SA Rugby boss ordered to pay Stellenbosch University R37m
Arbitration award against Jurie Roux in relation to unauthorised expenditure throws into question his appointment by rugby’s world governing body
SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux has been ordered to pay more than R37m to Stellenbosch University after an arbitration hearing into the unauthorised allocation of funds to the institution’s Maties rugby club. The award throws into question his appointment to a new role at World Rugby.
Alasdair Sholto-Douglas SC, who acted as arbitrator in the dispute, ordered Roux to pay Stellenbosch University R37,116,402 relating to the unauthorised channeling of funds to the Maties rugby club and associated activities, according to an arbitration award dated December 23 2020. In addition, Sholto-Douglas ordered Johannes Christiaan de Beer to pay the university the sum of R1,904,511. Both amounts will bear interest until fully repaid. Roux and De Beer were also ordered to pay the university’s legal costs...
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