Meet the Team

Name:     Mr Piet Heymans
Position: CEO
Phone:     +27 (21) 685 5501
E-mail:    N/A

Piet Heymans was appointed as CEO for SARPA when it was founded in 1998. Heymans captained the South African U/20s in 1987 with Francois Pienaar and Joel Stransky in the side. He has a BA (Honours) in political science and industrial sociology from Pretoria University. He became involved in the trade union movement through the Trade Union Federation, FEDSAL, currently known as Fedusa, later served on the EXCO of Cosatu and in 1994 had accompanied the well-known Mr Sam Shilowa and the then Minister of Labour, Mr Tito Mboweni, to the International Labour Organisations’ meeting in Geneva, Switzerland.
 
Name:     Tracey cable
Position: Secretary
Phone:     +27 (21) 685 5501
E-mail:    info@sarpa.net

Personal Assistant to the CEO.
 
Name:     Mr Eugene Maquelena
Position: Membership Liason Advisor (Western Cape region)
Phone:     082 620 9380
E-mail:    eugene@sarpa.net

A former Boland, SWD, Lions and Wildebeest player with 48 provincial caps. Also coaching and youth development.
 
Name:     Mr Thys Stoltz
Position: Membership Liason Advisor (Gauteng region)
Phone:     N/A
E-mail:    thys@sarpa.net

Thys Stoltz played 163 provincial matches during his career, starting with the Bulls in 1996; he also played for the SWD Eagles, the Pumas and Western Province. He left South-Africa in 2002 to further his career in France, where he played for Bordeaux, Bourgoin and Bayonne, before coaching at Massy, Agen and Marseille. Stoltz also worked as a broker at Upstream Financial Services and is currently finishing his degree in Sports Management.
 
Name:     Mr Nyaniso Sam
Position: Membership Liason Advisor (Central region)
Phone:     N/A
E-mail:    nyaniso@sarpa.net

Nyaniso Sam has qualifications in Sports Management and Sports Communications from the University of Johannesburg and Varsity College. His qualifications and personal skills will be ideal for uplifting sports in communities and developing strategies in marketing sports teams and brands. Previously he worked for Touchline, the University of Johannesburg Sports Bureau, Worldwide Sports and Magna Carta Public Relations.
 
Name:     Mr Adrian Coetzee
Position: Membership Liason Advisor (Eastern Cape, Border, SWD region)
Phone:     082 329 0652
E-mail:    adrian@sarpa.net

Background in Human Resources and Industrial Relations – has been passionately working towards SARPA’s development of the game and retaining local talent in the region.
 
Player of the week
 
 
Player: Pierre Spies from Bulls
Match: Bulls vs Highlanders
Venue: Loftus Versfeld

Bulls No.8 Pierre Spies was outstanding in their 50-35 victory over the Highlanders at Loftus and was a deserved man of the match. Spies scored two tries for the Bulls, recording a high work rate and ...
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This Day in History
 
Date: 1950-03-18


Errol Tobias, a fine running flyhalf
 
Errol George Tobias was born in Caledon and educated at Swartberg High School. He made a name for himself as a fine running flyhalf while with Boland and Western Province Federation and was chosen for...
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