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<blockquote data-quote="Crazy Horse" data-source="post: 769670" data-attributes="member: 73526"><p>As an American, I watch the Bok team selection process with bemusement. I'll be the first to admit that my country has had its fair share of race issues. To address some of these wrongs, we have things like affirmative action, to give historically disadvantaged minorities a leg up in education, employment, etc.but sports selection has always been colorblind. You don't do affirmative action at the national team level. What needs to happen is for academies, programs, etc. to be set up at the grassroots level to build up the rugby playing base in traditionally non-rugby areas, among black communities, etc. so that in 3, 5, 10 years, you have a solid playing base of young guys who can be channeled upwards into the elite ranks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crazy Horse, post: 769670, member: 73526"] As an American, I watch the Bok team selection process with bemusement. I'll be the first to admit that my country has had its fair share of race issues. To address some of these wrongs, we have things like affirmative action, to give historically disadvantaged minorities a leg up in education, employment, etc.but sports selection has always been colorblind. You don't do affirmative action at the national team level. What needs to happen is for academies, programs, etc. to be set up at the grassroots level to build up the rugby playing base in traditionally non-rugby areas, among black communities, etc. so that in 3, 5, 10 years, you have a solid playing base of young guys who can be channeled upwards into the elite ranks. [/QUOTE]
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