“Article on Sport24”
Adnaan Mohamed
Sydney – Springbok coach, Peter de Villiers, says it’s not his fault if there are not enough black rugby players in the Springbok rugby team.
De Villiers was livid after a national coalition of black rugby clubs slammed him for a lack of transformation at Springbok level.
Asad Bhorat, secretary of the Transformation and Anti-Racism Rugby Committee (TARC) called De Villiers the “ultimate traitor”.
The Bok coach responded by saying that he is not shying away from his responsibility of transforming the Springbok team. He however believes the problem should be addressed at Super14 level.
“Transformation is definitely one of my responsibilities, but TARC should rather look elsewhere for the reasons for the lack of transformation in SA Rugby,” De Villiers said while in transit at Sydney International Airport.
Bhorat said the coach will be summoned to appear before TARC and Parliament’s standing committee on sports and recreation on his return from Australasia for failing to transform the team after proclaiming he would never pick fewer than 10 black players in his starting line-up.
De Villiers response was: “I can only pick black players who have proved themselves consistently at Super 14 level. There are many talented black players who are unfortunately not being given enough opportunities by their franchises. It makes my job very difficult when there are not enough black players coming through the system. How can I pick them if the South African Super 14 coaches are not interested in selecting them?”
The Springboks only had four players of colour in the starting XV during the Tri-Nations – Bryan Habana, JP Pietersen and Odwa Ndungane on the wings, and Zimbabwean-born Beast Mtawarira at prop.
Bhorat said in a statement that De Villiers had let his “ego be inflated by his winning streak” and had silently become “submissive” to SA Rugby by fielding an almost all-white team.
“The TARC and the sports portfolio committee have not criticised him up to now because we were giving him time and space. But no more. He will not be protected anymore,” Bhorat added.
De Villiers has fielded just three black players in his starting line-up and has only eight black players in his Tri-Nations squad.
“Sacrificing one’s principles is tormenting enough but betraying the trust of a nation hoping for change is another thing altogether.”
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It is this web site’s opinion that Peter De Villiers has done nothing wrong and that the criticism levelled against him by this faction is loathsome and unfair and we stand by him without reserve on this issue. How’s that for a strong Statement !
As my van Bhorat was sou ek ook ‘n ongelukkige JAN gewees het hehehehe
Tripples,
You’re article caused a dilemma.
As you know the Blogging Policy on the site does not provide for political comment and given the personal abuse that normally follows political discussion on other sites, the Blogging Policy makes a whole lot of sense to people who just want to relax and chat.
So, what motivated you to place this particular article?
@fender –
Sorry, I disagree.
Rugby politics should be discussed here.
Not party politics though.
I have no problem with Tripples article, it is rugby related.
@fender – Fender, what Pietman says is exactly why, this is not interpersonal or socio racism, it affects the game..
Nothing wrong with posting this article.
The rugby public need to know who the real enemy is.
Pietman and Tripples,
Guys, our Blogging Policy is absolutely clear on this. It clearly states, “No POLITICS, RACIST CONTENT, HATE SPEECH or RELIGION in comments.”
It makes no distinction between Rugby Politics and Party Politics, basically because the two cannot be divorced. The ruling political party creates the landscape wherein we practise everything including sport in our country. For example, if the Vryheidsfront was the ruling party of the day, do you believe that Snor would be hauled in front of a parliamentary standing committee? Of course, not….
Basically, I’m asking that we stick to the letter of our Blogging Policy. Please don’t assume that all bloggers here share the same political stance.
Please guys….please.
anyone who thinks this theat by these clowns mean nothing are dreaming,
this is typical how they operate , and oh god we dare not dissagree then we are racists
there can be black this and black that, can we for example start a whites rugby movement?? , and a whites only miss africa
verf al die sringbok janne swart en die probleme sal weggaan 😆
hiyas morne ….. you the same morne that goes to sharksworld??
Poor P Divvy, welcome to the not-so-nice side of being the Springbok coach. This guy cannot win, can he?
6@fender –
ok, so maybe gbs or one of the other guys could give us more clarity on this.
i believe though that it IS indeed rugby related and therefore can be discussed as long as everyone refrain from racial abuse etc
but
if the moderators of the site feel that we are indeed acting contrary to the blog’s rules
then yes, of course, this entire thread should be deleted!
@Ashley –
Agreed.
I will abide by the majority here and the moderator, and refrain from commenting on this.
Dit sal tog net weer kuk afgee ou pella…
@Ashley –
I feel that it is HOW you comment.
If you refrain from racial abuse, as you say, then it should be ok.
But anyway, let’s here from the other people and the moderator first.
There is nothing wrong with the article imo. I dont believe for one second Tripples meant to be racist or stir.
and well done to PDV for choosing the best XV and for not pushing players into the Bok team who arent ready.
12@Pietman –
(sug) ja seker
en meeste van ons het inderdaad hierin gevlug omdat politiek alles oorheers het op voldy
so miskien moet enigeen van ons wat wel hierdie artikel wil discuss, dit op een van die ander blogs doen, en hierdie een gebruik om by rugby te hou!!
@Ashley – 11
Ash, I agree with your stance on this
It does affect the game of rugby we love profoundly, but we also do not want to attract the sick political activists from the other side to come here and pollute our neigborhood
Unfortunately poltics and sport goes hand in hand as sport is a very powerful tool to use to make or break people.
Sport is controlled by politics and this Bhorat Broodkop has no interest in sport or rugby, he just wants revenge on the white man, regardless if we lose.
I told this to some black Yanks that i worked with and they did not believe me until i had to show them on the net.
@Ashley –
Dit sal wel moosa dekking kry op Voldy, jy kan darvan seker wees!
Sick is a medical condition…
Are you a MD or shrink?
Be more specific…..
@SA Barbarians –
@fender – @Pietman – @Supa Die Bloubul – @Ashley – @SA Barbarians –
Ok julle sorry, het seker nie verder gedink as wat my neus lank is nie, dit is aanvaarbaar en as dit even een mens ontstel dan is dit nie die moeite werd om dit te plaas nie….sorry guys
Well he did have the pregnant Januarie, sicknote Jacobs and Spinters Ralepelle in the squad…….
@Supa Die Bloubul –
@Stan – #21 😆
and dont forget that January can double up as a mechanic too
@Stan – 19
scroll past please
#20 Tripples
Dankie vir jou eerlike en opregte verduideliking. Jou hart is duidelik in die regte plek en jy het my respek.
@Tripples morning Tripples there is nothing wrong with the article you posted these are the facts unfortunetly-.
It is also on News 24 so she is not stirring.
@Tripples –
Saak is reg.
Ek meen dis in die nuus en dit word bespreek…
Ek weet nie hoekom ons so steriel en oorsensitief moet wees en ons daavoor moet blind hou nie.
@Tripples – 20
Nie nodig om sorry te se nie Tripples
20@Tripples –
no problems, tripples
anyway, without knowing that you’ve also pasted this story here, i’ve discussed it on “the final log” thread,
sooo you can see, whether you’ve posted it or not, it wouldve been discussed on here.
now
can anyone get hold of gbs, so we can sort this issue out?
No, please answer me on that rugby related issue which is a little unclear to me.
@SA Barbarians –
To all,
What about a photo gallery so we can see who we are talking to like on FB?
Org Potgieter( Boertjie- freelance journo down in the Cape) on Ruggaworld has a photo gallery there…
Unless you are hond ugly or ashamed or afraid of your face?
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