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Boks to miss World Cup?
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<blockquote data-quote="Gay-Guy" data-source="post: 109228"><p>It almost looks like Apartheid all over again. Except now it is the white people who are being discriminated again.</p><p></p><p>Governments can pretty much decide what they want when it comes to policies. Here in NZ they are about to pass an anti-smacking bill despite 80% of Kiwis opposing it. So the S.A Govt will pretty much do what they want in whatever issue they decide to delve their hand in. Unfortunately they have picked on rugby and may have overstepped the mark.</p><p></p><p>To have teams based on a quota system is promoting "fair play" and not competitive winning. It is something you might do at junior levels in primary schoools....not at a professional level with adults where a lot of money is involved.</p><p></p><p>Rupert Murdoch the S14 money man may feel ripped off. What would the S.A Govt say if he withdrew S.A from the S14? Who would major networks wanna back to make a competition? A S.A team with lots of second rate non-whites or a top rate AB team? The people with the money want a good return. They would do the research and find out what teams people want to watch. To put it bluntly no one wants to watch second rate teams even if they are winning. Fans want to go to a game and see the best players available.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gay-Guy, post: 109228"] It almost looks like Apartheid all over again. Except now it is the white people who are being discriminated again. Governments can pretty much decide what they want when it comes to policies. Here in NZ they are about to pass an anti-smacking bill despite 80% of Kiwis opposing it. So the S.A Govt will pretty much do what they want in whatever issue they decide to delve their hand in. Unfortunately they have picked on rugby and may have overstepped the mark. To have teams based on a quota system is promoting "fair play" and not competitive winning. It is something you might do at junior levels in primary schoools....not at a professional level with adults where a lot of money is involved. Rupert Murdoch the S14 money man may feel ripped off. What would the S.A Govt say if he withdrew S.A from the S14? Who would major networks wanna back to make a competition? A S.A team with lots of second rate non-whites or a top rate AB team? The people with the money want a good return. They would do the research and find out what teams people want to watch. To put it bluntly no one wants to watch second rate teams even if they are winning. Fans want to go to a game and see the best players available. [/QUOTE]
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