Cost-cutting measures pay off for SA Rugby
CEO Jurie Roux says impact of implementing the measures will be realised in the future as increase in profit and revenue reverses losses in 2016 and 2017
Cape Town — SA Rugby recorded a small post-tax profit of R2m in 2018 due to aggressive cost-cutting and an increase in revenue, reversing heavy losses from the previous two years. SA Rugby managed to keep its expenses in line with projections, but enjoyed a 9.5% rise in revenue to R1.3bn on the back of broadcasting rights, sponsorships and Test match gate receipts. It reverses losses of R15.7m in 2016 and R62.4m in 2017 and comes despite a net cost of R60m for entering the Cheetahs and Southern Kings into the Pro14 competition with teams from Wales, Ireland, Scotland and Italy. “There have been some hard decisions taken over the past three years to reach this position and there is hard work still to be done,” SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux said on Wednesday. “Some of the measures implemented caused significant discomfort; however, we believe the positive impact of implementing these measures will be realised in the future. We have made progress in the past year, but we know we are still so...
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