Based overseas and want to play for the Boks? You need to have 30 Test caps
SA Rugby took a step towards addressing the problem of overseas-based player selection, by ruling that players must have a minimum of 30 Test caps by July this year to be chosen for the Springboks. The policy replaces the existing situation where any player eligible to play for SA could be picked at the discretion of the Springbok coach. The governing body stopped short of an outright ban on overseas-based players — an understandable position considering the weakness of the rand against the pound and euro. SA Rugby also included a clause allowing the Bok coach to select any player‚ from anywhere in the world in 2019‚ a World Cup year‚ regardless of the number of Test caps he had. The new policy will come into force from July 1‚ forcing players with fewer than 30 caps to return to SA should they wish to be considered for Springbok selection after the home series against France in June. The player most likely to benefit from this new policy is Ulster flank Marcell Coetzee‚ who has 28 ...
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