South Africa to up non-white players
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South Africa will include seven non-white players in their 23-man match squads ahead of the 2015 World Cup.
At least two of the seven selections must be black Africans, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) said.
The selection criteria forms part of a plan to
"raise black representation"
with non-whites making up half of all domestic and national teams by 2019.
SARU chief executive Jurie Roux stressed the move to expand black participation is "not a quota system".
"It's not just about numbers on the field", he said of the board's Strategic Transformat…
At least two of the seven selections must be black Africans, the South African Rugby Union (SARU) said.
The selection criteria forms part of a plan to
"raise black representation"
with non-whites making up half of all domestic and national teams by 2019.
SARU chief executive Jurie Roux stressed the move to expand black participation is "not a quota system".
"It's not just about numbers on the field", he said of the board's Strategic Transformat…
