Zelt Marais was named the new president of the Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) at the 27th annual general council gathering on Monday night. Marais replaces Thelo Wakefield, who served two terms between 2012 and 2018, while there are also new deputy and vice-presidents. "It is a great honour for me to be voted into this prestigious position and I will give my all to fulfil my mandate from the clubs and lead the WPRFU into the future‚" Marais said. Marais ran on a ticket that included cutting salaries at the cash-strapped union by up to 25% for employees earning over R20,000 a month. That proposal will still have to be tabled when the board meets on December 7. WPRFU owes equity partner Remgro over R40m and is in an ongoing dispute with former commercial rights partner Aerios‚ which claims to be owed over R250m by WP Rugby. These are just some of the issues facing the new president‚ although after 12 years as vice-president and deputy president‚ as well as head of the f...
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