Yes the South African cricket team has a quota based on having two black Africans and a certain number of other 'coloured' players e.g. Cape coloured, Asian, mixed race etc. At the end of the day it's usually the word that follows the adjective that is the offensive bit, Rudd's main purpose was sticking up for Dianne Abbott so should get the benefit of the doubt, it was a slip up and she apologised almost immediately.