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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 818220" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Just an update... Louis Koen has been brought in as a consultant-coach for the Kicking department. Reports suggest that AC is not allowed to get help from outside the mobi-unit. And that Louis Koen is part of the Mobi-unit and can therefore assist. Seems like Rapport was right... <a href="http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/RugbyChampionship/koen-to-save-bok-kicking-game-20160927" target="_blank">http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/RugbyChampionship/koen-to-save-bok-kicking-game-20160927</a></p><p></p><p></p><p> [USER=74121]@Bruce_ma_goose[/USER] </p><p></p><p>You have to bear in mind that the quota-system is implemented with the eye on the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with the expectation of having 50% representation at the World Cup being black players.</p><p></p><p>Now against New Zealand we did have only 5 players of colour, but against Australia we had 8. Against Argentina in the first game we also had 8 and in the away game in Salta we had 7.</p><p></p><p>So basically the New Zealand match is the odd one out, which brings the question. Did AC on purpose left out some of the coloured players against the All Blacks to field his strongest available team, or was it purely rotational?</p><p></p><p>As for the coaching team, I can understand the budget constraints due to a lack of having a big name sponsor. But again, it brings in the question as to why the big names are not sponsoring the Springboks? Could it perhaps be that the big companies are not agreeing on the manner in which SA Sport is being influenced? That they want to sponsor a team synonymous with winning instead of the race profile it's trying to achieve??</p><p></p><p>The big question mark in the coaching line-up is Mzwandile Stick. His coaching experience prior to being appointed assistant Springbok coach was that he coached the U/19 Southern Kings backline. So clearly there is a reason why we are up in arms. And his lack of experience and to an extent, his knowledge is showing on the field. There are plenty of more qualified coaches in SA for that post, but they were overlooked. AC didn't even select him, he was a SARU appointed coach. He basically didn't even had an interview when applying for the job.</p><p></p><p>All these other articles some are posting here, that is disregarding the quota system, might have a valid point here or there, but it's going to take a lot more convincing to sway me and the general SA public to think that the quota system is not a direct influence on our failures.</p><p></p><p>Remember that the quota system was introduced officially, by our Sports Minister just before the RWC last year, and the purpose was to start the process on being prepared for 2019. As the years pass by, there will be more and more coloured players in the Springbok team and Super Rugby team in order to reach the targets for 2019.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 818220, member: 40658"] Just an update... Louis Koen has been brought in as a consultant-coach for the Kicking department. Reports suggest that AC is not allowed to get help from outside the mobi-unit. And that Louis Koen is part of the Mobi-unit and can therefore assist. Seems like Rapport was right... [URL="http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/RugbyChampionship/koen-to-save-bok-kicking-game-20160927"]http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/RugbyChampionship/koen-to-save-bok-kicking-game-20160927[/URL] [USER=74121]@Bruce_ma_goose[/USER] You have to bear in mind that the quota-system is implemented with the eye on the 2019 Rugby World Cup, with the expectation of having 50% representation at the World Cup being black players. Now against New Zealand we did have only 5 players of colour, but against Australia we had 8. Against Argentina in the first game we also had 8 and in the away game in Salta we had 7. So basically the New Zealand match is the odd one out, which brings the question. Did AC on purpose left out some of the coloured players against the All Blacks to field his strongest available team, or was it purely rotational? As for the coaching team, I can understand the budget constraints due to a lack of having a big name sponsor. But again, it brings in the question as to why the big names are not sponsoring the Springboks? Could it perhaps be that the big companies are not agreeing on the manner in which SA Sport is being influenced? That they want to sponsor a team synonymous with winning instead of the race profile it's trying to achieve?? The big question mark in the coaching line-up is Mzwandile Stick. His coaching experience prior to being appointed assistant Springbok coach was that he coached the U/19 Southern Kings backline. So clearly there is a reason why we are up in arms. And his lack of experience and to an extent, his knowledge is showing on the field. There are plenty of more qualified coaches in SA for that post, but they were overlooked. AC didn't even select him, he was a SARU appointed coach. He basically didn't even had an interview when applying for the job. All these other articles some are posting here, that is disregarding the quota system, might have a valid point here or there, but it's going to take a lot more convincing to sway me and the general SA public to think that the quota system is not a direct influence on our failures. Remember that the quota system was introduced officially, by our Sports Minister just before the RWC last year, and the purpose was to start the process on being prepared for 2019. As the years pass by, there will be more and more coloured players in the Springbok team and Super Rugby team in order to reach the targets for 2019. [/QUOTE]
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