The Stormers may be docked log points if they play tighthead prop Brian Mujati in the Super 14 rugby match against the Bulls in Cape Town on Saturday.
Hennie Brandt reports in Beeld that the Golden Lions Rugby Union and the University of Johannesburg have not signed documents to release Mujati to play for the Stormers and Western Province.
The former Zimbabwean made his debut for the Lions while he was a student at the university. His signed a contract with the Golden Lions (GLRU), with the end of October this year as the expiry date.
Last year, Western Province officials allegedly negotiated with Mujati behind the back of the Golden Lions, who then lodged an objection with SA Rugby.
The GLRU named Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus and Mujati’s agent, Jason Smith, in their objection.
The Golden Lions maintain that Mujati had a valid contract with them. However, Smith said it was invalid because the player did not have a work permit to turn out for the Lions in Currie Cup and Super 14 matches.
Manie Reynecke, chief executive of the Golden Lions, said on Thursday he had received nothing in writing from Western Province concerning Mujati.
Arbitrator appointed
“We have not signed a release for him to play for the Stormers. The same applies at his club, where outstanding study and accommodation fees still have to be paid
“He may not play for the Stormers against the Bulls. There could be complications if he does before we and his club have signed release documents,” Reynecke said.
SA Rugby has appointed a member of its judicial committee, Adv Jannie Lubbe, as arbitrator. He is expected to make a ruling.
Even if Lubbe finds that Mujati’s contract with Golden Lions is not binding it is unlikely that the prop will be permitted to play against the Bulls.
The University of Johannesburg won’t sign his release until all fees have been paid, and only then will the Golden Lions release him.
The Lions received some good news this week when it was announced that lock forward Willem Stoltz would be available to play Super 14 rugby.
Stoltz recently returned from France after being released from his contract with Agen.
It was initially thought he would be available only for Currie Cup rugby because the Lions had signed other lock forwards for the Super 14 and there were budgetary constraints.
However, the Lions and the tough forward have reached an agreement whereby he will be paid match fees for playing Super 14 rugby.
Stoltz has started training with the Lions squad, but was not included in the 22 for the match against the Cheetahs in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
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I was of the impression this had already been resolved.
If Mujati owes the varsity Money take him to court and get it out of him.
Why mess with the guys career?
The lions are a bunch of cry babies in this regard
The good news in this article is that the Lions Have Willem Stoltz back.
Pusilanimous, is what this is. Willing buyer, wiling seller. Mujati wants to be in Cape Town. Let him play there.
Watch the Bulls bleat about Mujati after he kills Steenkamp in the scrums en route to a Stormers victory 😉
I am sure I recall something about SARU saying there was nothing wrong with this.
Didn’t the Lions already call for the Stormers to have points taken away at the end of the CC or something?
The University of Johannesburg won’t sign his release until all fees have been paid, and only then will the Golden Lions release him.
Surely a cheque for an advance of a month’s salary will sort this out?
Surely the Stormers should tell Mujati it is his Bill, he must get it paid if he wants to play for them.
Oh for the love of the feckin Bulls….I’ll pay Mujati’s outstanding fukkin fees.
😆 ruck
Were the Lions not guilty of negotiating with the Rose brothers while they were still on WP’s books?
Hypocritical if you ask me.
Why the hell is the Sharks on top of the S14 log?
Shouldn’t it be in alphabetical order.
I vote we release Robdylan from his duties.
Goodmornining everybody,
wpw, 😆
KSA – I heard there was more to all of this. Mujati had a study permit which allowed him to “work” – but when he stopped studying, that work permit became null and void. But he continued to “work” and as such could quite legitimately have been deported. He also went walkabout at one stage, so for once I am on the side of the Union and not the player. Ditto with Solly who has probably ruined the best opportunity anyone in the country could wish for by being a stupid frikkin doos!
Howzit Charlie?
Looking forward to the rugby this weekend.
Can’t wait for tomorrow’s game against the Bulls.
wpw,
Jip, quite excited, slaan somme bollemakiesie agter die PC…
Sharks play 2nite, so you have to wait just a bit longer… 😉
HB.
Don’t get me wrong, Mujati should be the responsible one here. That is why I am saying he should pay up and not have it paid for him, but why are the Lions kicking up a fuss? They should be letting UJ do the talking IMO.
GO SHARKS !!! >-^–>
ROB – you beaut! Sharks on top? And thats where they gonna stay!
Man – I am SUPER (14) excited to get this turnament on a ROLL!!!!
I prefer sausages on my roll.
😆
He better bleddy well be playing…
Who Bryce? ❓
Howzit Bryce?
Who’s that on the photo?
Dick Muir???
Ice
Freddy the Gay Icon. 🙄
Shyte
Wrong thread. 😳
Mujati!!!
Bryce apparently loathes the Bulle.
wpw
That MUST be Dick Muir, can’t you see the scar on the nose? 😉
Are you homophobic? 😈
The fact of the matter is: Even if the gay community find him an Icon – does not mean he is gay, now does it? He’s and attractive man – may it be for woman or men…
I bet The Lesbain community find me attractive, but I am not gay… 😆
Ice
WPW is from CT he is not homophobic he is jealous. 😀
I bet The Lesbain community find me attractive, but I am not gay… 😆
15.02.08 08:43:18 – Ice
You are quite right; us lesbians do find you attractive.
