The EP Rugby Union will only be bankrolled with R6m by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for this financial year after councillors shot down a proposal for a three-year sponsorship agreement.
A former state prosecutor admitted that he was reluctant to charge ex-EP Rugby president Cheeky Watson, explaining the multimillion-rand fraud case was never meant to be a “Cheeky Watson trial”.
EP Rugby Union president Maasdorp Cannon has allayed fears of a looming cash crisis, saying delayed salary payments to the EP Elephants’ Carling Currie Cup players and coaching staff will be made by the close of business on Monday.
By Kathryn Kimberley - 10 February 2021
The EP Rugby Union (EPRU) was rocked by another scandal on Wednesday morning when the former deputy president of the union, Bantwini Matika, was arrested with four others on charges of fraud and money laundering.
So, who are the accused?..
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Hosting Khomo Week a feather in EP’s cap
SA Rugby’s decision to award the hosting of the Grant Khomo Week to Nelson Mandela Bay in 2021 is a big feather in the EP Rugby Union’s cap.
Decisions on where SA hosts its flagship tournaments are not made lightly and the selection of Port Elizabeth shines a bright light on EP’s administrators.
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