Why did the Springboks lose against the All Blacks today?
Posted on August 17th, 2008 by Richard Catto 1,261 views
Because to beat the All Blacks you need real South African blacks, not imported blacks from Zimbabwe, not coloureds pretending to be blacks, not whites who have dominated South African Rugby since the bad old days of Apartheid.
The Springbok Rugby team needs 12 genuine South African black people in its 15 man line up.
Nothing less will do.
Coloured players are not black. They are coloured and they comprise an even smaller percentage of South Africa’s population than whites do.
Neither do we need blacks who came here from Zimbabwe, like Tendai Mtawarira (born in Harare) or Brian Mujati (born in Bulawayo).
The Springbok Rugby team is a racial disgrace. There is no transformation present at all. Putting more coloured people in the team is not transformation. Putting black people from Zimbabwe in the team is not transformation. Putting 11 white people in in the original line up is not transformation.
And don’t talk to me about selecting on merit. The white players, that so many South Africans think are so good, have ZERO merit. If they had any merit, our team would be winning, but it is not. Our team is a bunch of sad losers.
Here is my suggestion:
Get rid of all the white players. Get rid of all the coloured players. Get rid of all the black players from Zimbabwe.
Start again from scratch with no players.
Find at least 12 South African black players who were actually born in this country. Add 2 white players and 1 coloured.
You now have a racially transformed team, that will beat the living crap out of the All Blacks.
Oh, and get rid of Pieter de Villiers as coach and find a real black South African coach.
Coloured people are not a suitable substitute for real black South Africans.
Accept no substitutes. Insist on genuine honest to god, real home grown Black Power.
That is what the Springbok Rugby team needs, as well as a new name. Let’s get rid of all vestiges of Apartheid in this country. White racists chose the name Springbok.
We need a new name for the team, because without a new name, morale will be negatively affected.
Here is the team that went out on the field today at Newlands:
15 – Percy Montgomery (21-Francois Steyn) WHITE (WHITE)
14 – JP Pietersen COLOURED
13 – Jean de Villiers WHITE
12 – Adrian Jacobs COLOURED
11 – Bryan Habana (22-Conrad Jantjes) COLOURED (WHITE)
10 – Butch James WHITE
9 – Fourie du Preez (20-Enrico Januarie) WHITE (COLOURED)
8 – Pierre Spies (18-Danie Rossouw) WHITE (WHITE)
7 – Juan Smith WHITE
6 – Schalk Burger (19-Luke Watson) WHITE (WHITE)
5 – Victor Matfield WHITE
4 – Andries Bekker WHITE
3 – CJ van der Linde (17-Brian Mujati) WHITE (BLACK) – Zimbabwean
2 – Bismarck du Plessis (16-Adriaan Strauss) WHITE (WHITE)
1 – Tendai Mtawarira BLACK – Zimbabwean
Just to clarify, this article is written tongue in cheek. I thought that would be obvious but I guess not.
Tags: All Blacks, Newslands, Springbok Rugby team, transformation, Tri-nations
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Why I wrote my “bad to the bone racist scum” white South African article
Posted on October 25th, 2007 by Richard Catto 1,834 views
I linked to my friend, Guy McLaren’s web site yesterday, calling him "bad to the bone racist scum" and got called a politically correct bonehead in return, which I guess is pretty mild compared to what I called him. So, to clarify, I was being over the top for effect. McLaren hardly qualifies as racist scum, he’s more of a closet, weekend warrior type of racist, and only if he remembered to dry clean his AWB khakis during the week.
One thing, though, is that I was right about white people expecting me to side with the interests of white people.
I don’t think it does white people any good to be seen to be favoured over other races. That’s why when Spur has a competition and all the winners are white, that fuels dissatisfaction amongst black people.
Same applies to sports’ teams. It’s now apparent that many black people are unhappy that so many Springbok rugby players are white.
"If you haven’t been called a kaffir you haven’t been playing in South Africa."
"Most rugby players in South Africa are black – as are around 80 per cent of the population – but the Springbok team photo is unmistakably pale, with only two coloured players in tonight’s starting XV."
So I happen to think that they have a good point. I’m not going to side with whites just because I am white. Transformation in South African sport MUST happen. It is not optional.
You know, so far, white people in SA have been lucky. We’ve had ANC governments which have not outrightly persecuted whites. That might change, though, especially if frustration boils over. That’s basically what happened in Zimbabwe with the land grab.
Black Zimbabweans lost patience with white Zimbabweans, because they felt they were enjoying less success than the whites.
I don’t think black people are impressed with whites who say that they had nothing to do with Apartheid, especially those whites who served in the Apartheid security forces.
Really, I think the best approach is to just admit that we played our part and apologise for that. I think white South Africans need to make an apology to black South Africans for being responsible in whole or in part for Apartheid.
I also think that white South Africans need to stand against favouritism and racial inequities wherever they may encounter them. That is the reason why I have zoned in on Spur’s racially biased competition, and also on the Springbok rugby team. It’s good that South Africa won the Rugby World Cup, but it would have been better still if the racial demographics of the players were not so skewed in favour of white players.
White South Africans need to realise that it’s not okay for us to racially dominate anything anywhere anymore. It’s just not okay.
Tags: Apartheid, kaffir, racial bias, Rugby World Cup, Springbok Rugby team, white favouritism
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