WHY HASN’T RUGBY IN THE TOWNSHIPS BEEN DEVELOPED TO MATCH UP THE SUBURBS?

Mark Fredericks – Sports Activist (Rugby)Guest: Qondakele Sompondo - Founder of Grassroots Rugby and Head Coach at Rhodes University (1st team)Saru president Oregan Hoskins said there simply was no other alternative to speed up transformation in the sport than to bring back “measured targets” for next year’s Vodacom Cup competition. All 14 provincial teams will be required to pick a minimum of seven black players in their match-day squads, two of whom must be forwards. A minimum of five black players will be required to start in next year’s competition. Hoskins said that rugby doesn’t want to go back to the quota system, and that Saru had to act pro-actively to ensure the rate of transformation continued at a pace that everyone was comfortable with.