The Gold Cup brings ownership back to the communities from which the clubs come and makes club rugby one of the main pathways to making the so-called big time in South African rugby, writes simxabanisa
Speaking at the sponsorship unveiling-cum-launch of the Gold Cup, which is now in its sixth season, during SuperSport’s popular Xhosa rugby magazine show Phaka, Matyeshana relayed just how vested his family has been over the years in the Mdantsane-based club side Swallows.
Looking at the 16 clubs that will contest this year’s Gold Cup – which began yesterday and will conclude with the final on April 13 – they probably all have a Matyeshana family immersed in helping run them from whatever region they come from in the country. What should be encouraging for club players and club fans alike is the fact that a familiar face in the form of former Springbok captain John Smit is the acting chief executive of SSG, which, by default, makes the 2007 World Cup-winning skipper the face of club rugby in the country.
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