/ 5 September 2000

GLOVES COME OFF IN RUGBY ROW

RUGBY supremo Louis Luyt has lodged a high court application to have Golden Lions Rugby Union’s (GLRU) chief executive officer Johan Prinsloo removed as a director of the Ellis Park Stadium (Pty) Ltd and as a trustee of the Golden Lions Sport Trust. Luyt has accused Prinsloo of conspiring against the union. The court is likely to closely scrutinise the legality of the phone taps that Luyt used to gather information against Prinsloo and Golden Lions coach Laurie Mains. Last week the GLRU executive, headed by chairman Jomo King, backed Prinsloo. Luyt has threatened to make public the transcripts of the telephone conversations made by Prinsloo which have led to the dispute.