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<blockquote data-quote="sugary tae" data-source="post: 1003710" data-attributes="member: 78448"><p>I think it's win win actually.</p><p></p><p>pro14 get a huge influx of quality players. Lose their quest team by far and a mid ranker and add 4 teams that on paper are playoff teams at least.</p><p>SA brings its derbies and because it's now the only game in town will hopefully bring the viewership figures (tv money and sponsorship etc rely totally on this !)</p><p></p><p>saffers get a league with two healthy currencies and a league where ALL home and away games can be played at peak viewership times for all sides.</p><p></p><p>Altitude and heat will affect European players while sloshing in the muck will be a newer experience for some.</p><p></p><p>Makes the pro 14 teams a lot less Financially vulnerable for the next time the English or french spivs throw their toys out of the pram. Not as dependent on monies from European games.</p><p></p><p>It's probably less time travelling than super rugby and the venues of Cape Town etc will hopefully bring more travelling support. Covid apart lots of people travel to RSA (myself included) for amazing holidays. If you could tie in a match or two I think that becomes more attractive. Munster took 300 people approx for season 1 v kings and cheetahs.</p><p></p><p>it will bring a lot of quality play to the league. It will bring on the young developing Irish welsh and Scottish players certainly being exposed to this high class level of opposition.</p><p></p><p>nothing is perfect but I think this is a good idea</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sugary tae, post: 1003710, member: 78448"] I think it’s win win actually. pro14 get a huge influx of quality players. Lose their quest team by far and a mid ranker and add 4 teams that on paper are playoff teams at least. SA brings its derbies and because it’s now the only game in town will hopefully bring the viewership figures (tv money and sponsorship etc rely totally on this !) saffers get a league with two healthy currencies and a league where ALL home and away games can be played at peak viewership times for all sides. Altitude and heat will affect European players while sloshing in the muck will be a newer experience for some. Makes the pro 14 teams a lot less Financially vulnerable for the next time the English or french spivs throw their toys out of the pram. Not as dependent on monies from European games. It’s probably less time travelling than super rugby and the venues of Cape Town etc will hopefully bring more travelling support. Covid apart lots of people travel to RSA (myself included) for amazing holidays. If you could tie in a match or two I think that becomes more attractive. Munster took 300 people approx for season 1 v kings and cheetahs. it will bring a lot of quality play to the league. It will bring on the young developing Irish welsh and Scottish players certainly being exposed to this high class level of opposition. nothing is perfect but I think this is a good idea [/QUOTE]
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