😯 😯 😯
bryce,
AJ Venter in the pic… 😆
😛 Thanks Big Fish!!! 😉
Ice
Clearly you dont know me that well yet.
I was taking the ‘wee wee’ 😎 .
😈 And you dont know me…I am pulling your wee wee 😆 😆
Valentine’s is over, pulling the wee wee should have ended at midnight last night thank you very much!
😯 😯 😯
Holy cow!!!!
HB 😆
15.02.08 09:11:03 – Ice
I dont know if its me that has the dirty mind or you… 😆
But “wee” would be the correct word for wpw in these circumstances… 😛
Ice that is the most action wpw has had in 6 months!
😛 😈
I enjoy playing with words…and if it turns out twisted – the better! 😆
Takes a woman to bring filth to a good rugby site 😈
Playing with word Ice?
You seem rather adept.
😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯 😯
Steady one guys, Kette is 1000miles away from me i can’t do anything if you get me all excited. 🙄
15.02.08 09:20:50 – KSA Shark ©
Come on now Oom – at your age you cant do anything unless you take them pills anyway. 😈
Hey – no filth about that!
Anyway – take what I say the way you like…its your mind doing the twisting and thinking… 😆
Hey Ice – so this is where you have disappeared to! Go girl!
Hi Ness!!F5’ing between the two articles and the sharks blog – really multi tasking today!
Big Fish…adept as in what sense…playing? hehehehe
I know – I am also switching between these two sites and the SS site to get the score on the Saders / Brumbies game.
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Ice that is the most action wpw has had in 6 months!
15.02.08 09:17:59 – provincejoulekkading Edit
👿 👿
15.02.08 09:33:05 – Ice
Adept at playing with things perhaps? 😈
WPW – Yes, Jannie fukkin “I’m a man of integrity with balls of cotton wool” Ferreira, and his evil cohorts met with Earl and Jody Rose’s dad undercover and illegally. Bunch of floppin plonkers the lot of ’em.
Except Loffie, I admire and respect Loffie…….
hello ruck. Was just talking about you
From 365
Mujati cleared to face the Bulls
The Stormers received a timely boost on Friday when an arbitrator of the judicial committee of the South African Rugby Union (SARU) cleared prop Brian Mujati to play against the Bulls in a Super 14 match at Newlands on Saturday.
Mujati, a former Zimbabwean schoolboy star who transferred from the Lions to the Stormers at the end of last year, is at the centre of row between the two camps – or at least their administrative arms.
The Golden Lions Rugby Union (GLRU) and the University of Johannesburg (UJ), where Mujati played before moving to Cape Town, have refused to sign release documents for Mujati and claimed that he was still legally under their employment.
Mujati, meanwhile, has been training in Cape Town ever since moving from Johannesburg last year and was this week duly named in the Stormers team to face the defending champion Bulls in the opening round of the Super 14, in Cape Town on Saturday.
The Lions had claimed he was not allowed to play for the Cape-based side, as he was supposedly still on their books, whilst they also lodged formal complaints against Mujati’s agent Jason Smith and Stormers coach Rassie Erasmus over what they claimed were a breach of player/agent and player-movement regulations.
However, Advocate Jannie Lubbe, acting on instruction from SARU’s judicial committee, dismissed the Lions’ objections to Mujati’s inclusion in the Stormers side and his move to Cape Town.
Although the Stormers have yet to obtain a formal clearance for Mujati from the Lions or UJ, SARU’s judicial committee is unlikely to stop him from playing on Saturday.
“The provision of Section 38(1) of the immigration act prohibits the conclusion of an agreement with a foreigner whose status does not authorise him to be employed,” Lubbe told rugby365.com in revealing his finding to this website.
“Therefore the contract concluded by the GLRU [Golden Lions Rugby Union] with the player is void ab initio and negotiations with the player by Erasmus [the Stormers coach] and the agent [Smith] were not in breach of [SARU] regulations,” Lubbe added.
Although the Stormers still do not have a formal clearance and, strictly according to regulations, have to obtain one before Saturday, they will get away with playing the prop in Saturday’s big North-South derby if they can prove that they have applied for clearance by Friday.
It is obvious the Lions won’t grant him clearance at this stage, but he will be allowed to play – while the clearance battle goes on.
The reason why the prop’s agent, Smith, and Stormers coach Erasmus felt they were entitled to negotiate with the player – without permission from the Lions – was that he did not have a proper working permit.
The Lions, in turn, claimed he was legally on their books because he was still on a student visa, although it appears the visa may have expired as a result of an administrative oversight.
The Lions claim that Stormers and Western Province officials negotiated with Mujati behind their back, which is why they (the Lions) then lodged an objection with SARU.
These are all the facts that Lubbe considered, before finding in favour of the Stormers.
Mujati will be making his first Super 14 appearance in Stormers colours on Saturday.
Why are there so few LIONS posts on here….only 7
And there are 23 Sharks posts….you would think this is a Sharks site…
Why don’t you just call it Shraksworld or something…..
Typical Sharks…always think you hotter and everyone just wants to read about you all the time…
JINNE
On Mujati….
Jinne….why are you such trouble…
Just cozz you were rotated a lil….shame…
And cozz you see more money…shame….
Honour comes first fatty….
I don’t like any of these Zimbo’s….seems all follow their leader…
Chasing a top 10 spot, Hmmmm? 😉
It’s Dickie in the pic…
Top 10 of what Robd!?!?!?
I had stuff to say and I say it….And I am still posting less than in the past…..