South Africans are everywhere and this is just more proof.
South African prop Rhys Thomas (Who I know via association) has been picked to start against the Springboks in the upcoming test on Saturday.
Thomas has been on the Wales bench for a while now and I have been waiting patiently for him to get a start. Looks like it’s finally going to happen. He has battled with an unforeseen injury recently but seems to be fit as fiddle for Saturday’s test.
From Supersport:
“I know him well,” Springbok coach Jake White said on Tuesday. “He still played in South Africa when I was recruiting players for the Lions.
“He was earmarked to play big rugby but developed slower than expected. But prop forwards tend to develop late. He is a good player and I am happy for his sake.”
Thomas, who was born in Johannesburg on July 31, 1982, will scrum down against CJ van der Linde in the match at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
Known for his ability as a ball carrier and for the power in his legs, Thomas returned to Newport, his father’s birthplace, after playing for KES.
It’s great to see South Africans showing some success but it is a pity that Thomas isn’t playing for SA in some capacity. It seems as though SARFU just can’t hang on to some players here.
Rugby is fast becoming big business (if it isn’t that already) and no one can berate Thomas for going to Wales.
It’s also nice to see a Gauteng school (KES) being represented abroad.
Good luck to Thomas on Saturday but I must say: GO THE BOKKE!!
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November 23rd, 2007 at 9:51 am
Why are we so negative about SA rugby players leaving SA to ply their trade overseas? From an economics point of view, Rugby is one of our most successful industries: we are highly competitive, our coaches and players are sought internationally. There were SA trained rugby players playing in/for New Zeeland, Australia, England, France and Italy. Now even for Wales. Probably Scotland and Ireland as well. Lets face it, of the top 10 countries playing at the recent Rugby World Cup, SA, Argentinia and Fidji were the only countries that could say we were 100% home grown.
Yes, we maybe “loosing” these skilled players to our domestic league, at least for a few years. However, like any economist and business person will tell you, it also strengthens your local structures, cause the market for SA rugby players are just so huge that more persons want to be in the industry, whether as players or as coaches. And ultimately, that strengtens the local industry. If we dont limit our national selection to SA based players only, we will remain World Champions for many, many years to come.
November 23rd, 2007 at 10:28 am
Oupoot – I really don’t think my post was negative at all. In fact I said: “It’s great to see South Africans showing some success”. And do believe that it’s always a bit saddening to see South Africans playing abroad. That doesn’t mean I’m not happy or proud of them.
And I do agree with you, sports moves are like business moves and no one slags off an accountant if he/she moves to a big multinational corp!
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