Of course, the players will be excited about competing in South Africa, but youcannot save yourself for any game and he is too good a player to be accused of that.
If the conversation doesn't yield desired results, the infraction is too severe to not be reported to someone in authority or you simply cannot handle a direct confrontation, you may need to contact others.
Their argument is likely to be that youcannot have a draft as long as this injunction exists, because the injunction has caused too much uncertainty and confusion about the rules of the game and the relationships between owners and players.