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Reportedly, the possibility of the top four teams from this year’s Currie Cup standings playing in next year’s extended Pro16 is one of the ideas being considered.
SA Rugby held its general council meeting via Zoom on Friday, during which, according to RelationshipCheetahs Managing Director Harold Vester suggested that all four of next year’s Pro16 franchises come from the top four finishers in this year’s Currie Cup.
According to RelationshipSeveral members who attended the meeting said that Rassie Erasmus from South Africa thought the idea was a reasonable option in theory. However, that would likely hinge on the Currie Cup teams holding up in full force with all of their Springboks participating in the tournament.
If the revised Rugby Championship, scheduled to start on November 7, goes ahead, Bok’s best players could only appear in the first part of the Currie Cup before having to travel abroad for a quarantine period before it begins. the competition.
While the four teams that will represent the country at PRO16 have yet to be identified, it was widely expected that Super Rugby teams – the Vodacom Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers – would be chosen with the Cheetahs and Kings, who are currently competing. at PRO14, and they will likely be eliminated in the same way that they were eliminated from Vodacom Super Rugby in 2017.
However, the Cheetah are said to be willing to go to court to protect their franchise status. The Free State Union is under contract to participate in the PRO Rugby tournament until 2023.
Adding to the complication is that SuperSport, a major partner of SA Rugby, is in favor of the idea of all four Super Rugby franchises participating in Pro16.
SA Rugby’s general council will vote on the matter next month.
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