Leicester Tigers now up to 8 South African players

Quite sure the intent of the original post is to point out that more and more Squads in the Premiership are now having an influx of non-English qualified players. It has nothing to do with race/ethnicity or in indeed gender because that's where all this is heading if you think someone pointing out the fact the Team A now has X number of non-EQP will lead to any form of discrimination. In fact to expand on your point, why aren't any Transgender players in the Prem, or women, or unicorns?

From Wikipedia

If it had no reference to origin why raise the number of players from South Africa? 

No I do not work for the media, however feel very strongly about equality 

The clues being the word English, the more non-English players involved can only make the game in England weaker further down the line. Now remember we voted on whether we wanted to stay in the European Union, turns out we didn't so we've stopped being "European" and become full fledged "British" again which means our laws (the employment ones) don't allow non-Brits too much leeway in the way of work. Therefore these numbers of non-EQPs will start to decrease as the likelihood is they won't get visas to work a professional rugby players. If that is discrimination then go and complain to your local MP because it will be a law that will be enforced. All those SA players who came over here with the Kolpak ruling no longer can, therefore lots of journeymen players will not have the freedom of movement they use to have, that is not discrimination its a fact.