RC 261016SAfmMichael Abrahamson
Friday, 16 October 2026
Sports lawyer Raymond Hack recounts South African football's 1985 breakaway and the birth of the PSL, after the show opened with news of Lions lock Hiran Andrews' death in France.
- 19:09
Lions lock Hiran Andrews, 31, died in his hotel room in France; the Lions will still play La Rochelle in the Investec Champions Cup tomorrow as a tribute to him.
- 19:29
Raymond Hack recalled the 1985 breakaway from the NPSL, when SA Breweries agreed to back the new league with R400,000 in first-season sponsorship.
- 19:30
Hack said the league was rebranded the Premier Soccer League in 1996, after Trevor Phillips, marketing manager at the English FA, was brought in to attract sponsors.
- 19:38
Hack argues South African league administration now rivals England, Spain and Germany, but says player quality has slipped from the days of Phil Masinga and Quinton Fortune.