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June International Test: South Africa vs. Ireland [1st Test] (11/06/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="Groundhog" data-source="post: 802634" data-attributes="member: 50079"><p>I mean yeah sense would dictate that you would invest in grassroots of a sport to ensure greater diversity, but sense seems to be quite far from a priority for the 'decision makers' in SA. Rugby (and I'm pretty ignorant here) seems to be quite symbolic of all that the ANC hates in SA, and so their attempts to force positive discrimination quotas into the game are a far cheaper and petty way of forcing their political views onto the sport. It's populist, it's political, and the best interests of the sport mean very very little to them. There is literally no legitimate argument for putting anything but your best 15 onto the field whether they be black, white or purple like Barney. A greater proportion of that best 15 would be black if kids were encouraged to play the game from a young age, but so is life. That's not to take away from guys like Kholisi who are excellent players, and among the best on show yesterday, but long term it can only lead to the stagnation of South African rugby.</p><p>That's just my two cents as a total outsider, and I'm sure the South African lads have a far more informed opinion on the topic</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Groundhog, post: 802634, member: 50079"] I mean yeah sense would dictate that you would invest in grassroots of a sport to ensure greater diversity, but sense seems to be quite far from a priority for the 'decision makers' in SA. Rugby (and I'm pretty ignorant here) seems to be quite symbolic of all that the ANC hates in SA, and so their attempts to force positive discrimination quotas into the game are a far cheaper and petty way of forcing their political views onto the sport. It's populist, it's political, and the best interests of the sport mean very very little to them. There is literally no legitimate argument for putting anything but your best 15 onto the field whether they be black, white or purple like Barney. A greater proportion of that best 15 would be black if kids were encouraged to play the game from a young age, but so is life. That's not to take away from guys like Kholisi who are excellent players, and among the best on show yesterday, but long term it can only lead to the stagnation of South African rugby. That's just my two cents as a total outsider, and I'm sure the South African lads have a far more informed opinion on the topic [/QUOTE]
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