Border Rugby Union exits SA Rugby administration

The Border Rugby Union will from next year be allowed to administer its own affairs after being restored with full membership of the South African Rugby Union. 

Border had been under SA Rugby's administration since October 2018 after the union suffered dire financial woes.

During this period, an administrator was appointed to manage Border's affairs, while the union's voting rights were also suspended.

In a statement released on Tuesday, SA Rugby said the administrative control over Border would cease at the end of 2022.

"The administrative period was extended by the impact of the pandemic and although the union faces ongoing financial challenges - like all our members - the time was right to hand control back to the people of Border," SA Rugby president, Mark Alexander, said.

"We trust the union's new leadership to display high standards of corporate governance to allow rugby to flourish in the region under local guidance."