!
Can be bothered swopping Speedos for Christmas
21 Dec 2011, 22:42 pm
@JL1-740: I mean can’t be bothered
21 Dec 2011, 22:44 pm
@carol-737: Burning hot
21 Dec 2011, 22:46 pm
No offense to anyone. I have connected with some bloggers outside of this forum over the years and just sent them a Christmas greeting.
Some i know through business, some through friendship, some just sommer.
I also sent a general one to all the keo bloggers a few pages back too.
21 Dec 2011, 22:47 pm
@carol-738:
21 Dec 2011, 22:48 pm
@stormersboy-743: Where is my effing present?
21 Dec 2011, 22:51 pm
@JL1-745: Santa Claus you cnut?
21 Dec 2011, 22:58 pm
@stormersboy-746: I will nw officially scrap you of my Christmas list and delete you from Vleisboek
21 Dec 2011, 23:00 pm
@JL1-747: lol i was referring to the song not you.
please don’t go………
21 Dec 2011, 23:04 pm
@mvk
You have BIG issues man, you need some help to get that huge Willards chip off your shoulder.
The hatred you have is the thing that is taking South Africa down and making South Africa look very bad.
21 Dec 2011, 23:08 pm
@JA-JA-749:
Ignor him dude, he is just a troll
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