Rugby players who joined overseas Rugby league clubs and administrators [U1] who later contributed
to have rugby league played in South Africa during the period 1950 to 1996.“ Most of these
individuals are not with us anymore and a search is on to make contact with those individuals or
their families says Jan Prinsloo, a former Vice President and Rugby League Springbok Legend
who was given the green light last year by the South African Rugby League Sports Association to
stage his idea. The event will likely take place in the Caste of Good Hope, in Cape Town, later
this year says Prinsloo who is directly involved in league rugby since 1961,
“ It is an uphill battle to find the names and particulars of every player of which some may still
be alive or their families but we hope to have at least sixty names and many international
representatives who will probably attend this historical function to honor those who has for too
long been forgotten. “ SARLSA will appreciate any information to assist us in our endeavor with
names or information to follow up.” Says the 85 year young Jan Prinsloo, first League Springbok
whos’e name appears (2017) in the League’s Hall of Fame and the first Legend of the South-
African Rugby League Sports Association.
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