New appointment at MRU
The CEO of Mpumalanga Rugby Union, Pieter Burger, today announced the appointment of a new Manager: Amateur Rugby at the Mpumalanga Rugby Union (MRU) Mr Roelof Kotzé.
The 47-year old Kotzé joined the Pumas last week and takes over the reins from Arrie Myburg, who has semi-retired after being with the Union for the last 25-years.
“I have a passion for sport, any sport and since my varsity days I have been lucky enough to be involved with sport in many different capacities and I enjoy every part of it. Making the transition to an administrator from being a coach is going to be tough, but I’m looking forward to taking up the challenge,” Kotzé said.
A condensed CV of Kotzé:
- 1992 – Sports Development Officer, Department of Sport and Recreation SA Government, Free State
- 1993 | 1998 – Sports Events and Tours
- 1998 I 2001 – Kloof High School Sport Administrator
- 2001 | 2002 – South African Institute of Rugby, Durban
- 2003 |2013 – The Sharks Academy, Durban
- 2014 |2015 – UAE Rugby Federation, Dubai.
Kotzé matriculated from HTS Louis Botha, Bloemfontein and studied BA Sport Science at the University of the Orange Free State.
On his new challenge: “If you want to be seen as a big Union, react and behave like one. We are all here to do good for the sport, thus the Union must be the central point of the action. I think my biggest challenge for this position is to get all involved, from primary schools to the different rugby clubs, to work together as a unit and towards one goal, with good intentions to grow the amateur rugby in the province.” Kotzé commented.
“The Pumas aren’t that unfamiliar to me, I coached several of the current contracted professional players when I was at The Sharks – Rosko Specman, Brian Shabangu, Jerome Pretorius and Khwezi Mona to mention a few.“
Kotze is married to Jill, a Crawford Teacher and has 2 daughters and a son.
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