SA RUGBY MASCOT COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Promoter: SA Rugby

Data Processor: Wasserman Digital and Data

1. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1. “Competition” shall mean the SA Rugby Mascot Competition;

1.2. “Competition Period” shall mean 09:00 am on Friday, 20th June 2025 to 11:59 pm on Sunday, 29^th June 2025.

1.3. “Participant” shall mean any entrant into the Competition and any person with whom a Participant may share a prize (in the event that you win a prize which is for you and one or more additional persons (“your partner”);

1.5. “Promoter” shall mean the South African Rugby Union (“SA Rugby”), SARU House, Tygerberg Park, 163 Uys Krige Drive, Plattekloof, Cape Town, 7500, South Africa;

1.6. “Prize” shall mean a mascot experience for the nominated child/guardian or a parent to join as a mascot for the Springboks at South Africa vs. Italy on Saturday, 12th July 2025 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha. Alongside this mascot experience, the parent/guardian, nominated child, and two other guests will receive general admission tickets to watch the game in the stadium. The winners will be determined randomly by lucky draw by an authorised representative of the Promoter at the conclusion of the Competition Period;

1.6. “Winning Entry” shall mean an entry which qualifies to win a Prize in the Competition as described in paragraph 4 below.

2. GENERAL ENTRY CONDITIONS

2.1. No late entries will be accepted;

2.2. The Competition is open to South African citizens or permanent residents only;

2.3. Participants must be available on 12th July 2025 in Gqeberha;

2.4. The following persons are excluded from this Competition and may not participate:

2.4.1. a director, member, partner, employee or agent of, or consultant to SA Rugby;

2.4.2. a supplier of goods or services in connection with this Competition, including promotional partners, printers, advertising and promotional agencies, professional advisors and staff employed by or contracted to the Promoter/s marketing service providers;

2.4.3. the spouses, life partners, business partners or immediate family members of the people or entities referred to in 2.4.1 and 2.2.2 above.

3. HOW TO ENTER AND WINNER SELECTION

3.1. During the Promotion Period, users visit https://sa-rugby.live.partnership-hub.com/mascot_experience , enter the required information (parent/guardian full name, parent/guardian email address, country of residence, region, age range, gender, child/dependant full name, and child/dependant full date of birth) within the official entry form, and submit the fully completed entry form. When all foregoing steps of the entry process are complete, entrants will automatically receive one (1) entry in The Competition.

Although there is no age limit to participate in the Promotion, prizes can only be claimed if you are aged 18 years or above. If you are under 18 years of age, your parent or legal guardian must submit the claim and claim the prize on your behalf.

If an entrant completes the optional survey, they will be given ten (10) additional entries into The Competition.

3.2. Qualifying Participants will be included in a list of entrants that will be automatically entered into a lucky draw to determine Prize winners.

3.3. Winning Entries shall be determined by means of a ‘lucky draw’ (by randomiser) which shall take place within 96 hours of the conclusion of the Competition Period.

4. PRIZES

4.1. There are a total of two (2) Prizes, for the two (2) Winning Entries in the Competition.

4.2. Prize winners will be notified via email and/or phone within seven (7) working days of the Winning Entries having been drawn.

4.3. The Promoter reserves the right to re-draw for a Prize and award a Prize to someone else in the event that the Prize winner has not responded to three (3) attempts by the Promoter to communicate with him/her.

4.4. No Prize will be awarded unless or until verification of each Winning Entry is made by the Promoter and the Promoter is satisfied, in its absolute discretion, that the criteria for a Winning Entry and the Competition’s Terms and Conditions have been met. Should the Participant not qualify to receive a Prize, the Participant acknowledges that he/she shall be required to forfeit it.

4.5. In the event that a winning Participant is either uncontactable or in the event that a winning Participant rejects, or declines acceptance of the Prize, the Prize shall be subject to a new draw.

4.6. Should a Participant win a Prize, the Participant undertakes to expeditiously do all things necessary to enable the Promoter to comply with all of its obligations including but not limited to, providing such personal information as may be required in order to facilitate the awarding of the Prize.

4.7. Prizes are not transferable and accordingly may not be exchanged for their cash value or sold.

4.8. The Promoter’s decision is final.

4.9. The Promoter reserves the right to withhold the Prize until it is entirely satisfied that the claimant of the Prize is the bona fide winner. The Promoter may require you to provide it with additional information as it may reasonably require (including proof of identity and/or proof of residency) in order to process and to facilitate your acceptance and/or use of a Prize.

