Rumours that President Thabo Mbeki was involved in a conspiracy to take over rugby were untrue, the chairman of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Sports, Butana Kompela, said on Tuesday.
Speaking at the rugby unions' transformation briefing in Parliament, Kompela said while the rumours were not true, they were quite damaging.
"Transformation is national agenda of the constitution and not the agenda of an individual.
"I can assure you that there is no one in this country who would want to take over rugby, all that we want to achieve is transformation of this sport... " he said.
By not refuting Mbeki's conspiracy claims, the rugby sport leadership, Kompela said, was creating an impression that there was substance to the rumours.
"Despite the fact that these rumours are being published in newspapers, the rugby leadership has not distanced itself from them.
"We want the leadership to brief us on the issue and tell us what their position is," he said.
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