Sad to see v/d Walt off to France

 Willemse is apparently also on the French shopping list = we should not lose top players like that.

i assume were talking about the cheetahs red headed vice captain extraordinaire???

if so then yes, that is a huge loss, good enough to be playing for the Boks right now, even bigger waste when u coinsider the likes of louw and alberts eating up valuable Bok real estate in the backrow.

SA do have some pretty amazing depth though in the loosies, its a pity though that meyer dosent even give some of that talent a look.

nazim caar, jacques du plessis and arno botha must be top priority signings for the Boks though, SA rugby needs them to stay in SA cos theres a level of x factor amongst those three which is scary, All Black level scary.

How long before the French rugby players start to complain over this large number of overseas players that are swamping the top French clubs? Surely, these overseas players must reduce the chances for local players to develop their skills at higher levels. This could be a case for the IRB to issue some guidelines.  

@blikkies,

complaints have been made about that very problem for a while now, just google it and u will see mnay articles from experts both french and foreign all saying the same thing.

but this isnt an IRB problem, this is a french issue and one that needs to be handled by the french.
the IRB dont have a single say in the matter and rightly so IMO.

besides, the way the IRB let the english clubs get away with bloody murder, chances are they would get the same smacking from the french fries .

 Very bad news. Blikkies I also wondered about saturation point re the French imports. 
Stupid policy which will mean the demise of the national side. Bit like English football.Van Der Walt is defintely Test quality and should be Vermulen's under stuudy and should at least have played against Scotland if fit.
Blame it on the very, very weak rand.

 sasuke uchiha

Status: Rugby Legend
Posts: 5734 RE: Sad to see v/d Walt off to France
June 19, 2014, 18:50:41 @blikkies,

complaints have been made about that very problem for a while now, just google it and u will see mnay articles from experts both french and foreign all saying the same thing.

but this isnt an IRB problem, this is a french issue and one that needs to be handled by the french.
the IRB dont have a single say in the matter and rightly so IMO.

besides, the way the IRB let the english clubs get away with bloody murder, chances are they would get the same smacking from the french fries.

So who is this IRB bunch of villains who let every body "get away with murder"?

The IRB Council:

IRB Chairman, Bernard Lapasset IRB Vice-Chairman, Oregan Hoskins Africa (CAR), Abdelaziz Bougja Argentina, Agustin Pichot Asia (ARFU), Koji Tokumasu Australia, Michael Hawker Australia, Bill Pulver Canada, Chris Le Fevre England, Bill Beaumont England, John Spencer Europe (FIRA-AER), Octavian Morariu France, Pierre Camou France, Jacques Laurans Ireland, Pat Whelan Ireland, Peter Boyle Italy, Giancarlo Dondi Japan, Tatsuzo Yabe New Zealand, Mike Eagle New Zealand, Steve Tew NACRA, Bob Latham Oceania (FORU), Harry Schuster Scotland, John Jeffrey Scotland, Mark Dodson South Africa, Jurie Roux Wales, David Pickering Wales, Gerald Davies

The IRB Exec Committee:
Executive Committee   Members  Bernard Lapasset (Chairman)
 Oregan Hoskins (Vice Chairman)
 Bill Beaumont
 Peter Boyle
 Giancarlo Dondi
 Mike Eagle
 Michael Hawker
 Bob Latham
 Tatsuzo Yabe
 Brett Gosper
The guys who are of course responsible for these types of issues are the members of the rugby committee:

Members  John Jeffrey (Chairman)  Bill Beaumont  Giancarlo Dondi  Michael Hawker  Chris Le Fevre  David Pickering  Agustin Pichot  Koji Tokumasu  Pat Whelan  Fabien Pelous  Cheryl Soon  Nick Mallett
Amongst their "terms of reference" are:

( iv ) To Track playing trends in world Rugby and monitoring the Laws and their effectiveness ensuring that the Game continues to be played according to the principles outlined in the Playing Charter

( v ) To Monitor Strategic Initiatives to ensure that the three main strands of the playing of the Game (playing, coaching and officiating) are considered in a holistic and integrated manner

( x ) To Determine the criteria for international matches

( xi ) To Determine the international matches and tours schedule and playing structure

( xii ) To Debate player welfare issues at high performance level and propose IRB policies in this area