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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 807734" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Everything that [USER=38640]@TRF_nickdnz[/USER] said is true, and I wish SA Rugby was being run better. </p><p></p><p>The reason why there is this peak all of a sudden in unhappiness by fans, teams, players, franchises and even the organizing committee's, is that everyone is fed up with being disadvantaged. During Super 12/14 it was just South Africa that were complaining about being disadvantaged by the tournament. Some of our teams ended up touring for 5 weeks and that usually had a negative effect on the team, not only by results but also morale and finances. So by doing the conference system, they evened out the playing field with regards to travelling and having long tours. But NZ and Aussie teams still haven't experienced what the SA have already experienced with those long tours, and they never will. It's something that I can live with, because at least now, every team is on a level playing field.</p><p></p><p>So the frustration shifted, and I think rightfully so to more important issues that everyone face. Funds, keeping the best players in the SH, having an equal shot at the ***le etc.</p><p></p><p>But by fixing one thing, they went and break other things that was working so well.</p><p></p><p>The player exodus in South Africa is not new, and we're kind of used to it by now. The problem is though that it's becoming more frequent and that we are losing more players per season that we did in the past. Especially now that Japan is also a more lucrative destination for the players. In the past it was between 10-15 players per season going abroad, and teams managed to keep their core team in tact to build on for the next season. Now it's 5-6 players per franchise, that's between 30-60 players per season going away. Some teams will have no choice but to start from scratch and go from there. But this isn't the only problem, with politics interfering too, teams have to select a certain amount of players of colour, which means they lose out on getting sometimes more talented players in the same position to play for them, and that leads to our talent being drained, not just the number of players moving abroad. This is a direct effect on why SA's standards are dropping, and that is why most Saffas are so frustrated.</p><p></p><p>NZ is the best team in the world, and their programmes are brilliant, and how they get all their players to become total rugby players, is something I am in awe of. I get why they are frustrated, they are basically playing against weakened opposition outside their own conference, and by playing twice against their fellow NZ teams, they definitely have a tougher road to the final than the others. But isn't that ironic? In the past SA had the tough road to the final, and we were overruled on several issues at SANZAR meetings, and now, that our opinions matter and we get more benefits from it, another nation is being disadvantaged...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 807734, member: 40658"] Everything that [USER=38640]@TRF_nickdnz[/USER] said is true, and I wish SA Rugby was being run better. The reason why there is this peak all of a sudden in unhappiness by fans, teams, players, franchises and even the organizing committee's, is that everyone is fed up with being disadvantaged. During Super 12/14 it was just South Africa that were complaining about being disadvantaged by the tournament. Some of our teams ended up touring for 5 weeks and that usually had a negative effect on the team, not only by results but also morale and finances. So by doing the conference system, they evened out the playing field with regards to travelling and having long tours. But NZ and Aussie teams still haven't experienced what the SA have already experienced with those long tours, and they never will. It's something that I can live with, because at least now, every team is on a level playing field. So the frustration shifted, and I think rightfully so to more important issues that everyone face. Funds, keeping the best players in the SH, having an equal shot at the ***le etc. But by fixing one thing, they went and break other things that was working so well. The player exodus in South Africa is not new, and we're kind of used to it by now. The problem is though that it's becoming more frequent and that we are losing more players per season that we did in the past. Especially now that Japan is also a more lucrative destination for the players. In the past it was between 10-15 players per season going abroad, and teams managed to keep their core team in tact to build on for the next season. Now it's 5-6 players per franchise, that's between 30-60 players per season going away. Some teams will have no choice but to start from scratch and go from there. But this isn't the only problem, with politics interfering too, teams have to select a certain amount of players of colour, which means they lose out on getting sometimes more talented players in the same position to play for them, and that leads to our talent being drained, not just the number of players moving abroad. This is a direct effect on why SA's standards are dropping, and that is why most Saffas are so frustrated. NZ is the best team in the world, and their programmes are brilliant, and how they get all their players to become total rugby players, is something I am in awe of. I get why they are frustrated, they are basically playing against weakened opposition outside their own conference, and by playing twice against their fellow NZ teams, they definitely have a tougher road to the final than the others. But isn't that ironic? In the past SA had the tough road to the final, and we were overruled on several issues at SANZAR meetings, and now, that our opinions matter and we get more benefits from it, another nation is being disadvantaged... [/QUOTE]
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