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<blockquote data-quote="goodNumber10" data-source="post: 742937" data-attributes="member: 71068"><p>Introducing rugby at primary schools is pointless if there is not sufficent facilities, and coaching and follow on... kids play all sorts of sports as infants and unless they are encourage all the way through to their teens you will get little come through on many of them.</p><p></p><p>What these children need is proper outreach programs based around the sport, the chance to see people from their own demographic make it in the sport, be represented through the age grades (on merit).</p><p></p><p>That doesn't mean change the Bokkes, but it does mean that a hell of a lot more can be done at the lowest levels of the countries population and that better pathways and structures can be put into place to encourage the less fortunate through.</p><p></p><p>If rugby is seen as a viable option to extract a family form poverty you can bet those kids will be taking a chance on it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>75% of the population is black yet 29 % of the World Cup squad is black - you can see why there are questions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goodNumber10, post: 742937, member: 71068"] Introducing rugby at primary schools is pointless if there is not sufficent facilities, and coaching and follow on... kids play all sorts of sports as infants and unless they are encourage all the way through to their teens you will get little come through on many of them. What these children need is proper outreach programs based around the sport, the chance to see people from their own demographic make it in the sport, be represented through the age grades (on merit). That doesn't mean change the Bokkes, but it does mean that a hell of a lot more can be done at the lowest levels of the countries population and that better pathways and structures can be put into place to encourage the less fortunate through. If rugby is seen as a viable option to extract a family form poverty you can bet those kids will be taking a chance on it. 75% of the population is black yet 29 % of the World Cup squad is black - you can see why there are questions. [/QUOTE]
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