JOHANNESBURG: The South African Rugby Union are now also worried about the state of Springbok rugby.
That much is clear following the announcement late yesterday afternoon of confirmation of a coaching indaba, scheduled to take place next month.
The Boks’ poor performances this season, starting with their lukewarm effort against Ireland in June and their equally disappointing showing in the Rugby Championship, have forced the rugby bosses to call a gathering to get to the bottom of the current state of South African Rugby.
Also set for discussion at the indaba will be the matter of the overseas-based players and whether they should or shouldn’t be considered for the national team. Coetzee is still allowed to pick players from overseas-based clubs, but the world’s leading team, New Zealand, ban their players from playing for the All Blacks unless they play within their country’s borders.
The gathering, set to take place in Cape Town, between October 19 and 21, will consist of the national coaches, SA Rugby’s rugby department and high performance committee, all the Super Rugby franchise coaches and conditioning coaches, as well as a number of invited rugby specialists.