Cosatu assesses the Springboks: they’re all white and playing poorly
The union federation says Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus treats black players like ‘second-class citizens’ and supports ‘old white interest’
Union federation Cosatu has launched yet another attack on SA Rugby‚ this time accusing Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus of treating black players "like second-class citizens". The Springboks take on the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday with a team that has three black players in the starting line-up and is captained by flank Siya Kolisi‚ who is black. There are eight black players in the 23-man match squad. Erasmus has a 45% transformation target this season‚ which has to reach 50% in 2019. However‚ he will be assessed on his target over the entire season and not in individual matches. In a statement, Cosatu said it was "speaking on behalf of many rugby players in SA who are enraged by the choices made by Rassie" for Saturday’s Test. "Rassie has been treating the black Springbok players as second-class this entire year. His starting line-up for Saturday is a reversal to white preference players‚ which exposes his attitude towards black players." Cosatu also criticised Erasmus’s d...
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