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SA Rugby welcomes changes announced by SANZAAR

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    Posted: 04-Nov-2020 at 8:30am

SA Rugby welcomed the announcement by SANZAAR on Wednesday, confirming a refreshed approach by the four partner unions to a restructured Castle Lager Rugby Championship – the first part of a phased redevelopment within southern hemisphere rugby.

 

The Castle Lager Rugby Championship – the flagship of southern hemisphere rugby – will be restructured to include a 12-match format with teams playing each other on a home or away basis through the new mini-tour match schedule that was adopted in 2019.

 

“We welcome the changes announced to the Castle Lager Rugby Championship with our SANZAAR partners and we are looking forward to see what the new strategic plan for the competition entails, with possible international expansion on the cards,” said Jurie Roux, CEO of SA Rugby.

 

“Although we had to change our domestic focus, we still have a long history with the All Blacks and Wallabies as well as a long-standing friendship with the Pumas and we look forward to more world class Test rugby.

 

“Ever since the Tri-Nations was first contested in 1996, and more recently the Castle Lager Rugby Championship from 2012, a team from the southern hemisphere has won the Rugby World Cup five out of six times – which is testimony to the high quality of test rugby played on this side of the equator.”

 

Andy Marinos, CEO of SANZAAR, said: “The re-commitment by the four unions to the long-term future of the international game is an important start as we embark in a new direction for both the unions and the organisation over the coming years.

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So we are still in the rugby championship but out of super rugby? 
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I think the plan is for the Cheetahs to play Super Rugby
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