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Pretoria – George appears to have lost the host status of South Africa’s tournament in the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) Sevens series, while the Leopards are going to hold a new Sevens tournament at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace.
The South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) executive council decided on Wednesday that all 14 unions would be given the chance to tender for the IRB tournament, which takes place in December.
The tournament has been staged successfully in George, but the South Western Districts rugby union may lose it amidst a financial crisis.
It has previously been hosted in Stellenbosch and Durban.
Meanwhile, the Leopards have received the go-ahead for a Sevens tournament that will take place just outside Rustenburg.
The tournament, which will take place from September 24 to 26, replaces a similar one that was staged in Windhoek last year.
It is believed that the Bok Sevens side will complete its preparations there for the Commonwealth Games in October, while numerous African countries, as well as Argentina and Samoa, have confirmed their participation.
Teams will stay in the luxury hotel where the English football team resided during the 2010 World Cup.
It was also decided that the posts of the national under-20 coach and his assistant coaches would be advertised. The new coaching team would be in charge for the Junior World Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
This will give the coach a chance to build a squad.
The council also gave the Kings permission to formally start with a presentation for participation in Super rugby.
Sport24 reported exclusively last month that the Kings would participate in Super rugby from 2013 onwards.
The team will play from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where the Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and All Blacks will be played next year.
The other home Test was awarded to the Sharks and will be played in Durban, provided the union can meet the necessary requirements.
Only two Test matches will be played in South Africa next year because of the World Cup in New Zealand.
Sport24 understands that there is unhappiness about the awarding of the Port Elizabeth Test before agreement had been reached on the conditions of a Test model for all unions.
The council decided to award the Test “on condition that all the unions benefit from the decision and that agreement is reached on an appropriate hosting framework”.
Pretoria – George appears to have lost the host status of South Africa’s tournament in the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) Sevens series, while the Leopards are going to hold a new Sevens tournament at the Royal Bafokeng Sports Palace.
The South African Rugby Union’s (SARU) executive council decided on Wednesday that all 14 unions would be given the chance to tender for the IRB tournament, which takes place in December.
The tournament has been staged successfully in George, but the South Western Districts rugby union may lose it amidst a financial crisis.
It has previously been hosted in Stellenbosch and Durban.
Meanwhile, the Leopards have received the go-ahead for a Sevens tournament that will take place just outside Rustenburg.
The tournament, which will take place from September 24 to 26, replaces a similar one that was staged in Windhoek last year.
It is believed that the Bok Sevens side will complete its preparations there for the Commonwealth Games in October, while numerous African countries, as well as Argentina and Samoa, have confirmed their participation.
Teams will stay in the luxury hotel where the English football team resided during the 2010 World Cup.
It was also decided that the posts of the national under-20 coach and his assistant coaches would be advertised. The new coaching team would be in charge for the Junior World Championship in 2011, 2012 and 2013.
This will give the coach a chance to build a squad.
The council also gave the Kings permission to formally start with a presentation for participation in Super rugby.
Sport24 reported exclusively last month that the Kings would participate in Super rugby from 2013 onwards.
The team will play from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, where the Tri-Nations match between the Springboks and All Blacks will be played next year.
The other home Test was awarded to the Sharks and will be played in Durban, provided the union can meet the necessary requirements.
Only two Test matches will be played in South Africa next year because of the World Cup in New Zealand.
Sport24 understands that there is unhappiness about the awarding of the Port Elizabeth Test before agreement had been reached on the conditions of a Test model for all unions.
The council decided to award the Test “on condition that all the unions benefit from the decision and that agreement is reached on an appropriate hosting framework”.
