Seaton
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Okay, a thread for anything and everything about the Currie Cup that falls outside the spectrum of match threads and transfer news.
So, what's new?
Well, possibly the biggest news that has arrived in the last week, is that while it is still an option, the plan to reduce the number of CC teams to six, is longer the favoured option.
It falls away in favour of the standard 8 teams, but only one round (each team plays each other once) instead of two, ala S14 and prior style. However, SARU has drawn inspiration from the S15, and we might be seeing a similar six team play-off system in the CC. So basically you'll either face relegation, or be in for final contention.
Leave it as it is!!! Really, the format is fine as it is. The problem arises with the S15 format if there is one at all as most of the posters here say. However the broadcast rights are sold for the S15 for the next 2-3 years, and thus it won't change. IMO, SARU should either:
Suck it up for the next few years with the major unions fielding youngsters and second stringers for the first feW weeks of the Currie Cup conincide with the last few of the S15.
Or
Forget about the senior Boks playing in the final every year, and let the comp end in late November. The young players who deputised for the Boks deserve to play in the final they drove the team to.
With that wee rant out the way, 23 Bok players have been released to play CC rugby, most are fromthe away leg, I'll try find an article.
So, what's new?
Well, possibly the biggest news that has arrived in the last week, is that while it is still an option, the plan to reduce the number of CC teams to six, is longer the favoured option.
It falls away in favour of the standard 8 teams, but only one round (each team plays each other once) instead of two, ala S14 and prior style. However, SARU has drawn inspiration from the S15, and we might be seeing a similar six team play-off system in the CC. So basically you'll either face relegation, or be in for final contention.
Leave it as it is!!! Really, the format is fine as it is. The problem arises with the S15 format if there is one at all as most of the posters here say. However the broadcast rights are sold for the S15 for the next 2-3 years, and thus it won't change. IMO, SARU should either:
Suck it up for the next few years with the major unions fielding youngsters and second stringers for the first feW weeks of the Currie Cup conincide with the last few of the S15.
Or
Forget about the senior Boks playing in the final every year, and let the comp end in late November. The young players who deputised for the Boks deserve to play in the final they drove the team to.
With that wee rant out the way, 23 Bok players have been released to play CC rugby, most are fromthe away leg, I'll try find an article.
