As an avid rugby supporter, I can not sit idly by, watching how South Africa's most beloved sports team are being destroyed by the government. 

The quota system is an embarrassment to our country and it has been implemented in our sports as a means to get more people of colour participating at the top levels. This might seem as a good thing at first, but as the past tells us, our weakest years in rugby has come when merit was thrown out the window and replaced with politics. As a coloured South African from Cape Town, I know what the tag quota player can do to a player of colour that genuinely deserves his or her spot, also the knowledge alone that you might not get picked possibly because of your white skin colour is demoralising. 

Things can change though. If enough people sign the petition,  World Rugby will have to review its laws, just as it did when they sanctioned South African Rugby during Apartheid era. "In terms of By-Law 3 of the IRB rules and regulations, the IRB is compelled to prevent any form of racial discrimination in rugby. IRB Regulation 20 also stipulates that any action which may be construed as racial discrimination will be regarded as misconduct. In terms of By-Law 7, not only is a country’s international team bound to this; the provincial rugby unions resorting under a country’s board must adhere to these principles as well. In terms of By-Law 9.4(r) the IRB may institute disciplinary steps against any rugby body that violates these rules."

I thank you in advance for your support. Please share.