Cheers both
@TRF_stormer2010 and
@TRF_heineken for the responses.
Given the other post on here about how your government is now preventing you from bidding for hosting International events because of quotas, I'm increasingly inclined to think this is one of those situations where if you have a choice between a conspiracy and a bunch of f##k ups, you go with the latter.
Reading the original article it just seemed bizarre to me that a sport that most South Africans don't even know exists would be actively held back despite its already incredibly minor position.
That said, I've often wondered what South Africa would have been like at League if it had gained a foothold early there like it did in Australia. You certainly have the sort of big bodies up front and talented backs to be bloody good at it.