Cape Town — Mark Alexander , president of SA Rugby , on Monday pledged support from the South African rugby fraternity for the country's track and field star Caster Semenya , ahead of this week's hearing on proposed rules by the IAAF which aim to restrict testosterone levels in female athletes.
"Caster Semenya is a national treasure and someone all South Africans should be immensely proud of, and we fully support her in this fight which we see as discriminatory to women," said Alexander.
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