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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 742873" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>It's interesting but most of the players you have mentioned don't actually qualify as black, but rather coloured. Race has been so worked into South African sport that guys like Habana and Pieterson are classified as 'coloured', while Beast was born in Zimbabwe so doesn't count...</p><p></p><p>As for what players who are considered colored or black who have been good enough, there are plenty. De Jongh, Guthro Steenkamp, Bjorn Basson, Ricky Januarie (once upon a time), Eddie Andrews, Breyton Paulse, Gio Aplon, Elton Jantes, Conrad Jantjies I believe are all considered colored. Tonderai Chavhanga and Brian Mujati were both born in Zimbabwe as well. Jongi Nokwe, Solly Tyibilika, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Lwasi Mvovo, Siya Kolisi, Trevor Nkanyane, Hanyani Shimange, Ashley Johnson..</p><p></p><p>Most of those players were good enough to play games for the Springboks, and that's off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more. What is a shame is a few of those names probably don't get some of the credit they otherwise would because they were also being used as pinups for quotas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 742873, member: 38640"] It's interesting but most of the players you have mentioned don't actually qualify as black, but rather coloured. Race has been so worked into South African sport that guys like Habana and Pieterson are classified as 'coloured', while Beast was born in Zimbabwe so doesn't count... As for what players who are considered colored or black who have been good enough, there are plenty. De Jongh, Guthro Steenkamp, Bjorn Basson, Ricky Januarie (once upon a time), Eddie Andrews, Breyton Paulse, Gio Aplon, Elton Jantes, Conrad Jantjies I believe are all considered colored. Tonderai Chavhanga and Brian Mujati were both born in Zimbabwe as well. Jongi Nokwe, Solly Tyibilika, Chiliboy Ralepelle, Lwasi Mvovo, Siya Kolisi, Trevor Nkanyane, Hanyani Shimange, Ashley Johnson.. Most of those players were good enough to play games for the Springboks, and that's off the top of my head. I'm sure there are more. What is a shame is a few of those names probably don't get some of the credit they otherwise would because they were also being used as pinups for quotas. [/QUOTE]
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