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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 819748" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>I think that Idea will never realise in SA.</p><p></p><p>first we have to differentiate between coloured players and ethnic black players, as there is a massive difference. And then, even in between the ethnic black players you have different tribes/cultures such as Zulu, Xhosa, Venda, Tswana, Ndebele, Sesotho, Seswati and so on, which is different from the Maori. These cultures have their own language, and plenty of words that is vastly different from the other cultures. So if we ever have such a team, what language will they speak? English? Afrikaans? I doubt that the players would like that.</p><p></p><p>The other problem is that the ethnic black players in the proffessional setup in SA only occupy certain positions, so we won't be able to field a 23-man team using only ethnic black players. We would have one lock, one fly half and a backline full of wingers apart from Mapoe and Mnisi.</p><p></p><p>But the other problem is that I don't think the top players would want to play for this team. It would put a target on their back in that they see themselves as a quota player, and therefore might not always be selected on merit for the Boks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 819748, member: 40658"] I think that Idea will never realise in SA. first we have to differentiate between coloured players and ethnic black players, as there is a massive difference. And then, even in between the ethnic black players you have different tribes/cultures such as Zulu, Xhosa, Venda, Tswana, Ndebele, Sesotho, Seswati and so on, which is different from the Maori. These cultures have their own language, and plenty of words that is vastly different from the other cultures. So if we ever have such a team, what language will they speak? English? Afrikaans? I doubt that the players would like that. The other problem is that the ethnic black players in the proffessional setup in SA only occupy certain positions, so we won't be able to field a 23-man team using only ethnic black players. We would have one lock, one fly half and a backline full of wingers apart from Mapoe and Mnisi. But the other problem is that I don't think the top players would want to play for this team. It would put a target on their back in that they see themselves as a quota player, and therefore might not always be selected on merit for the Boks. [/QUOTE]
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