Losing primary assets significantly weakens SA rugby’s chances of recovery when pandemic is over
The phrase “it can only happen in SA rugby” has never rung more true than it has for a bizarre week that has ended with one marquee World Cup winner in Malcolm Marx lost to the local game and world rugby player of the year Pieter-Steph du Toit a free agent with no fixed abode.
But I beg to differ. There was never going to be a mass exodus of rank-and-file players — it was the small pool of locally-based marquee players that were exposed. The 21-day clause is unique to SA rugby and I still have not found anyone who can properly explain why it was necessary and how losing players such as Marx and potentially Du Toit is good for protecting the bottom line.Yes, the survival of the business is paramount now, but losing primary assets surely weakens your chances of recovery when the pandemic is over.
WP were not allowed to negotiate with their player and no-one was prepared to give them any leeway. Du Toit’s motivation for cancelling his contract even though he intends staying in Cape Town can be understood considering the background.
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