Oregan Hoskin
The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has reportedly broken a confidentiality clause after CEO Jurie Roux was shown a forensic report which implicates him in fraud.
According to reports, this comes after SARU president Oregan Hoskins promised not to show the report, which belongs to the University of Stellenbosch, to any party.
The university had requested the forensic investigation after suspicious transactions between the Maties Rugby Club and the university were found.
Sport24
Roux was earlier investigated by the Scorpions for possible fraud which stems from his days as chairperson of the Maties Rugby Club. He was also the university’s senior director of finance and asset management.
It is reported that SARU had asked the University for a transcript of the forensic report. It was decided that the report would become known to SARU, but that it would not be shown to anyone else.
In an E-mail to SARU, the University expressed its dissatisfaction after the report was apparently shown to Roux.
Hoskins said SARU take the allegations against Roux very seriously and they will give him the opportunity to explain the allegations against him.
Hoskins said his lawyers advised him to hand over the report to Roux’s lawyers.
The allegations against Roux are believed to be the unlawful financing of rugby players’ class fees.
Roux has been the CEO of SARU since 2010.
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SARU-BAAS GEE SLEUTELBEWYSE AAN BESKULDIGDE
Hoskins ‘breek belofte’
Roux se toekoms dié week bepaal te midde van bedrogklag.
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Rugbyunie (Saru) het ’n vertroulikheidsooreenkoms verbreek en ’n forensiese verslag wat sy uitvoerende hoof, Jurie Roux, by bedrog betrek aan hom gewys.
Dit het gebeur nadat Oregan Hoskins, president van Saru, skriftelik daartoe ingestem het om nié die verslag, wat aan die Universiteit van Stellenbosch (US) behoort, aan enigiemand te wys nie. Die universiteit het die forensiese ondersoek aangevra nadat verdagte transaksies tussen die Maties-rugbyklub en die Universiteit gevind is.
Daar is vroeër vroeër berig die Valke ondersoek Roux weens beweerde bedrog nadat die Universiteit ’n strafregtelike klag ingedien het. Dit spruit uit ’n verslag van KPMG oor “grootskaalse bedrog” wat gevind is in Roux se tyd as voorsitter van Maties-rugby. Hy was ook die Universiteit se senior direkteur van finansies en batebestuur.
Beeld het ’n aansoek ingevolge die Wet op die Bevordering van Toegang tot Inligting (Paia) teen die Universiteit ingedien om toegang tot die finale KPMG-verslag te bekom. Die Universiteit staan die aansoek tee.
In sy beëdigde verklaring wat verlede week by die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof ingedien is, onthul Prof Leopoldt van Huyssteen, waarnemende Rektor van die US, dat SARU hulle ’n afskrif van die KPMG-verslag gevra het om te besluit oor stappe teen Roux.
Daar is ooreengekom dat die verslag aan SARU bekend gemaak sal word, maar dat dit nie aan enigiemand anders gegee sal word nie. Die verslag is egter ’n maand daarna deur SARU aan Roux se regsverteenwoordigers oorhandig.
In ’n E-Posboodskap het die US se regsverteenwoordigers aan SARU gesê die Universiteit is “verbaas en teleurgesteld dat SARU die verslag aan Roux oorhandig het”.
Daar is gesê die US beskou dit nie net as ’n verbreking van die vertroulikheidsooreenkoms nie, maar dat dit ook strydig is met die verstandhouding dat dit nie aan Roux oorhandig sou word nie.
In sy verklaring bevestig Van Huyssteen dat Roux van bedrog verdink word. As hy (Roux) die waarheid gepraat het, aanvaar ek sy verduideliking. Oregan Hoskins sê die Universiteit het ’n regsmening van Adv. Francois van Zyl SC aangevra op grond van die KPMG-verslag.
Nadat Van Zyl se mening ontvang is, het die US bedrogklagte teen Roux by die Valke aanhangig gemaak. Hoskins het Maandag gesê die bewerings teen Roux word op die hoogste vlak bespreek. Dit is op die agenda van SARU se Uitvoerende Raad, wat vandag vergader, en op die agenda van die Algemene Raad, wat môre bymekaarkom.
Hoskins het Maandag gesê dat die aantygings teen Roux baie ernstig is. “Jurie Roux is SARU se hoof en ek moet die aantygings ernstig opneem en aan hom stel.” Hoskins het gesê sy regspan het hom aangeraai om die verslag aan Roux se regspan te oorhandig. “Ek het dit as my wetlike plig beskou om Roux ’n geleentheid te gee om die aantygings teen hom te verduidelik.” Roux het die aantygings aan Hoskins verduidelik en dit word tans op die hoogste SARU-vlak bespreek.
