total of South African Super 14 teams at its allotted five. Van Rooyen was widely viewed as being responsible for this arrangement, which was generally opposed by the existing Super 12/14 sides. The South African government attempted to step in to address perceived problems within Van Rooyen's administration, but he survived two years of attempts to oust him. Finally, at the 2006 SARU General Meeting, Van Rooyen was voted out in favour of Oregan Hoskins, who immediately promised a more decentralised management style. Shortly after the election, it was alleged that Van Rooyen had offered a bribe of ZAR 3 million (US$485,000) plus a Springboks test against France to the Free State union in exchange for the union changing its vote in the presidential election in his favour. Hoskins soon announced that a planned investigation into Van Rooyen's administration would go forward. As for the Spears issue, the SARU Presidents' Council issued a recommendation on 24 March 2006 that SA Rugby revisit the decision to admit the Spears. On 19 April 2006, the decision to admit the Spears was officially overturned by SARU. See also South African Rugby Union (SACOS) South African African Rugby Board South African Rugby Football Federation South African Rugby Board South Africa national rugby union team South Africa national rugby sevens team South Africa women's national rugby union team South Africa women's national rugby sevens team Currie Cup Super Rugby References "Van Rooyen bows to Oregan Hoskins", RugbyRugby.com, 24 February 2006 "How Van Rooyen was eliminated", RugbyRugby.com, 26 February 2006 "Van Rooyen will get his day in the dock", RugbyRugby.com, 28 February 2006 "The big Van Rooyen bribe bombshell", RugbyRugby.com, 28 February 2006 "Spears to get shafted", RugbyRugby.com, 24 March 2006 "It is official: Spears shafted", RugbyRugby.com, 19 April 2006 External links SA Rugby Homepage Rugby Rugby union governing bodies in Africa Sports organizations established in 1992 World Rugby members