A SA Rugby statement explained the changes “will see the current Springbok contracting model turned on its head, the 30-cap rule for overseas-based players scrapped and overseas clubs warned Regulation 9 will be rigorously enforced.”
South Africa Rugby announced a radical contract overhaul on Saturday in a move designed to reverse the trend of talented players leaving the country.“We have been agonising over how to keep players in the country since the game went professional more than 20 years ago,” Erasmus said.
“Once we have done our work, the new strategy could see as many as 75 players in Springbok succession planning and being financially rewarded for it. We had to disrupt the model.” Erasmus said that Rugby SA had “told the overseas clubs that we will be enforcing Regulation 9 and will be requiring our players for up to 14 weeks of the year”.
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