PORT ELIZABETH TO HOST TRI-NATIONS MATCH- 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00
Next year’s Springbok Test against New Zealand will be held in Port Elizabeth marking the first time that Vodacom Tri-Nations rugby will be played in the Eastern Cape region.
The decision was taken as part of SARU’s commitment to bring top-flight rugby to the region.
The award is conditional on agreement that all three unions in the Southern Kings region (Eastern Province, Border and South Western Districts) should benefit from the match.
It will also be the first visit of the All Blacks to the region for 41 years.
‘There is a hunger in the region for top flight rugby,’ said Oregan Hoskins, the president of SARU.
‘Port Elizabeth now has a top flight venue in the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and SARU has a long-standing commitment to assist in bringing top flight-rugby back to the region. This is a tangible proof of our commitment,’ he added.
The 2011 Vodacom Tri-Nations Test against Australia was allocated to the KwaZulu-Natal Rugby Union, subject to discussions with the union.
The meeting also appointed East London businessman Monde Tabata to the Executive Council, joining Mike Stofile as the second independent member and filling a vacancy that had been open since the elections in March.
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