Heyneke Meyer and the All Whites
Spare a thought this week for Teboho Mohoje. The Springbok flanker just can’t get any game time it seems, because Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer refuses to back him on the field. Mohoje’s case is not unique; many black South African rugby players have suffered the same fate. They excel at provincial rugby, rise up […]
Wanted: White’s Trust for Black Players
Transformation, that old “enemy of rugby”, has been roused from its hibernation. Last week Minister Fikile Mbalula announced after a meeting with provincial sports MECs that transformation targets had been moved to 60% black players for South African national teams. This was in response to an identified “lack of willingness in implementing transformation”, and follows a […]