Back in 2022, Jurie Roux finally vacated position as SA Rugby CEO, which came amidst an extended legal after he was ordered to pay back R37-million to Stellenbosch University for the misallocation of funds.

Roux’s six-year legal battle with the university finally came to an end after he failed in his bid to overturn the guilty verdict in the case related to the misappropriation of millions of rand during his tenure in the finance department of Stellenbosch’s Maties between 2002 and 2010.

Roux was found guilty of manipulating the electronic accounting system to channel millions of unbudgeted university funds to the Maties rugby club.

Roux – who was Stellenbosch’s Financial Director and Chairman of the Maties Rugby Club before taking up his position at SA Rugby – has attempted to appeal the ruling to pay back R37-million, but his last hope of changing the outcome has now failed.

The Constitutional Court has officially dismissed his latest attempted appeal and he must now pay the full amount, with costs.

“The Constitutional Court has considered the application for leave to appeal and has concluded that it does not engage the jurisdiction of the Court. Consequently, leave to appeal must be refused with costs,” the ruling from the court read. 

Jurie Roux has had a loose association with SA Rugby since leaving the top job

After Roux finally made his departure from the CEO position, Rian Oberholzer stepped into the post, having actually held the position of managing director of the old SA Rugby Football Rugby Union in the late 1990s.

Roux had remained a ‘consultant’ on SARU’s books, though, and served in an advisory capacity as SA Rugby recently sought to engage, and execute a deal with an equity partner, which has also repeatedly failed to come to fruition.

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Src: TheSouthAfrican.com - https://rugga.co.za/springboks/update-jurie-roux-must-pay-back-r37-million/