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- SA Rugby issued a statement on Thursday saying they would forward the arbitration findings against CEO Jurie Roux to their legal advisers.
- The arbitrator in the case ordered Roux to return R37 million in embezzled funds from Stellenbosch University.
- Reports emerged last month that Roux’s Rugby SA contract had been extended until 2023.
SA Rugby said in a statement Thursday that they would forward the findings on Jurie Roux’s misappropriation of funds from Stellenbosch University to its legal advisers.
News 24 broke the news that SA Rugby CEO Roux was ordered to return R37 million to the university, which the arbitrator found was misappropriated during his time in the institution’s finance department.
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SA wrote in its statement:
The SA Rugby Executive Board has taken note of the arbitration reports involving Jurie Roux and his former employer, Stellenbosch University.
We have referred the matter to our legal advisors for their governance advice, as we have done throughout this process.
In addition, we note that the process allows the parties to file an appeal and we will not comment further until the outcome of the appeal is known..
Roux joined SA Rugby in 2010 and the matter against Stellenbosch University has plagued him since a 2013 KPMG audit found financial irregularities in spending during Roux’s time at the university.
However, last month, the Afrikaans newspaper Relationship reported that Roux’s Rugby SA contract had been extended until after the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France.
– Compiled by Sibusiso Mjikeliso.
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