SA Rugby report huge progress in transformation targets in 2019
JOHANNESBURG, June 10 (ANA) – SA Rugby had made a dramatic gear change in its transformation progress in 2019, with their annual audit showing the transformation barometer leaping from 59 percent success in 2018 to 81 percent a year later in the first year of the organisation’s refocused Strategic Transformation Development Plan (STDP) 2030 plan.
In the first year of the organisation’s refocused STDP 2030, SA Rugby achieved success in 38 of its 47 areas of measurement in the dimensions of access; demographics and empowerment.
Areas of success where the numbers of rugby-playing schools and clubs exceeded the targets, demographic targets for generic black players and black African players were achieved in eight out of nine national teams.
In total, 16 of 18 targets were achieved in coaching, refereeing, team support staff, board members and SA Rugby staff.
The nine areas in which SA Rugby was short of its targets were in black sports psychologists; failing to field either an Under-18 women’s national team or Under-16 or Under-17 male national teams and at the senior male national level where the target for black African representation was achieved, but generic black representation was at 38 percent to a target of 45 percent.
“We are very satisfied with the progress we have made,” said Jurie Roux, SA Rugby CEO.
“The advances made in the first year of STDP 2030 is a testimony to the commitment of the organisation to our goals and the benefits that will accrue to the sport as well as the nation when we succeed.
“It’s great credit to our rugby department and strategic performance management department that we’ve been able to go into high gear in our transformation process.”
– African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman