Lions chief executive Rudolf Straeuli elects to stay put at Ellis Park
'I never applied for that job, they approached me'
Despite enthusiastic overtures from the Blue Bulls‚ Lions chief executive Rudolf Straeuli will stay put at Ellis Park. The Bulls had approached him to apply for the position that will be vacated by Barend van Graan at the end of January next year. Van Graan‚ who has been involved with the Bulls for 35 years‚ signed a four-year contract extension in 2015 but in June the Bulls announced that they would not offer him another extension. Straeuli made it clear on Tuesday that he did not throw his hat into the ring for the Bulls’ top job. “I never applied for that job. They approached me‚" he said. "I didn’t go for an interview either because I feel whoever applied for the job should go through that process. "You can’t have someone just coming in from the side and take the job. It would have been a slap in the face of those who had applied. “I said ‘thank you for asking me’. It is a feather in my cap that they considered me for the position but I feel there are some things that I need to ...
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