Cape Town - The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has confirmed its plans to ensure that half the Springbok team is made up of players of colour by 2019. Rapport on Sunday revealed SARU's Transformation Strategic Plan , which aims to bring all of South Africa's representative rugby teams, along with domestic teams in line with national targets in five years.Of the Springbok team currently competing in the Rugby Championship, 19% of the players are non-white, while only 12% are black African. Zimbabwean-born prop Tendai Mtawarira was the only black African player to start in the defeat to Australia in Perth, with Trevor Nyakane warming the bench.But SARU wants to make sure that by 2019 at least half the Springbok side consists of players of colour, with 60% of those required to be black African.SARU also set a mandate for Bok coach Heyneke Meyer to select at least five black players in his squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England as well as include seven players of colour in his match-day squad in the lead-up to the tournament.According to Beeld , all 14 of South Africa's provincial unions approved the new strategic plan on August 13 this year.SARU has already shared the plan with SASCOC and the sports ministry. The next step is for SARU's general council to approve the plan.