The neglected Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) memorabilia left behind at the Rugby's old headquarters in Port Elizabeth has now been removed from the Legends Room at the Boet Erasmus Stadium to be placed at a secured offsite storage - this is part of the process of removing all the other items belonging to the Union. Large numbers of memorabilia were left in the Boet Erasmus Legends Room of the old Eastern Province Rugby Union headquarters when the union moved to its new premises in the … [Read more...] about EP Rugby Memorabilia has been removed
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Let’s Hope that THIS is an Unintended Consequence of the Protection of Information Bill
The Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) and the rise thereof has a lot to thank the local media for - a core of which have stayed loyal and understanding of the growing pains that the Union has gone through. I like to think that as an adult I can choose what to write and what not to write. Not only that but the reporting by rugby writers in the Eastern Cape has been overwhelmingly positive of late. In a stunning display of bad manners at the EPRU Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday 26 … [Read more...] about Let’s Hope that THIS is an Unintended Consequence of the Protection of Information Bill
Port Elizabeth New Home to IRB Sevens World Series Rugby
Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay today celebrate winning the bid to host the South African leg of the fast-paced HSBC Sevens World Series rugby tournament for the next five years, after an announcement by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) this afternoon. The inaugural event will take place in early December this year. SARU said that Nelson Mandela Bay went the extra mile to compile a bid that outshone the other cities. "We received some outstanding bids, but the panel came to the … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth New Home to IRB Sevens World Series Rugby
EP Rugby ‘Disgusted’ With Outcome of SARU Appeal
On 10 March 2011 the Eastern Province Rugby Union (EPRU) was found guilty of breaching Regulation 4.2 of the Player Status, Player Contracts and Player Movement Regulations by fielding two Mpumalanga Rugby Union (Pumas) players, Hannes Franklin and Jacques Coetzee, in four matches (two in the Vodacom Cup for EP Kings and two friendlies for the Southern Kings) earlier this year, without the necessary clearance certificate. EPRU were fined R15 000 in respect of the two friendly games against … [Read more...] about EP Rugby ‘Disgusted’ With Outcome of SARU Appeal
