The South African rebels were banned from first class cricket in Australia for two seasons, being available for selection in 1987–88. However the Victorian players in particular found it difficult re-integrating into their old team. Graham Yallop says they were "shunned by the Victorian Cricket Association... That's why Mick Taylor went to Tassie, Rod McCurdy stayed in South Africa, and Rodney Hogg and myself went back to club cricket. But we knew the VCA wouldn't pick us. It was disappointing, we could've given a lot to the game at that stage; we weren't that old. But we were certainly shunned by the association."