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Hundreds of rugby tickets thought to be bought and sold months in advance for the Springboks’ clash against the All Blacks in Cape Town never materialised, leaving travel agencies and hospitality providers as well as supporters scrambling for answers.

The SA Rugby Union (Saru) is technically insolvent after reporting its biggest loss in nearly 30 years in the 2024 financial year, with the governing body blaming it on the failure to bring in an equity partner.

SA Rugby’s governing body has revealed it would call in outside advisers to review its finances as it presses on with plans to sell a stake in the World Cup-winning Springboks to a private equity partner.

The Ackerley Sports Group (ASG) will pursue a new deal for the commercial rights to the Springboks rugby team after an initial bid failed.

The top franchises in SA rugby have all but scuppered a R1.3bn private equity deal that would have seen SA Rugby (Saru) selling a stake in its commercial arm to the Seattle-based Ackerley Sports Group (ASG).

Promoters are asking the courts to shut down boxing in SA, claiming it is being run illegally. However, TimesLIVE reports that the National Professional Boxing Promoters’ Association (NPBPA) said in papers before the Gauteng High Court (Pretoria) that the sport could resume normally and quickly if they and Sports Minister Zizi Kodwa hammer out an agreement.

Taxpayers shelled out at least R1.3m for ‘super fans’ Mama Joy Chauke and Botha Msila’s travel and accommodation during last year’s Rugby World Cup in France.

The removal of David Teeger as captain of the SA under 19 cricket team due to ‘safety concerns’ may well lead to legal action.

World Rugby yesterday cleared Springbok hooker Bongi Mbonambi to play in tomorrow's World Cup final. 

The Western Cape High Court has castigated former SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux for his ‘refusal to take responsibility’, dismissing his application for leave to appeal against its order that he repay R37m in damages to the University of Stellenbosch for his unlawful spending.

EP Cricket's board dropped the axe on three of its directors by unanimous decision after inquiries headed by two retired judges found them to be ‘a threat to the business of the board’, reports HeraldLIVE.

The Ministry of Sport is confident it will avoid sanction from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) ahead of a looming deadline to update the country’s legislation to be in line with the World Anti-Doping Code.

Next week’s Rugby World Cup 2023 quarterfinal might see the Springboks playing under a neutral flag and unable to sing the national anthem.

The South African Rugby Union (Saru) has won the legal battle to have food company Eskort cease its ambush marketing campaign using the Springboks, reports TimesLIVE.

The 2010 Fifa World Cup Legacy Trust was birthed in 2011 as a $100m Fifa pledge for South Africans to continue reaping the benefit of successfully hosting the 2010 Fifa World Cup.