Cosatu slams Matfield's cap

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Cape Town - Cosatu has called on ministers and sport administrators to intervene and bring more black players into South African rugby.

The trade union federation released a media statement in which it criticises the white "old boys club" which it believes still rules rugby in South Africa.

It follows the Springboks' 55-6 win over Scotland in Port Elizabeth at the weekend - a match which was preceded by SARU president Oregan Hoskins urging Bok coach Heyneke Meyer to pick more black players.

Meyer did include a few more black players in his squad for the game in Port Elizabeth, but Cosatu was not impressed.

"The old boys club in rugby still control things in the same way they always have and they manage their public relations to reinforce this," Cosatu said via the media statement

"The coach is always presented as now fixing the problems that Peter de Villiers (former Bok coach) caused, to undermine the latter, yet we are bringing back old players when there are existing new ones around. The team on the field is still over-represented by white players, even though there are many great black players in the squad.

"Looking at the match on Saturday, again black players are brought on to the field in the last five minutes, even though the Springboks are comfortably ahead. This is because the coach is scared that the black players will outshine the white players, if they get lots of game time. Even when players go off for injury, they are rushed back on because the black replacements may shine."

Cosatu went one step further and even took a dig at the camouflage scrum cap which Bok captain Victor Matfield wore, believing it resembles the old Apartheid era.

"The arrogance of the white boys club continues to be displayed very publicly, an example being how Matfield wears an old South African riot squad skull cap, completely disregarding how this may impact on the sentiments of black South Africans. He should be told to wear a cap with new national symbols."

When asked for comment, SARU said it would not get involved in political mudslinging, Beeld reports.
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http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Springboks/Cosatu-slams-Matfields-scrum-cap-20140703
 
Cosatu is just a waste of time. They complain too much. If this country is not going to pick players on merit meaning our chances at winning next year's world cup is slim.
 
Let COSATU present their own 15 team and we will play them and see if they are good enough for international rugby.
 
The trade union federation released a media statement in which it criticises the white "old boys club" which it believes still rules rugby in South Africa.
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*cough*

And who rules soccer? :erm:

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This is because the coach is scared that the black players will outshine the white players, if they get lots of game time.
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Rocket Raccoon said:
Thought that was Chinese.
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Careful. I once said that that behaviour was too Jewish and received an infraction for it. I don't have anything against Jewish people. In fact, I work with several and consider at least some of them to be friends :(
 
Cosatu should **** off. Their comments indicate that they know **** all about rugby (can they not even recognise bulls colours?) Still these useless ****ers want to dictate how rugby should be run.
 
OrbitalDawn said:
Not a true black South African.™
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Such is the fate of coloureds. :(

Messugga said:
Careful. I once said that that behaviour was too Jewish and received an infraction for it. I don't have anything against Jewish people. In fact, I work with several and consider at least some of them to be friends :(
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To be honest I was gonna say Jewish but I remembered some here get so uptight even if you talk about them in a joking manner. Almost as if they are an endangered species. :p
 
I still don't understand how they can ignore the soccer quota but force the quota in other sport.
 
They want to dictate sport but Can't see the difference between a scrum cap and a riot squad cap?
Next they will tell them to start playing with a round ball as the egg shaped one reminds them of something in the fictional past that they live in.

And why did they not have a problem with the whole Blue Bull Squad to start with? That is where he got his camouflage cow scrum cap.

Politicians should stay out of sports, that includes the fat retard that is called out minister of sport.
Why can't we at least have someone that is in some kind of shape other than a fat turd as the minister of sport?

oh yeah i remember those don't suck Zuma dick.
 
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