Transformation: Stimulate, not stall

In the final instalment of his interview with legendary Springbok Breyton Paulse, Jan de Koning looks the possible reinvention of the Vodacom Cup.

In the final instalment of his exclusive interview with legendary Springbok Breyton Paulse, Jan de Koning looks the possible reinvention of the Vodacom Cup.

The Vodacom Cup competition will have 'measurable targets' next year, but this quota system may well do more harm than good.

The South African Rugby Union earlier this year confirmed that in 2014 all 14 provincial teams will be required to pick a minimum of seven black players in their match-day squads, two of whom must be forwards. A minimum of five black players will be required to start.

However, according to Paulse it might be a better idea to reinvent thecompetition to bring talent through, rather than force quotas upon coaches.

Paulse, in the fourth and final part of his exclusive interview with this website, admitted the SARU decision to implement 'measurable targets' may well be sending the wrong message to players.

He said the Varsity Cup is a very successful model that speaks for itself and a good example of how reinventing the competition helped bring non-white talent through.

"Some really great players came through that [Varsity Cup] on merit," Paulse told this website.

"Take, as an example, Howard Mnisi," he said of the midfielder who played for the lowly Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and then got an offer to join Griquas, adding: "I feel he is a great prospect.

"Most of those guys [in the Varsity Cup] come from good schools.

"I