“As hy (Roux) die waarheid gepraat het, aanvaar ek sy verduideliking.” Dit was nooit sy bedoeling om die verslag agter die US se rug aan Roux beskikbaar te maak nie, het hy gesê. “Roux wou dit sien en dit bestaan uit honderde bladsye, dit kon nie opsommend oorgedra word nie.” Kaptein Paul Ramaloko, Valke-woordvoerder, het gesê die ondersoek duur voort.
Rugbyspelers is glo onder die tafel gehelp volgens ’n Forensiese ondersoek deur die ouditeursfirma KPMG en het “grootskaalse bedrog” ontdek in transaksies tussen die Universiteit en die Matie-rugbyklub. Dit het daartoe gelei dat die Valke Jurie Roux, uitvoerende hoof van die Suid-Afrikaanse Rugbyunie, ondersoek.
Die beweerde wanpraktyke sluit in:
- Dat die US rugbyspelers se studiegeld, verblyf- en ander koste onregmatig gefinansier het;
- Dat skuld van rugbyspelers wat nie hul beurse kon terugbetaal nie glo in verskeie gevalle afgeskryf is; en
- Dat spelers, van wie sommige nou beroepsrugbyspelers is, geldelik gehelp word wanneer klasgeld te duur vir hulle word.
@ Nama:
I think Robbie P’s age counts against him.
I hope harmer and Piedt can really push each other the next 5-10 years…
Luckily it is not as if we can lose one to a french club 😀
@ MacroBok:
I was thinking more of some batsman who were given a chance after a very good season only to fail at international level. Be it in the ODI team or the test team.
Guys like, HD Ackerman, Rudolph Steyn, that Indian oke who opened for one test, etc
@ Nama:
It has been much harder post 2006 when we have had a pretty solid batting line up, guys like Rilee, Stiaan van zyl who would have made earlier teams by now will have to work super hard these days, thats why even Alviro is feeling the pressure, over the last 6 years the the bench mark has lifted drastically since Neil Mac and Jacque Rudolph made their debuts.
@ MacroBok:
“I hope harmer and Piedt can really push each other the next 5-10 years…”
That would be great. Proteas the winner in such a scenario.
and thats why I am so hard on JPduminy, sub 40 should not be acceptable in our top 7 if we want dominance. I am glad he is lifting his game, maybe me giving up all hope in him everytime is working for him 😀
@ MacroBok:
I’m sure he knows that an average of sub 40 is not good enough for someone with his talent. I think you are a bit unfair on him. He did come back from a horrible injury and the his role in the team also changed in that he was expected to bowl a bit more. It took a bit of time to adapt, I think.
Since the start of the 2013/14 season, he has done well. 2 x 100’s and 2 x 50’s in 17 innings.
In 2014 alone he has scored 392 runs in 11 innings’ at an average of 49.
Maybe he is at last coming of age, like you want him to.
@ Nama:
yep, I think only Amla has scored more runs this year.
Robbie P has no future with the Proteas with Duminy at 7 and Piedt looking good he’s got as much chance of making that lineup as Albie Morkel.
I think this article is just another illustration of where the REAL problems in SA rugby lie – right at the top, with these fucking greedy, lying, uncaring motherfuckers.
Hondo wrote:
Never mind. I will revert back to not discussing topics with you. It’s too tiring.
gunther wrote:
Lets hope so.
I’m tired of hium throwing up his hands in the air as if every crap long hop that he bowls is a near miss.
Stormersboy wrote:
Piedt Skiet is also much less annoying than Tahir’s attempts to spread his wings and fly whenever he takes the wicket of a number 11 batsman.
I do not really understand these allegations:
Dat die US rugbyspelers se studiegeld, verblyf- en ander koste onregmatig gefinansier het;
Dat skuld van rugbyspelers wat nie hul beurse kon terugbetaal nie glo in verskeie gevalle afgeskryf is; en
Dat spelers, van wie sommige nou beroepsrugbyspelers is, geldelik gehelp word wanneer klasgeld te duur vir hulle word.
Unless Roux asked for money back from the “professional” rugby players, then I do not understand what the deal is, other than financial mismanagement. “Dat spelers, van wie sommige nou beroepsrugbyspelers is” wont these guys who benefited unfairly also be investigated, whoever they may be?
