A part-time academy coach in Pretoria allegedly ran an elaborate scamming the parents of more than 20 young rugby players out of an estimated R150,000.
Apparently, Ivan Kruger – a specialist coach who worked on a part-time basis at UXI Sport’s rugby programme based at Harlequins Club in Pretoria – promised players lucrative “contracts” with European clubs, charging parents agent fees ranging from R2,500 to R40,000 for placements that never existed.
The police are investigating.