Bok star Du Toit commits to Stormers after change of heart


  • Rugby
  • Thursday, 21 May 2020

FILE PHOTO: Rugby Union - Rugby World Cup - Final - South Africa Training - Arcs Urayasu Park, Urayasu, Chiba, Japan - November 1, 2019 South Africa's Pieter-Steph Du Toit during training REUTERS/Edgar Su

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - World Rugby Player of the Year Pieter-Steph du Toit has confirmed he will stay at South African Super Rugby side the Stormers after initially giving notice he would terminate his contract.

Players in South Africa had a 21-day window to opt out of their current contracts and become free agents in light of pay cuts forced on them by South African Rugby in a bid to save R1.2-billion ($66.89 million) in expenditure in 2020.

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