‘Kings vital to transformation’
23 May 2012
Saru president Regan Hoskins says the Southern Kings’ inclusion in Super Rugby will prove a massive boost to transformation in South African rugby.
According to The Times, Hoskins told the parliamentary portfolio committee on sport and recreation that the reason Saru decided to include the Kings was for the greater good of rugby in South Africa. Saru hopes that the new franchise will develop the latent black talent in the Eastern Cape region.
‘We mustn’t forget that as Saru we are aware of the dynamics of rugby and what is expected of our sport in terms of transformation. We can talk about transforming the administration and grassroots rugby and that’s all important, but we took the decision on the Kings because we know the country wants us to transform rugby,’ Hoskins said.
‘Black rugby players traditionally come from the Eastern Cape. It’s been a huge step because we believe a franchise in the Eastern Cape will be a massive boost to black players in the region, who can come through the ranks and play for the Springboks.
‘We can’t wave a magic wand to transform rugby, but we can boost transformation in rugby by having a franchise in the Eastern Cape. We ask all South Africans to bear with us, because it will be in the best interests of rugby.
‘It will be a painful process over the next year, but it’s been done with sincerity. All 14 provinces agreed to this decision without exception.’
While it’s already been confirmed that the Kings will participate in next year’s Super Rugby competition, Saru is yet to determine which of the existing five South African franchises will fall away.
This decision is expected to be finalised on 13 July.
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23 May 2012, 18:24 pm
nice conversation you guys have going here, good job everyone
23 May 2012, 18:27 pm
dawnie is an equal opportunity abuser.
23 May 2012, 18:47 pm
@mshiniwami(mshiniwami)-339: yes Mlungu simply means white person, the racial words they use are well known but i wont post them lol, like that for an indian
23 May 2012, 19:12 pm
@nama1(nama1)-272:
When Kuiper joined that club it was more of a token move: he either played One Day international then or for WP (he hardly played Test cricket), the distance from Elgin to CT nulified any real participation in the local club, so he kept on his farm instead.
@nama1(nama1)-298:
The Odds Makers fully agree with you on this one Nama
Nothing to do with rugby as such although we admit Aplon can out turn JP and Ndungane
The reason is the referee Peiper who will be worth 12 points for the Stormers
23 May 2012, 19:19 pm
@Superbru(Superbru)-320:
They may not get even to that status of a ‘shite Team’ if you ask me
But just wait, the Big Five Unions haven’t said a thing since their trio to NZ &Aus in January with J. Roux to convince the Super Rugby partners to add another team
Prior to that they just said once they will not accept relegation, and I can’t recall they made an about turn, not yet.
23 May 2012, 20:46 pm
@the artist formerly known as gunther(gunther)-286: @EP Till I Die(Transformation)-281: i’m holding you ******** to this!
24 May 2012, 14:33 pm
I think some people are fine with politics in sport as long as its their kind of politics. As soon as its not, you get the whining that you see on this blog.
It really is the fault of SARU management and they need to own up to it. People talk about the Kings are going to be the most hated team the majority “of the minority closed community clique” the is the RSA rugby public.
Well,I say let them hate. The people in the Kings must continue to tell themselves that their existence is ultimately for noble reasons(no matter the shady dealings that led to this ultimate end).
They are people in this country who believe that some things are the preserve of their culture or race.
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