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Rugby World Cup 2015: A Case Study

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Sport is a fundamental component of the socio-economic development of a country. It provides the people of the country with improved health, productivity and entertainment. It also helps to reduce medical expenses, enhance social cohesion and also create great leaders. One of the most important things it does is attract major events, such as the soccer world cup, which boosts infrastructure, generates employment, creates players and athletes and improves tourism. However, recently Minister Mbalula announced there will be a ban on rugby, cricket, athletics and netball teams from bidding for major events due to them not reaching their transformation targets. This act has sparked major debates around South Africa and could possibly put South Africa …show more content…

Coaches are also upset about this, because they have to sacrifice some extraordinary athletes in order to fulfil their race quota. Not only will coaches be upset but the team’s performance will decrease dramatically due to the influx of less experienced players. During the Rugby World Cup 2015, the team faced a lot of scrutiny due to them fielding a lack of black people. Out of a team of 31, only nine were black. The team’s transformation target was set at 50% white and 50% black but this was not reached. The reason for the lack of black players was due to their lack of skills and international experience in order to play well at international level. In order for the coach to ensure that the team would achieve the best results and maintain their sponsors, he chose the squad based on skill and experience. The coach was called racist due to them fielding a lack of black players, but the real reason to this is not because of race but actually talent and …show more content…

This could be dangerous as people will believe that they are right, but they are not seeing the full picture. This can cause conflict and chaos and could move the country backwards. It is therefore essentail for people to analyse all perspectives before coming to their conclusion, because they could’ve been completely wrong. Thus, the only way in solving such an issue is for everyone to understand the all perspectives in order to move forward as a

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