5 areas where Russell Domingo failed as South Africa coach

#5 Couldn’t prevent players from signing Kolpak deals

Players like Kyle Abbott and Rilee Rossouw have taken the Kolpak route

Losing players to Kolpak deals has been the talking point for quite some time. Quality players from South Africa like Kyle Abbott, Rilee Rossouw, and David Wiese have signed Kolpak deals recently.

Signing Kolpak deals has meant more money – players can make three times the greens by playing County than they would by playing for South Africa. South Africa lost 9 players last year including Kyle Abbott, Rilee Rossouw, David Wiese, Stiaan van Zyl, and Simon Harmer.

Abbott, Rossouw, Wiese, and Harmer – all of them were in the thick of things, but their personal problems led them to take the Kolpak route – which left Domingo bitterly disappointed.

The coach should have assumed the leader's role and persuaded his players against signing such a deal, but his inability to do so remains one of his failures with the Proteas.