{"id":59996,"date":"2026-01-06T22:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/rugby\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T22:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T20:30:14","slug":"happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/rugby\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy New Year Message from Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"press-body-in\">\n                    <span><br \/>\n                                            CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 6, 2026\/APO Group\/ &#8212;<br \/>\n                                        <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Happy New Year Message from Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.co\/44YXHVm\" rel=\"noopener\">www.RugbyAfrique.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/dc8f0ac90eac\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=75&h=0&c=0 75w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/0346509edd26\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=100&h=0&c=0 100w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/1dbaa061709a\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=150&h=0&c=0 150w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/6482eec539be\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=240&h=0&c=0 240w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/4f888a368796\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=320&h=0&c=0 320w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/8cbdf9931369\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=500&h=0&c=0 500w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/2fd7be2f5f3e\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=640&h=0&c=0 640w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/f070654d8777\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=800&h=0&c=0 800w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/3274984dda0b\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=1024&h=0&c=0 1024w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/c39a6d5359ea\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=1280&h=0&c=0 1280w, https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/c91a32562b34\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996&w=1600&h=0&c=0 1600w\" class=\"logo-bigger\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/wp.fifu.app\/southafricatoday.net\/aHR0cHM6Ly9ydWdieWFmcmljYS5hZnJpY2EtbmV3c3Jvb20uY29tL2ZpbGVzL2xhcmdlL2JjODg3ZjQ0NGVkZjM3MC8yMDAvMjAw\/0466926d277d\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa.webp?p=59996\" alt=\"Rugby Africa\" title=\"See more news from this source\"><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rugbyafrica.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/happy-new-year-message-from-herbert-mensah-president-of-rugby-africa?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 6, 2026\/APO Group\/ &#8212; Happy New Year Message from Herbert Mensah, President of Rugby Africa (www.RugbyAfrique.com). 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