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Springbok Center Rohan Janse van Rensburg He was fined and received a suspension after signing with two Premier League clubs, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said Friday.
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According to the RFU website, Janse van Rensburg was charged with conduct detrimental to the interests of the game, contrary to Rule 5.12 of the RFU for signing gaming contracts with two Premier League clubs: Gloucester Rugby and Shark for sale.
In 2017 Janse van Rensburg signed a contract to play for Gloucester Rugby for three seasons and received an advance of £ 25,000 (587,480) under the contract.
Soon after, the former Lions center signed a three-year contract in 2018 with Sale Sharks.
Sale Sharks was also charged with breaking RFU Rule 7.5 (approaches to players). Meanwhile, Registered Agent Matthew Ginvert was accused of violating RFU Rule 8.5.2 (Registered Agents must adhere to the highest standards of fair treatment at all times).
Both Janse van Rensburg and Ginvert accepted the charges.
Janse van Rensburg received a two weeks suspension, which should be “significant matches with Sale” when rugby resumes.
The 25-year-old was also fined £ 32,500 (R763 724), of which £ 25,000 (R587 480) will be returned to Gloucester.
According to the disciplinary hearing, which took place through Zoom on April 15, Gloucester coach Johan Ackermann was one of the witnesses called by the RFU.
“As I understood it, the general position was that players should tell their franchise that they receive an offer. However, I was not really sure if such a provision was in Rohan’s contract,” Ackermann said in his witness statement.
Janse van Rensburg only made one appearance for the Springboks, making their debut against Wales at Principality Stadium in 2016.
– Compiled by Lynn Butler
