The Springboks are currently experiencing a tough period which has seen them fall down the world rankings to fifth, following poor showings in the Rugby Championship in recent years as well as shock defeats to the likes of Japan, Italy and Argentina.
Transformation – or transformation targets rather – has often been blamed for the team’s decline. But some big rugby names do not agree. Nick Mallet has also weighed in on the debate, saying coaches have not “used their brains when it comes to transformation.
...Botha says quotas are not the reason for the national team’s woes.
“I never had any complaints regarding the way forward. It’s the new South Africa and for rugby to grow you must involve everybody. I just get fed up with people saying the quota system is the problem. Absolute nonsense. We are not losing because of quotas. We lose because we’re not playing well. I watched the semi-finals of Currie Cup and half the guys couldn’t even catch the ball,” he said.
The South African
