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Nine South Africans named in the URC’s Elite XV

· Citizen

Nine South Africans have been included in the URC’s Elite XV team of the season.

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Three are from the Bulls, three are from the Stormers, two are from the Lions, and Ulster’s Werner Kok joins them.

A South African halfback pairing of Embrose Papier (Bulls) and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu (Stormers) would theoretically dictate terms for the team, after Papier scored eight tries and Feinberg-Mngomezulu finished the regular season as the top point scorer with 158 points to both drive their sides into the playoffs.

Feinberg-Mngomezulu is the only player to retain a spot on the URC Elite XV from last year.

Kok scored eight tries to earn his spot at right wing despite Ulster not reaching the playoffs.

He and Quan Horn (Lions – fullback) feature in the backline alongside Kyle Rowe (Glasgow – left wing), Stuart McCloskey (Ulster – inside centre) and Stafford McDowall (Glasgow – outside centre).

In the pack, two South Africans play in the front row: Stormers loosehead Ntuthuko Mchunu and Bulls hooker Johan Grobbelaar, who also scored eight tries. They are joined by Leinster’s Thomas Clarkson.

Cobus Wiese, who has played an impact role from the bench as often as he’s started for the Bulls this season, joins Connacht’s Darragh Murray in the second row.

The URC’s Top Try Scorer, Evan Roos (Stormers) features at eighthman alongside the Lions’ Ruan Venter and Connacht’s Cian Prendergast.

SA players shine in the URC

Feinberg-Mngomezulu’s selection would have been tight, after Lions No 10 Chris Smith was awarded the Golden Boot after scoring 17 penalties and 49 conversions for a total 149 points.

The Stormers flyhalf hit 113 points in kicks in comparison, but played four less games than Smith.

Horn was also given the URC’s Ironman award for the second consecutive year after playing a full 80 minutes in every match in the regular season. His tally of 1,440 minutes was even better than last year’s 1,428.

The URC’s Elite XV was elected by a media selection panel spanning all five territories.

Players had to have a minimum of nine appearances to be eligible. The URC’s analytics machine, URC StatMaster, then provided a shortlist of 10 players per position to the panel.

Cardiff fullback Tom Bowen, 20, earned the URC Next-Gen Player of the Season award. The Welsh fullback had a fantastic year, and scored one of the tries that won the game against the Stormers in the final round, clinching Cardiff’s play-off spot in the process.

The URC’s Elite XV

15 Quan Horn, 14 Werner Kok, 13 Stafford McDowall, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 11 Kyle Rowe, 10 Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, 9 Embrose Papier, 8 Evan Roos, 7 Ruan Venter, 6 Cian Prendergast, 5 Cobus Wiese, 4 Darragh Murray, 3 Thomas Clarkson, 2 Johan Grobbelaar, 1 Ntuthuko Mchunu.

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ED Arrests Three In Indore Municipal Corporation Multi-Crore Fake Bill Scam

· Free Press Journal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Indore, has arrested the then assistant engineer of the Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC), Abhay Singh Rathore, and two others under the provisions of the PMLA, 2002, in connection with a money laundering investigation into the multicrore fake bill scam, officials said on Wednesday.

Rathore, along with Contractors Mohd Zakir and Rahul Badera, was produced before the Special Court (PMLA), Indore. The court granted ED custody of the accused till June 5, 2026, for further investigation.

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ED initiated the investigation on the basis of multiple FIRs registered and chargesheets filed by Police Station MG Road, Indore, under various provisions of the IPC, 1860, relating to the fraudulent withdrawal of funds from the treasury of the IMC through fake bills, forged work orders, fabricated records and non-existent project works.

Fake and bogus bills worth approximately Rs 119.53 crore were submitted to the IMC for non-existent works, resulting in fraudulent disbursements of approximately Rs 86.54 crore from its treasury.

The agency has quantified the fraud at approximately Rs 92.76 crore, which constitutes proceeds of crime under the PMLA, 2002.

The investigation revealed that the accused submitted fabricated bills to the IMC and received payments through firms under their control without carrying out any work, causing wrongful loss to the IMC and unlawful gain to themselves.

The ED said Rathore emerged as one of the principal conspirators in the scam and played a key role in facilitating the preparation and processing of fake work orders.

Contractors Zakir and Badera, through firms owned and controlled by them, received approximately Rs 71.78 crore from the IMC treasury against fake and bogus bills that form part of the present investigation.

The agency alleged that they played an active role in the preparation, submission and processing of fake bills and in the subsequent distribution of fraud proceeds among various beneficiaries involved in the conspiracy.

Earlier, the ED had conducted searches resulting in the seizure of cash and valuables worth approximately Rs 22.04 crore. Subsequently, immovable properties having an approximate value of Rs 34 crore were provisionally attached through a Provisional Attachment Order dated July 3, 2025.

Further investigation is continuing to trace the remaining proceeds of crime, identify additional assets acquired therefrom and ascertain the complete money trail.

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· Sydney Morning Herald

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