Ex Keo
The current Springboks should not be playing Currie Cup rugby in the next three weeks but they will continue to be flogged in the absence of a centralised national contracting system.(The buffoooooooooooooooons running the show dont even know what a centralised contracting system is and are in anycase not interested)
There is still such a grey area between province/club/country when it comes to who plays when and where.
It is why the best Springboks will seek overseas opportunities. If you are going to be flogged then do it for the best price. (A point often overlooked by mucher and fellow travellors)
The provinces still contract the player in South Africa, unlike in New Zealand where the New Zealand Rugby Football Union controls the contract of the player and also when the individual plays.(And no doubt who he palkys for - we have seen the crusties being loaded withweeabs year n and year out - now in order not to give the game away they are loading crusties and chiefies- who they think they are fooling - apart from rooitwit and some gullible oaks)
The Sharks included five of the current Bok squad in Saturday’s match 22.
Western Province have picked all their available Test Springboks
The provinces, in the South African context, are the primary employer of the the player and in the instance of teams likes the Sharks and Western Province it is understandable they want to get the maximum playing time out of their best players.
SARU also encourages that the best players be available for the play-offs of the Currie Cup because it allows for the illusion that the Currie Cup is a competition on par with Super Rugby.
Currie Cup is a feeder and development competition and only in the semi-final and finals are provinces in a position to field Super Rugby-type teams.
None of the current All Blacks play in the ITM Cup play-offs and it is only fringe squad members that occasionally get released to get some game time.
South Africa’s provinces won’t allow for a nationally centralized contracting system as that means the provinces will never be able to play the collective bully to the Springbok coach and SARU.(Self interested twits!)
In the meantime the players get pounded, week in and week out.
I am not a fan of the returning Boks taking part in the play-offs. Mentally those who just played in the Rugby Championship are in need of a break. (Hoor Hoor!!!)
Weekend’s Currie Cup match squad line-ups
I also believe the squad of players who for the last two months have battled for the right to a play-off should be the ones contesting that play-off.(Agree)
What’s your thoughts?
Unless they follow the Beeno line they are out of order
End of story