Sounds like a witch hunt to me.
What Africa bank did is about a Billion times worse, literally.
“Johan how is it going” asks Piet
“Nee Piet not so well hey, the valke are investigating me for helping out student who had trouble paying for their studies”
What he did was wrong, but this news is definitely sensation to the power of 10 moons.
@ MacroBok: Agreed.
Fraud is stretching the definition in my opinion.
robzim wrote:
Yes, I was really epecting Tahir to be coming along better than he has by now.
Having said that, the quickies are hogging all the wickets. In another team he may have taken a lot more.
@ Stormersboy:
This is Egoli reincarnated. Only Hoskins is Tim vorster.
@ Stormersboy:
Tahir will still play in the ODI’s where he has had some success.
@ MacroBok: Never saw the show. Still, I posted in no 8 that this seems more like an internal issue to me.
@ MacroBok: Ja. I’d be inclined to play JP, extra batsman and all that.
When will the bok team be announced?
The Springbok team to face Argentina in Pretoria is:
15. Willie le Roux 15 tests 35 points
14. Cornal Hendricks 3 tests 10 points
13. Damian de Allende 0 tests 0 points
12. Jean de Villiers (captain) 96 tests 125 points
11. Bryan Habana 97 tests 275 points
10. Handré Pollard 1 test 13 points
9. Ruan Pienaar 76 tests 130 points
8. Duane Vermeulen 19 tests 10 points
7. Willem Alberts 32 tests 35 points
6. Francois Louw 30 tests 25 points
5. Lood de Jager 3 tests 10 points
4. Bakkies Botha 79 tests 35 points
3. Jannie du Plessis 54 tests 5 points
2. Bismarck du Plessis (vice-captain) 60 tests 45 points
1. Tendai Mtawarira 55 tests 10 points
Replacements:
16. Adriaan Strauss 34 tests 25 points
17. Trevor Nyakane 4 tests 5 points
18. Frans Malherbe 2 tests 0 points
19. Eben Etzebeth 23 tests 0 points
20. Marcell Coetzee16 tests 10 points
21. Francois Hougaard 28 tests 20 points
22. Morné Steyn 56 tests 660 points
23. Jan Serfontein 12 tests 5 points
From The Bulls web i saw this
Junior Springbok captain Handré Pollard will get his second Test cap when he lines up next to returning national captain Jean de Villiers and debutant Damian de Allende when South Africa open their Castle Lager Rugby Championship campaign against Argentina at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria on Saturday (kick-off 17h00).
De Villiers is one of three returning Springboks who played no part in the Castle Lager Incoming Series because of injury. The others are Frans Malherbe and Eben Etzebeth, who have both been selected on the bench.
Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer moved Jan Serfontein, who had a very good series in June, to the bench as injury cover, with De Villiers and De Allende both returning from injuries, while Morne Steyn will provide back-up at flyhalf and fullback.
“Jan was one of our best players in June, but Jean is our captain and was always going to return once he was fit again,” said Meyer.
“Handré also deserved another opportunity and it will be good to see how he combines with Jean and Damian.
At lock, Lood de Jager will have to fill the considerable boots of the injured Victor Matfield, but he’ll have the experienced Bakkies Botha next to him.
“It’s great to welcome back Jean, Willem, ‘Beast’, Eben and Frans, but I’m also very excited to see what Damian can do after he missed out on making his debut in June because of an injury,” said Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer.
“Jean and Damian have played together before, albeit not this way around. But Damian has experience of playing outside centre from his junior days and he got his break at inside centre when he had to step up in Jean’s place.
“Lood has improved a lot over the last couple of months and although it’s a big ask for him to fill the void left by Victor, I know he has the goods to deliver. He will be well-supported by Duane Vermeulen in the line-outs though.”
“We’re up against a formidable opponent on Saturday and we can’t take any chances or make experiments. The players know they have to be switched on mentally and physically, otherwise it could become a long afternoon at Loftus.”
Pat Lambie will return to Durban on Wednesday to play for the Cell C Sharks in the Absa Currie Cup on Friday evening, when they host the Steval Pumas.
Meyer said: “Pat missed four months of Vodacom Super Rugby and although he made his return towards the end of the competition, it was felt that he could do with game time this weekend before we leave for Argentina and we’d like to thank the Sharks for agreeing to give him a run.”
Bok team thread is up
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