A South African Player Can Earn More from a Two-Month Contract in Japan Than He Can If He Were to Win the World Cup with the Springboks This Year
“A South African player can earn more from a two-month contract in Japan than he can if he were to win the World Cup with the Springboks this year. That's the reality we have to face up to.” - SA Rugby Volume 19, Number 18 23 May 2019 Register to receive your own free weekly newsletter at www.leopardnewsletters.co.za The 2019 SA Player Exodus Begins It has become a regular event in South African rugby that clubs from around the world send scouts in search of talent. Lately, it happens at the end of the PRO14 and about halfway through Super Rugby that local stars and some up-and-coming players are offered obscene amounts of cash. It began with European and Asian clubs targeting our off-season, which meant those players would still be available in their off-season but as the global rugby calendar expanded, that strategy ran into problems. Now the gloves are off and players are signing two-, three- and even five-year contracts. The only thing that’s changing is that the exodus is And, as mere rugby fans, we have no right to getting larger as more players take the opportunities complain. It’s very simple: most rugby players have, presented to them. And those who feel that they have at best, a 15-year professional career. Staying in little chance of playing for the Springboks, may use South Africa for the duration will not generate the opportunity to qualify to play for another nation – enough to set a player up in a business or to start a as so many have already.
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