SARU resist Transformation

The South African Rugby Union resist change when selecting a National Squad.

"If YOU ARE BLACK AND POOR IT'S NOW HARDER TO BECOME A BOK"

Another indaba, more promises-but transformation is still passed around like a hot rugby ball, writes Liame del Carme.

How long does it take to get noticed? Well you have to engage, make amends, connections with people who are in superior ranks to put you on the Map.  Sound familiar to Politics hey! Well even in sports same things are occurring immensely.  If you are an African, poor , you got less opportunity-chances to make it on top. As for richer ones, they are targeted and used as development figures for transformation.
The Sport Minister Fikile Mbalula say's, we must name and shame those who resist transformation in sport, especially in rugby and cricket.

Cricket South Africa and South African Rugby Union persist on with their tactics, empty promises including development.  A month ago Saru, along with the Department of  Sport, held an indaba.  Transformation, they declared with first thumping authority, would be tackled head-on...nothing happened just another stance.
Transformation is a "slogan" , no one seem to act above the matter.  Yet , they convey cohesion through sports.  The Sports Committee need to work hard in order to change this critical formation, an era which 'degrade' and 'demoralize' other race.

Owen Nkumane, a Springbok in 1998, didn't bite his lips.  "I think they have been bullshitting us for years", said the sceptical  Nkumane.  ''I don't know who they have consulted", about last month's indaba.  "What makes this better than the previous plan? I'm really disappointed in the whole management at Saru.  Where are the black coaches and managers? And what is the SA Rugby Players Association's take on this? They know how black players are treated.  "Teams are simply too white. You can't tell me, almost 20 years after we got democracy, that six , seven, eight black players can't call that transformation," said Hendricks, one of the black players who actually made it on the top, even if only briefly.

'African players got what it takes to achieve greatness'.

Ricky Thomas Ponting Fact File

On the lighter note, we salute the greatest, the magnificent one Ricky Thomas Ponting.  He retired recently after Australia lost against South Africa in a Test Series 1-0 score, top ranking.
Ricky Ponting Factfile: Test Matches 168, Run 13 378, Highest 257, Ave 51.85 and Centuries 41

ODI Matches: 375, Run 13 704, Highest 164, Ave42.03, Cen 30
Twenty20 Internationals: Matches 23,Runs477, Highest98*,Average 23.85

Ricky Thomas Ponting  born : December 19, 1974 (Age 38)
Major Teams: Australia, Tasmania, Somerset
Test Debut: v Sri Lanka, Perth, December  8, 1995
ODI Debut: v SA in Wellington, February 15, 1995
T20  Debut: v New Zealand, Auckland , February 2005

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