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Man up SA coaches on Transformation

Started by kingcorn3 REPLIES428 VIEWS· 01 Jun 2017, 14:54
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kingcornPro3,695 posts
01 Jun 2017, 14:54
#1
01 Jun 2017, 14:54#1
I spent the morning listening to a Podcast where Gary Gold was interviewed and he spoke about Transformation. I also recall a similar interview with Jake White. Both pretty much believed that they can put a transformation team out that can win. But looking at the players that both them mentioned. I almost feel like they are merely saying that to try land a springbok coaching job. 
Gold spoke about Mvovo and Jantjies, but we have seen how poor they have been. Jake was harping on about Ricky January and Guthrow Steenkamp still being great players, but none of them could fess up and actually say that these guys are either not in the position to the worlds best but more of a musical chairs. 
Gold had the gaul to see that they should implement a BEE programme in rugby so that coaches and players know where they stand. He also mentioned of the constant meddling by the government and rugby administrators that would single out which quota players would be picked. No wonder we are seeing so many below par quota selections in the bok setup. There is absolutely no concept of merit in our teams. 
We will never be able to compete if we are hamstrung by having 20% of players that wouldn't even be picked for their own provincial team but because of politics players like Rudy Paige that has been absolutely awful get picks at the bulls even though is not the best and in return gets picks for the boks. 
I'm not holding my breath at all
sharkbok
sharkbokCaptain23,260 posts
01 Jun 2017, 15:05
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01 Jun 2017, 15:05#2
Gary Gold proved he was useless at the Sharks. He could not even coach a Super Rugby team- how does he propose to do so with a national team.
He even said he did not want to coach at the Sharks when the pressure was on-  and he wanted to be the director of rugby to talk cliches about structures, and indabas.
It is a good point though- that quotas should be enforced at lower level- to ensure their is enough talent to select from.
2017 has been a good year for new black talent- with the Kings producing some good prospects, in particular the left winger
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CeradynePro9,374 posts
01 Jun 2017, 16:39
#3
01 Jun 2017, 16:39#3
@Kingcorn. TBH, Jake White was coach until 2007. Steenkamp was the 2010 SA Player of the year, three years later. So maybe Jake had a point.
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DennyCaptain12,893 posts
02 Jun 2017, 03:11
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02 Jun 2017, 03:11#4
 Racial selections stink, if there has to be such an animal then have it at every other level other than national level. Wishful thinking on my behalf in a country we know to be race obsessed.
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