Mr Mark Alexander, the President of SA Rugby, expressed immense pride and gratitude at the end of what has been a very good year for South African rugby during the General Meeting held in Cape Town on Friday.
They may have made their mark in the green and gold with the Blitzboks. Still, neither Kwagga Smith nor Kurt-Lee Arendse has ever been shy of mixing it up, and both are bracing themselves for 80 minutes of physical Test rugby against Georgia on Saturday.
Pick n Pay has signed a four-year contract as a Tier 1 sponsor of SA Rugby. In a groundbreaking new partnership, the company’s logo will be featured in gold on the back of the Springbok jersey and those of all other national teams.
A Rugby and Monster Energy, the global energy drink icon, have entered into a new partnership that will incorporate a sponsorship of the Springboks as well as other national teams.
Cameron Hanekom described the last week with the national team in Jersey as a “dream come true” and said he was so surprised by his call-up that he initially asked if it was a joke.