Key People

MyPlayers

Entities of MyPlayers

The South African Players’ Association

The South African Rugby Players’ Association (SARPA) is the registered trade union which exclusively represent the professional rugby players. The trade union serves as a platform for the players to collectively exercise their labour rights and it also empowers them to take collective action on matters pertaining to their employment.

SARPA was established in 1998 and is regulated by the Labour Relations Act of South Africa.

The Players’ Trust

The Players’ Trust is licensed to use and represent the collective commercial rights of the professional rugby players in South Africa. These players’ rights are made available to external stakeholders to be used for broadcasting purposes, various sponsorship programmes and for general media use.

The Players’ Trust also facilitates sub-licensing agreements with third parties and continuously monitor the usage of these rights.