SARPA Retired Black Players Survey

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1. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

(If you do not want to give your name we will accept that but your feedback will still be valuable)

SARPA Retired Black Players Survey - 2010

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL (If you do not want to give your name we will accept that but your feedback will still be valuable) SARPA Retired Black Players Survey - 2010 Name of Person Completing Survey:
Email Address:
Phone Number:

2. What is your current occupation?

What is your current occupation?

3. Where did you start to play your first rugby?

Where did you start to play your first rugby? School

Varsity

Club

4. How old were you when you started to play rugby?

How old were you when you started to play rugby?

5. Did you play Craven Week for your province?

Did you play Craven Week for your province? Yes

If yes, in what year and for which province?

6. Did you play one or more of the following sports at school?

Did you play one or more of the following sports at school? Cricket

Tennis

Soccer

Golf

Other

7. Were you part of a development academy of the province?

Were you part of a development academy of the province? Yes

8. When were you first offered a player contract?

When were you first offered a player contract?

9. Did the amount (money) of the contract influence your decision for which province you would play for?

Did the amount (money) of the contract influence your decision for which province you would play for? Yes

10. Which province offered you this contract?

Which province offered you this contract?

11. Did a player agent assist you with this contract?

Did a player agent assist you with this contract? Yes

12. Do you believe you got the correct advice from your agent?

Do you believe you got the correct advice from your agent? Yes

13. How would you rate the advice and service of your agent during your career?

How would you rate the advice and service of your agent during your career? Excellent

Good

Bad

14. Would you use the same agent if you had the choice?

Would you use the same agent if you had the choice? Yes

15. For how long was this contract with this province?

For how long was this contract with this province?

16. What was the monthly salary you received from this contract?

What was the monthly salary you received from this contract?

17. For how many provinces did you play during your career as a professional rugby player?

For how many provinces did you play during your career as a professional rugby player?

18. Please name all the provinces you played for?

Please name all the provinces you played for? 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

19. Which was the last province you played for?

Which was the last province you played for?

20. Did any of the provinces you were contracted to assist you with life skills or with training for life after rugby?

Did any of the provinces you were contracted to assist you with life skills or with training for life after rugby? Yes

If yes please provide details:

21. Did you ever feel that you were treated differently from white players in respect of:

	Yes	No
Treatment of injuries	*Did you ever feel that you were treated differently from white players in respect of: Treatment of injuries Yes	Treatment of injuries No
Awarding of contracts	Awarding of contracts Yes	Awarding of contracts No
Coaching	Coaching Yes	Coaching No
Being spoken to	Being spoken to Yes	Being spoken to No
Receiving of priviledges	Receiving of priviledges Yes	Receiving of priviledges No
Being overlooked in favour of a white player	Being overlooked in favour of a white player Yes	Being overlooked in favour of a white player No
In the amount received in terms of a contract	In the amount received in terms of a contract Yes	In the amount received in terms of a contract No

If yes, please give details

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22. Were there any other factors (on and off the field) that prevented you from achieving or improving as a rugby player during your career?

Were there any other factors (on and off the field) that prevented you from achieving or improving as a rugby player during your career?

23. Which of the following factors do you believe contribute to the black players not making it into the senior professional rugby after playing good junior rugby?

(Please rank them in order of importance with 1 being the most important and 9 the least important and so on)

Which of the following factors do you believe contribute to the black players not making it into the senior professional rugby after playing good junior rugby? (Please rank them in order of importance with 1 being the most important and 9 the least important and so on) Transport problems

Lack of game time

Nutritional deficiencies

Poor coaching

Ineffective communication between player and coach

Cultural differences

No family & friends to support you

Racial discrimination

Meagre salary / insufficient income

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24. What in your opinion can be done to ensure that black players become good senior professional rugby players?

What in your opinion can be done to ensure that black players become good senior professional rugby players?

25. Was further education while contracted by the province encouraged?

Was further education while contracted by the province encouraged? Yes

26. Were you given appropriate time to further your studies?

Were you given appropriate time to further your studies? Yes

27. What was your field of study?

What was your field of study?

28. Did you suffer a serious injury during your rugby career?

Did you suffer a serious injury during your rugby career? Yes

If Yes, please specify

29. Have you required since your retirement any subsequent medical attention related to this or any other rugby injury?

Have you required since your retirement any subsequent medical attention related to this or any other rugby injury? Yes

If Yes please specify!

