The future of Super Rugby - and where it might be heading
A bridge to South Africa
The Bulls, Stormers, Sharks and Lions are happy in the United Rugby Championship in Europe, but there are other ambitious unions such as the Free State Cheetahs and Pumas who would like to take part in a professional competition.
Stuff understands that the Super Rugby door is not shut to South Africa, particularly if they could form a composite team to run out of Perth, where expats form a key part of the rugby community.
As a concept, it certainly is somewhat left-field, but South African rugby appears to have accepted a future in which it has a foot in both hemispheres, and the Cheetahs and Pumas contested the Currie Cup final in 2023.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/133301795/the-future-of-super-rugby--and-where-it-might-be-heading
The Bulls, Stormers, Sharks and Lions are happy in the United Rugby Championship in Europe, but there are other ambitious unions such as the Free State Cheetahs and Pumas who would like to take part in a professional competition.
Stuff understands that the Super Rugby door is not shut to South Africa, particularly if they could form a composite team to run out of Perth, where expats form a key part of the rugby community.
As a concept, it certainly is somewhat left-field, but South African rugby appears to have accepted a future in which it has a foot in both hemispheres, and the Cheetahs and Pumas contested the Currie Cup final in 2023.
https://i.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/133301795/the-future-of-super-rugby--and-where-it-might-be-heading