Karp has, to date, ran 280 ultra-marathons, which include 29 Comrades marathons and 25 Two Oceans marathons.

On Thursday Taj had denounced the decision as being a political one.

Samsung has joined SA Rugby as the official mobile and consumer electronics partner across the national teams.

Barely five years until the competition, is a comparatively short time frame to get it all done.

South Africa take on Wales in the season-ending international Test on Saturday at a time when the gulf between the two rugby nations has never been more apparent.