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BusinessLive reports that Springbok players are expected to be smiling all the way to the bank after winning the Rugby World Cup in France due to the generous bonuses they agreed with SA Rugby.
SA Rugby president Mark Alexander confirmed at the team’s arrival at OR Tambo International Airport on Tuesday that the players would get win bonuses. “World Rugby does not give prize money for the trophy, but we have win bonuses we planned four years in advance and they are taken care of by that. Our players receive prize money which we plan for four years in advance,” Alexander said. The government has often given financial rewards to teams or individuals who excel on the international stage, but sports minister Zizi Kodwa was non-committal on the issue. He praised SA Rugby for arranging the players’ bonuses early. Kodwa added: “The president [Cyril Ramaphosa] last night (Monday night), as part of recognition, declared December 15 a public holiday, and that’s recognition. You may not look at it from a monetary point of view and what we deserve as a country.”
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