- Louis Luyt
Louis Luyt is a
South Africa n business tycoon and politician, and one-time rugby administrator.Making a name for himself as a rugby star as a young man, Luyt went on to found Triomf Fertiliser, Luyt Breweries, and to take control of Ellis Park stadium in
Johannesburg . Distrusted by theAfrikaner elite, Luyt achieved financial success without being a member of the secretiveBroederbond .He was president of the
South African Rugby Union when the Springboks, the national team, won the Rugby World Cup in 1995 at their first attempt after returning to international competition after more than a decade of isolation. At the official dinner for the Springboks and theNew Zealand All Blacks , following the former's narrow victory over the latter in the final, in a speech described by the New Zealand media as " [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boorish boorish] ", he declared that if they had played, South Africa would have won the previous two Rugby World Cups including the 1987 tournament won by the All Blacks. In response, the All Blacks walked out of the dinner. [ [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=3527534 "World Cup Moments: A drop kick in the guts."] "New Zealand Herald", October 08, 2003.] [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/low/rugby_union/5388786.stm "Mighty Boks: South African Rugby."] By Sean Davies. "BBC Sport", Thursday, 28 September 2006.]In 1998, Luyt resigned as rugby union president after being accused of racism and financial mismanagement, and formed a political party. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/184047.stm "Former South African rugby head forms political party."] "BBC News", Wednesday, September 30, 1998.] He was a member of Parliament as leader of the
Federal Alliance from 1999. More recently, Dr Luyt brought FA into association withVryheidsfront .References
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