Wednesday, 1 October 2014

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This schedule is for planning purposes only and not for publication.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 – dejonghb@sarugby.co.za / +27 (0) 82 999 9979.

   

  Issued by SARU Corporate Affairs