Wednesday, 1 October 2014

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Wednesday, 1 October 2014

 

Change to Springbok training venue – 1 October

 

This schedule is for planning purposes only and not for publication.

 

Media are advised that the Springbok training session schedule for 14h30 on Wednesday afternoon has been moved and will now take place at St Peter’s College. The time and the rest of the week’s media activities are unchanged.

 

St Peter’s College is in College Lane (off Maxwell Drive) in Sunninghill.

 

Monday 1 October

 

11h30-12h30: Springbok team announcement with head coach Heyneke Meyer followed by mixed zone with selected players – Palazzo Hotel

 

14:30: Field Session – St Peter’s College (closed to media except the first 15 minutes only for visuals)

 

Thursday 2 October

 

No Media

 

Friday 3 October

 

11h00-11h30: Captain’s Media Conference – Palazzo Hotel

 

14h00: Official Team Photograph – Palazzo Hotel

 

16h30: Captain’s run – Ellis Park (closed apart from the first 15 minutes only for visuals)

 

Saturday 4 October

 

17h00: Springboks v New Zealand – Ellis Park, Johannesburg

 

19h30-20h15 (approximately): Post-match media conference with Springbok head coach and captain, followed by mixed zone with selected players

 

Media protocols

 

  • Every effort will be made to satisfy media needs within the following media schedule and flexibility will be applied where possible.

     

  • Media are advised to arrive in reasonable time for media opportunities but are warned that due to on-field preparations press conferences and mixed zones may not always start exactly as per schedule.

     

  • Springbok personnel will only be available to media within the prescribed media windows. Please note that live interviews for radio and television will only be considered if requested at least 24 hours in advance and cannot be guaranteed. No interviews will be permitted before 07h30 (local time).

     

  • Due to the predicted level of media interest it is expected that one-on-one interviews cannot be guaranteed. Any such requests have to be made via email to the Springbok Media Manager.

     

  • No media interactions will be permitted on Thursdays or Fridays (apart from the usual Captain’s media conference, team photograph and filming and photo opportunities at the Captain’s run).

     

  • The schedule is subject to change. All changes will be advised via Media Advisory per electronic release.

     

  • For more information, please contact De Jongh Borchardt – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. / +27 (0) 82 999 9979.

     

    Issued by SARU Corporate Affairs

     

For further information, please contact
Andy Colquhoun
GM: Corporate Affairs
+27 (0) 21 928 7010
+27 (0) 82 926 0789
andyc@sarugby.co.za
Rayaan Adriaanse
Media Manager
+27 (0) 21 928 7013
+27 (0) 82 999 0022
rayaan@sarugby.co.za
De Jongh Borchardt
Springbok Media Manager
+27 (0) 21 928 7021
+27 (0) 82 999 9979
dejonghb@sarugby.co.za
Andrea Pharaoh
Coordinator
+27 (0) 21 928 7011
+27 (0) 76 812 9046
andreap@sarugby.co.za