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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 816411" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Well I think things need to change on 2 fronts. </p><p></p><p>1. Inside Rugby South Africa</p><p></p><p>The whole farce that is the EP Kings has brought disrepute into SA rugby, and not just at Super Rugby Level but also at Currie Cup level. As the Kings were told that they will remain in the premier division of the Currie Cup because they are a Super Rugby Franchise. that has lead to other unions remaining demoted to the first division, yet they are way better than the Kings.</p><p></p><p>This has caused a whole ripple effect and affected every aspect of the domestic game.</p><p></p><p>2. South African Economy and Politics</p><p></p><p>Here is the biggest issue. Our Economy as at an all time low, and the in-fighting within the ANC are not helping us in any way. The most recent war between our President and our Finance Minister is the one the could send us to junk status as a global economy. So we're hanging by a thread. This has lead to big sponsors to withdraw from sponsoring major sports events and team. The Currie Cup doesn't have a main sponsor this year, like it did in the past with ABSA bank. Our Springboks are being sponsored by Blue Label Telecoms, who was up to the Irish series, a relative unknown entity in South Africa.</p><p></p><p>Our Currency rate is dropping every week, we had one of the worst droughts in our country's history and the ANC just keeps on trolling along making the country a worse place than it was.</p><p></p><p>If this doesn't change soon, then South African sport is in deep trouble.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 816411, member: 40658"] Well I think things need to change on 2 fronts. 1. Inside Rugby South Africa The whole farce that is the EP Kings has brought disrepute into SA rugby, and not just at Super Rugby Level but also at Currie Cup level. As the Kings were told that they will remain in the premier division of the Currie Cup because they are a Super Rugby Franchise. that has lead to other unions remaining demoted to the first division, yet they are way better than the Kings. This has caused a whole ripple effect and affected every aspect of the domestic game. 2. South African Economy and Politics Here is the biggest issue. Our Economy as at an all time low, and the in-fighting within the ANC are not helping us in any way. The most recent war between our President and our Finance Minister is the one the could send us to junk status as a global economy. So we're hanging by a thread. This has lead to big sponsors to withdraw from sponsoring major sports events and team. The Currie Cup doesn't have a main sponsor this year, like it did in the past with ABSA bank. Our Springboks are being sponsored by Blue Label Telecoms, who was up to the Irish series, a relative unknown entity in South Africa. Our Currency rate is dropping every week, we had one of the worst droughts in our country's history and the ANC just keeps on trolling along making the country a worse place than it was. If this doesn't change soon, then South African sport is in deep trouble. [/QUOTE]
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