Hans-Peter Wild is a billionaire, with a billionaire’s idea of what “a little bit of money” means. That is how much his local rugby club, Heidelberger RK, asked him for in 2003. “They didn’t want very much, maybe €20,000,” he says. Fifteen years later, €20,000 has turned into €20m.
Wild, whose family made their money manufacturing Capri Sun, decided to spend a chunk of it trying to professionalise German rugby. “I got sucked in, because I believe if you are going to do something, you do it right,” he says.
Written by Andy Bull
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/07/hans-peter-wild-germany-rugby-union-world-cup-dream under the title “How juice drink billionaire bankrolled Germany’s Rugby World Cup charge”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
