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<blockquote data-quote="saulan" data-source="post: 939029" data-attributes="member: 60236"><p>On the travel part, it is better. It's not the travelling for a four game tour that's the big issue. and that's not changing I don't think (Travel for two Aus games and two NZ games). In the past years, SA teams would also go to Singapore/Japan (10 or 17 hour flight) for a one-off game then come home and then at some stage in the season go play a one-off game in Argentina as well (15 hour flight including connection best case connection, definitely not something one would consider not much travel).</p><p></p><p>New format means you do your 4 match Aus/NZ tour and only go to Argentina once every two years.</p><p></p><p>I can also see the desire to decrease local derbies as well. Apart from the fact that they usually end up being incredibly physical affairs, the public just isn't interested as much any more. It used to be a much bigger deal with the Bulls played the Stormers/WP, once or twice a year. Now it's 4 to 7 times a year (including one warm up game). The Currie Cup is dying and so is SA Super Rugby in terms of crowd attendance. Stormers home matches were frequently very close to sold out in most matches. Now it seems that every match hovers between 20-30k, which is very disappointing.</p><p></p><p>I guess on your point of a separate trophy, and to my paragraph above, that trophy exists, with the Kings and Cheetahs, The Currie Cup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="saulan, post: 939029, member: 60236"] On the travel part, it is better. It's not the travelling for a four game tour that's the big issue. and that's not changing I don't think (Travel for two Aus games and two NZ games). In the past years, SA teams would also go to Singapore/Japan (10 or 17 hour flight) for a one-off game then come home and then at some stage in the season go play a one-off game in Argentina as well (15 hour flight including connection best case connection, definitely not something one would consider not much travel). New format means you do your 4 match Aus/NZ tour and only go to Argentina once every two years. I can also see the desire to decrease local derbies as well. Apart from the fact that they usually end up being incredibly physical affairs, the public just isn't interested as much any more. It used to be a much bigger deal with the Bulls played the Stormers/WP, once or twice a year. Now it's 4 to 7 times a year (including one warm up game). The Currie Cup is dying and so is SA Super Rugby in terms of crowd attendance. Stormers home matches were frequently very close to sold out in most matches. Now it seems that every match hovers between 20-30k, which is very disappointing. I guess on your point of a separate trophy, and to my paragraph above, that trophy exists, with the Kings and Cheetahs, The Currie Cup. [/QUOTE]
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