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The plans are reportedly considered to resume the PRO14 season in late August, but the participation of the cheetahs and kings remains in serious doubt.
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The tournament is currently halted due to the coronavirus pandemic, but a report on the BBC Sport website indicates that a reduced PRO14 could resume on August 22, with a possible final set between September 17-19.
Returning to action for the tournament poses more problems than most, as PRO14 involves five countries in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Italy and South Africa.
The report added that a virtual board meeting was held in which stakeholders drafted a proposal to have two rounds of conference games with teams from teams from their own nation on the last two weekends of August. .
In Scotland, Italy and South Africa, this could involve two sides facing each other on consecutive weekends.
There could be two semi-finals the first weekend of September with the best two teams in Conference A and Conference B facing each other.
It would represent a condensed finale to the conference system with eight match rounds currently remaining. The PRO14 organizers had previously said that the remaining games would count as no-score draws if they couldn’t be played.
It would mean that the Cheetahs would play the Kings at home and away, but that also represents potential problems with South Africa currently in Tier 4 blocking, with sports activities not allowed until the country reaches Tier 1.
When that level is reached depends entirely on who you choose to believe.
When the 2019/20 tournament was stopped, the Irish defending champions Leinster passed Conference A with 13 wins from 13 matches and Scottish team Edinburgh they were the best in Conference B with 10 wins in 13 games.
South Africa Cheetahs they were fourth in Conference A with six wins, while the Kings of the south they ended up in Conference B with a lone victory.
If the Cheetahs and Kings manage to play their remaining two games by hook or by crook, it is unlikely even with bonus point wins that the Cheetahs can finish between the top two and play a semifinal and a potential final while chasing the current second. he placed Ulster by nine points after playing one more game.
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– Compiled by Sport24 staff