30. Any other comments you may have will be highly appreciated. Again, we reiterate that all information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Thank You!

Any other comments you may have will be highly appreciated. Again, we reiterate that all information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Thank You!

Many thanks for your participation and input which we are hopeful can assist with addressing the problems black players are experiencing!

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1. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

(If you do not want to give your name we will accept that but your feedback will still be valuable)

SARPA Retired Black Players Survey - 2010

2. What is your current occupation?

3. Where did you start to play your first rugby?

4. How old were you when you started to play rugby?

5. Did you play Craven Week for your province?

6. Did you play one or more of the following sports at school?

7. Were you part of a development academy of the province?

8. When were you first offered a player contract?

9. Did the amount (money) of the contract influence your decision for which province you would play for?

10. Which province offered you this contract?

11. Did a player agent assist you with this contract?

12. Do you believe you got the correct advice from your agent?

13. How would you rate the advice and service of your agent during your career?

14. Would you use the same agent if you had the choice?

15. For how long was this contract with this province?

16. What was the monthly salary you received from this contract?

17. For how many provinces did you play during your career as a professional rugby player?

18. Please name all the provinces you played for?

19. Which was the last province you played for?

20. Did any of the provinces you were contracted to assist you with life skills or with training for life after rugby?

21. Did you ever feel that you were treated differently from white players in respect of:

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22. Were there any other factors (on and off the field) that prevented you from achieving or improving as a rugby player during your career?

23. Which of the following factors do you believe contribute to the black players not making it into the senior professional rugby after playing good junior rugby?

(Please rank them in order of importance with 1 being the most important and 9 the least important and so on)

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24. What in your opinion can be done to ensure that black players become good senior professional rugby players?

25. Was further education while contracted by the province encouraged?

26. Were you given appropriate time to further your studies?

27. What was your field of study?

28. Did you suffer a serious injury during your rugby career?

29. Have you required since your retirement any subsequent medical attention related to this or any other rugby injury?

30. Any other comments you may have will be highly appreciated. Again, we reiterate that all information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Thank You!

SARPA Retired Black Players Survey - 2010Exit this survey

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*1. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL (If you do not want to give your name we will accept that but your feedback will still be valuable) SARPA Retired Black Players Survey - 2010

2. What is your current occupation?

3. Where did you start to play your first rugby?

4. How old were you when you started to play rugby?

5. Did you play Craven Week for your province?

6. Did you play one or more of the following sports at school?

7. Were you part of a development academy of the province?

8. When were you first offered a player contract?

9. Did the amount (money) of the contract influence your decision for which province you would play for?

10. Which province offered you this contract?

11. Did a player agent assist you with this contract?

12. Do you believe you got the correct advice from your agent?

13. How would you rate the advice and service of your agent during your career?

14. Would you use the same agent if you had the choice?

15. For how long was this contract with this province?

16. What was the monthly salary you received from this contract?

17. For how many provinces did you play during your career as a professional rugby player?

18. Please name all the provinces you played for?

19. Which was the last province you played for?

20. Did any of the provinces you were contracted to assist you with life skills or with training for life after rugby?

21. Did you ever feel that you were treated differently from white players in respect of:

*22. Were there any other factors (on and off the field) that prevented you from achieving or improving as a rugby player during your career?

23. Which of the following factors do you believe contribute to the black players not making it into the senior professional rugby after playing good junior rugby?(Please rank them in order of importance with 1 being the most important and 9 the least important and so on)

*24. What in your opinion can be done to ensure that black players become good senior professional rugby players?

25. Was further education while contracted by the province encouraged?

26. Were you given appropriate time to further your studies?

27. What was your field of study?

28. Did you suffer a serious injury during your rugby career?

29. Have you required since your retirement any subsequent medical attention related to this or any other rugby injury?

30. Any other comments you may have will be highly appreciated. Again, we reiterate that all information will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. Thank You!

SARPA Retired Black Players Survey - 2010
Exit this survey

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1. PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

(If you do not want to give your name we will accept that but your feedback will still be valuable)

SARPA Retired Black Players Survey - 2010

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22. Were there any other factors (on and off the field) that prevented you from achieving or improving as a rugby player during your career?

23. Which of the following factors do you believe contribute to the black players not making it into the senior professional rugby after playing good junior rugby?

(Please rank them in order of importance with 1 being the most important and 9 the least important and so on)

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24. What in your opinion can be done to ensure that black players become good senior professional rugby players?