Rugby administrator Mveleli Ncula has been appointed as the first black chief executive of the South African Rugby Football Union (SARFU) today.
Ncula succeeds Rian Oberholzer who has taken up the position of managing director of SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd - the newly formed controlling arm of professional rugby in South Africa.
Ncula will be responsible for running amateur and schools rugby in South Africa as well as spending the union's significant budget on rugby development. He also sits on the board of the professional arm - which remains in SARFU ownership.
The 54-year-old Ncula was SARFU's representative on the Springboks' recent Tri-Nations tour to Australia and New Zealand and has also served as an executive member of SARFU for a number of years.
He takes up his new appointment in January. Until then Oberholzer will hold the dual role of SARFU chief executive and SA Rugby managing director.