Jaque Fourie might have won his arbitration case against the GLRU, and Louis Ludik and Willem Alberts have shown interest on moving to the Sharks, but everybody seems to be missing what is really wrong in this whole debacle.
No PROVINCE, CLUB or UNION is allowed to approach any player, or enter into negotiations with a player without the written consent of the current union of the approached player.
The only scenario where a player can be approached without consent, is if it’s within 120 days of the expiry of the player’s current contract.
This was not the case with Fourie, Ludik or Alberts.
At no point, did either Province or the Sharks, ask for written consent from the GLRU, and as SARU regulations stipulate, any Province approaching a player without written consent is in breach of SARU regulations.
EXTRACTS FROM THE SOUTH AFRICAN RUGBY UNION REGULATIONS PLAYER STATUS, PLAYER CONTRACTS AND PLAYER MOVEMENT
An intended Transferee who wishes to negotiate the terms and conditions of the movement of a Player contracted with an intended Transferor or before the Player’s contract has expired, shall in writing request permission from the intended Transferor to enter into negotiations with the Player concerned or his Agent. No negotiations, directly or indirectly, are permissible prior to obtaining the said permission.
An intended Transferee may negotiate the transfer of a Contract Player from an intended Transferor to an intended Transferee and may enter into negotiations with the Player concerned within a period of 120 days prior to the expiry date of a Player’s contract, without seeking any permission as set out above.
A Province, Club, Player or Agent may file a written complaint concerning the breach of these regulations to the CEO with notice to the alleged offender. It is the duty of a Province and Club to investigate, as soon as it is reasonably practicable, each and every alleged breach of these regulations within its jurisdiction and to report its findings to the CEO in writing.
Should any Province, Club, Player or Agent be in breach of any of these regulations, the matter shall be adjudicated in accordance with the provisions of the Disciplinary and Judicial Matters Regulations.
A Province, Club, Player or Agent which is found to have been in breach of any of these regulations, shall be guilty of an offence and subject to sanction as provided for in the Disciplinary and Judicial Matters Regulations.
Why the GLRU have not yet investigated or requested an investigation into this matter is a mystery. The Sharks and Province should, and must answer to a Judicial disciplinary and must be found guilty.
No regulations were followed and the integrity of the Sharks and Province must be questioned. At no point did they respect the regulations that was put in place for a reason. The GLRU, no matter what they do, always seem to get the blame for being unproffesional and incompetent. It does seem to raise questions why the Lions and Bulls, have managed to maintain a mutual relationship, in respect of loaning players, and contracting from one another. It’s done above board, and the system and regulations are respected.
Maybe it’s time for unions like the Sharks and Province to look at their own home and decide if they are acting in the true spirit of the game.
207 – Carol.
The two old powerhouse rugby unions when I grew up was.
First WP/ Stormers
Then N. TVL Which are Blue Bulls now.
Since the 90’s the Natal team came into the picture who became the Sharks in 1996 and since then think it has been a new rivalry between Bulls/Sharks. Sharks won a lot during the 90’s still being Natal before changing their name.
Puma, you have to understand that being and English Rugby Fan is somewhat ‘difficult’….very unsatisfactory mostly, following the Boks (World Champions)and now The Bulls means that at last I can enjoy ‘my’ team winning……it’s rather nice!!
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Carol they have never been down and out, our worst dry period was 5 years and still they made the finals in 3 of those years, beaten by a very good WP side who took the Cup 5 years in a row.
210 – Carol,
Missed GBS here today. Think I have kept this blog going for him here…….hehehehe. I must have posted the most today. 😆 He owes me bonus points..haha.
212 – Carol,
Stick with the Bulls and you are with a winning team. They have depth there too. Much like the Sharks. We too have depth but just never played well this year. We did end on top of the log to be knocked out in the semi.
OK time to say Hi to some Keo boys quickly…….However still looks a bit on the serious side there!!
Supa, Puma, Boerboel, superBul thanks for your company….fun as always, till tomorrow.
C xxx
Cheers Carol,
I may go over and say hello. If it is too serious will call it a night.
Miss GBS and his humour. Hope he is back tomorrow night.
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You see the counter on the bottom right, it is active. Yes if Supa stayed on he could have dethroned GBS today.
214 Puma, Actually you are up to 8th position after a very late start and today it looks like I have now gone up to 4th position!! WOW….
Sorry chaps….a bit embarrasing, a pom female with limited rugby knowlege now in 4th place 😳
superBul forgot to say G10 says well done to you and your team on the CC result!!
Night Rugby Talk…
Night Carol
Cheers all. Out of here now.
219 – Carol,
I know, I must be spending too much time on this blog…..hahaha. Having fun here though. Nice blog GBS and Ed has got going here.
On the otherside for a bit then its off to bed.
Closing time , i will switch off the lights as i leave, cheers.
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