Springboks put policy in place to prevent losing players to overseas

South African rugby has today announced a new move to aid in the issue of home grown players playing rugby overseas, by implementing a similar system to that of what Australia put in place in 2015. Now, only overseas-based players with more than 30 Test caps will be eligible for selection. This decision comes after a disastrous year for South African rugby, which saw the Springboks losing Tests to Ireland, Argentina and Italy. They are now ranked 6th in the world, after Scotland leapfrogged the double World Champions with their big win over Wales in the Six Nations. The SA Rugby Executive Co…