The flavour of the competition will never be the same and it remains to be seen if Australia and New Zealand teams can fill the gap
or 26 years club rugby in the southern hemisphere had a distinctive flavour profile. There have been some interesting garnishes, with produce from Japan, Argentina and, more recently, the Pacific Islands enriching the plate. But from the dawn of the professional age in 1996 until the Covid-enforced hiatus in 2020, the three main ingredients have come from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa.
Clearly the South Africans are coping just fine since the divorce. And, if we’re honest, their previous relationship had its issues. Super Rugby had become bloated beyond recognition by 2019 with a confusing conference system turning fans away. Then there was the travel which asked players to traverse up to 11 different time zones for away games. It wasn’t sustainable. When the offer came to forge a new alliance elsewhere, SA Rugby jumped at the opportunity.
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