Mark Alexander is set to begin his third and final full term as president of the South African Rugby Union after being the only candidate nominated when nominations closed on Monday.
Alexander, who first took the role in an interim capacity in 2016 following the resignation of Oregan Hoskins, was nominated by representatives of 11 SARU member unions.
He will formally begin his four-year term at the Annual General Meeting in Cape Town on 14 May.
Meanwhile, eight nominations were received for the two open positions on the SARU Executive Council.
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The current holders of the roles, Hennie Baartman and Randall September, are standing for election for a second term but face opposition from six candidates.
The challengers are advocate Zuko Badli, nominated by Border, Zelda Freitag from Mpumalanga, Mimi Tau from the Blue Bulls, Mpho Sekulisa from the Free State, Ryno Opperman from the Free State, and Tania Vermaak from Eastern Province.
According to the SARU constitution, at least one of the two members elected to the Executive Council must be a woman.
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