{"id":21949,"date":"2013-08-16T13:23:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-16T11:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/de-villiers-says-sarus-racial-quotas-is-a-waste-of-time\/"},"modified":"2013-08-16T13:23:11","modified_gmt":"2013-08-16T11:23:11","slug":"de-villiers-says-sarus-racial-quotas-is-a-waste-of-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/de-villiers-says-sarus-racial-quotas-is-a-waste-of-time\/","title":{"rendered":"De Villiers says Saru\u2019s racial quotas is a \u2018waste of time\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/?attachment_id=13651\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-13651\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13651  \" alt=\"Peter de Villiers says racial quotas are 'waste of time'. Photo: EMPICS\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f5cff_69310103_pa-98581641-600x337.jpg\" width=\"378\" height=\"212\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Peter de Villiers says racial quotas are \u2018waste of time\u2019. Photo: EMPICS<\/p>\n<p>The first black coach of the Springboks says the South African Rugby Union is \u201cwasting its time\u201d by introducing a new racial quota system.<\/p>\n<p>From next year teams playing in the Vodacom Cup \u2013 the professional third tier of competition in South Africa behind the Currie Cup and Super Rugby \u2013 will have to field seven non-white players in their 22-man squads.<\/p>\n<p>But Peter de Villiers, who was head coach of the Springboks between 2008 and 2011, is against the idea and says it will not help to produce elite players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think the SARU understands its purpose in life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverybody will believe that these players will be picked because people are looking out for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Saru president Oregan Hoskins said <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/saru-introduces-new-race-quotas\/\" target=\"_blank\">the aim was to provide opportunities for young emerging players, particularly black players<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cThe intended outcome is an increased pool of black talent from which Currie Cup and Super Rugby coaches can select and \u2013 in due course \u2013 more options for the Springbok coach.\u201d \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">BBC Sport<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more breaking Springbok news,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/springboks\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more breaking sporting news and views, visit MySport24 on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MySport24\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mysport24?ref=hl\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/saru-introduces-new-race-quotas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f5cff_193676367_80_80.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/saru-introduces-new-race-quotas\/\" target=\"_blank\">SARU introduces new race quotas<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/f5cff_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Peter de Villiers says racial quotas are \u2018waste of time\u2019. Photo: EMPICS The first black coach of the Springboks says the South African Rugby Union is \u201cwasting its time\u201d by introducing a new racial quota system. 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