# Rugby: An independent appeal panel has upheld a disciplinary sanction of misconduct against former Western Province Rugby Football Union president, Zelt Marais. The SA Rugby Union suspended Marais for ten years in 2024 after he was found guilty on eight charges of misconduct for breaching the SARU Code of Conduct. The panel found that the sanction imposed by the Judicial Officer was well-motivated and took into account the total lack of remorse on Marais’s part. Marais is ineligible to hold any position in rugby until October 2034.
Rugby: Appeal panel upholds 10-year ban against former WP rugby president Marais