4.10. The Promoter does not make any representation or give any warranties, whether expressly or implicitly as to a prize, and in particular, without limitation, makes no representations and gives no warranty that a prize, or any aspect thereof, will:

4.10.1. meet the Participant’s requirements, preferences, standards or expectations; or

4.10.2. be satisfactory and punctual;

4.11. For avoidance of doubt:

4.11.1. winning Participants will be required to pay for any additional expenses that are not defined as being a part of the Prize; and

4.11.2. the Participant undertakes to sign a waiver of liability and indemnity before claiming any Prize. The Promoter cannot be held responsible for any accident, injury or loss of property as a result of winning, accepting and/or utilising the Prize.

5. GENERAL TERMS AND INFORMATION

5.1. Participation in the Competition is deemed to be acceptance of these terms and conditions by the Participant.

5.2 For any Prize which must be claimed by the winners’ parent/legal guardian, the Promoter will not be obliged to award it to anyone other than that parent/legal guardian, if the winner is under 18 years of age. The Promoter may also withhold the Prize should the Promoter determine in its sole discretion that a dispute may have arisen as between the winner and the parent/legal guardian in relation to the Prize.

5.3 The Promoter is not liable or responsible to verify the identity of the parent or legal guardian.

5.4. The Promoter/s, its respective directors, affiliates, members, partners, employees, agents, consultants, suppliers, contractors, subsidiaries and sponsors assume no liability whatsoever for any direct or indirect loss or damage, including but not limited to physical harm or death, howsoever arising from or as a result of a Participant’s participation in the Competition or redemption of a Prize in terms of this Competition, or from any amendments to Prize details and/or the terms and conditions of this Competition. All Participants (including the winners) hereby expressly indemnify the Promoter in this regard and shall hold it harmless from all and any claims arising from or as a result of the above reasons.

5.5 These terms are entered into by the Promoter and the entrant. The Promoter has engaged the services of Wasserman Digital and Data Ltd (company number 13621120) to assist with the running of this Promotion, the collection and management of data and the selection of winners ("Data processors").

5.6 Wasserman Digital & Data Limited (located in the UK and Australia) to assist with collection and management of data, entry forms, selection of the winners, and who have created a dedicated Sponsor web page on their site referred to in Section 5 above for the entry page and terms and conditions for this promotion.

5.7. The Promoter reserves the right to vary, postpone, suspend, or cancel the Competition and any prizes, or any aspect thereof, without notice, for any reason whatsoever. In the event of such variation, postponement, suspension or cancellation, the Participant agrees to waive any right, interest and expectations that he/she may have in terms of the Competition, and acknowledges that he/she will have no recourse against the Promoter.

5.8. Amendments published in any media, or on the SA Rugby website on www.springboks.rugby will form part of the terms and conditions of the Competition, to which terms the Participants agree to be bound.

5.9. By participating in this Competition, and for the purposes of delivering the Prize, the Participant consents to (i) the processing of his/her personal information (including name, age, ID number, address, telephone number and/or e-mail address) by SA Rugby, any of its operators, commercial partners, agents and sub-contractors on the condition that they will keep such information confidential; (ii) the collection of such further of the Participant’s personal information to supplement the personal information provided by the Participant (where necessary); and (iii) the retention of the Participant’s personal information for such purposes and for such period as may be permitted in terms of the law.

5.10. The Promoter shall respect the confidentiality of Participants' personal information and will not sell or distribute such information to any other party without the explicit consent of the Participant, except where required to do so by law.

5.11. The Promoter shall request the Prize winners’ consent in writing to their name, image and likeness being used and published by the Promoter in connection with this Competition for a period of 12 (twelve) months after they are announced as winners. Prize winners will not be entitled to any payment or remuneration for any such publicity or otherwise. All and any materials, including publicity materials, will be the sole property of the Promoter.

5.12. The Promoter reserves the right and at any time at its absolute discretion and without giving any reason or notice, to vary, modify or amend the Competition’s Terms and Conditions as the Promoter thinks fit. The Promoter may (i) extend any time limit or waive any of the terms where (ii) terminate or suspend the Competition at any time due to supervening circumstances beyond the Promoter’s control (iii) substitute a Prize deemed to be an appropriate replacement and of equal or greater value in the place of any of the Prizes (or any part of a prize). The Promoter’s decision in the exercise or interpretation of any of its rights or discretions in connection with these Terms and Conditions shall be final and binding.

5.13 All instructions, rules and conditions on any advertising or promotional materials relating to this Promotion form part of the Competition although, in the event of conflict, these Terms and Conditions shall prevail over all such other instructions, rules and conditions. All advertisements depicting the Prizes and prize descriptions are illustrative rather than definitive.

This competition is now closed.