A storm brewing in the Stormers camp
New president on a collision course with players
A new rugby season begins next week with SuperHero Sunday at the Cape Town Stadium and judging from the names written, with the nucleus of a Springbok pack and solid back-up in every position, you’d expect the Stormers to be strong Super Rugby challengers. However, what names on a team sheet cannot tell you is how conducive the off-field environment, and quality of the leadership in the administration, is to breeding on-field success. Unfortunately the news on that front is not good for Cape rugby fans. While Stormers coach Robbie Fleck and his management team have been working hard at getting the squad ready for the new season, the sideshows have continued unabated since Western Province’s new president, Zelt Marais, promised during the electioneering phase to cut the pay of professional players and coaches by 25%. If Marais had any understanding of how professional sport works he would have known how idiotic his comments were. Maybe he does now because I was at the press conferenc...
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