Oddballs

Not taken seriously

04 May 2025 - 00:00 By SPORTS STAFF

New Western Province Rugby Football Union president Kevin Kiewitz explained to Oddballs that he wasn’t taken seriously as a player despite a long career in club rugby. The lawyer said his teammates saw him more of an office-bearer. “I started at UWC (University of the Western Cape). I played with Paul Treu, John Booysen, Gary Boshoff and Irven October. But they never saw me as a rugby player. They see you more as an administrator than a rugby player and they give you more duties in rugby administration,” Kiewitz said. He conceded, however, his transition into administration was smooth...

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