Rugby: SA Rugby spends half a billion on national teams

# Rugby: SA Rugby spent a quarter of its total income directly on the Springboks, Springbok Women, Springboks Sevens, Junior Boks and other national teams last year. This according to the annual financial statements presented at today’s annual general meeting in Cape Town. CEO Rian Oberholzer notes the investment had borne immediate on-field dividends with the Boks’ continued success mirrored by other national teams. SA Rugby’s group revenue increased by 29-percent from 1.5-billion-rand in 2024 to two-billion-rand in 2025, with 500-million-rand spent directly on the various national teams.