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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 1066887" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>In one of the years stranger developments we had the Cheetahs invite a non-existent side from Barcelona, the Diables along with the Romanian Champions Baia Mare to play a couple of one off games.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]http://www.fscheetahs.co.za/news/romans-and-countrymen-here-comes-a-rugby-feast-20211022[/URL]</p><p></p><p>But this has developed into something that may become a regular fixture, with talk of yet to be identified sides from Russia, Spain, Germany and Romania forming a tournament with the Cheetahs, 1x other SA side, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Namibia in something that may be called the Intercontinetal Shield. Georgia are being involved in the Currie Cup next year and would likely also be involved in this. </p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://rugby365.com/countries/south-africa/cheetahs-a-step-closer-to-participating-in-new-comp/[/URL]</p><p></p><p>There are also repeated reports that the best SLAR sides may then play the best Toyota teams (or Currie Cup sides) in some kind of post season event.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/curriecup/georgia-to-play-currie-cup-first-division-rugby-south-american-matches-on-the-cards-20211117[/URL]</p><p></p><p>One ambition from the competition is for the winner to gain access to the Challenge Cup, which is likely also an ambition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup.</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat/mes-esport/article/2063882-els-diables-comencen-a-veure-la-llum-sobre-el-seu-futur-internacional.html[/URL]</p><p></p><p>Much of the above seems tenuous at this stage and I think speculation that this will be some kind of URC 2nd Division is wide of the mark. The public health situation also raises questions about the validity of such an enterprise for unions already operating on a shoestring. However, this proposal does seem to have legs (hence the separate thread).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 1066887, member: 74121"] In one of the years stranger developments we had the Cheetahs invite a non-existent side from Barcelona, the Diables along with the Romanian Champions Baia Mare to play a couple of one off games. [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.fscheetahs.co.za/news/romans-and-countrymen-here-comes-a-rugby-feast-20211022[/URL] But this has developed into something that may become a regular fixture, with talk of yet to be identified sides from Russia, Spain, Germany and Romania forming a tournament with the Cheetahs, 1x other SA side, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Namibia in something that may be called the Intercontinetal Shield. Georgia are being involved in the Currie Cup next year and would likely also be involved in this. [URL unfurl="true"]https://rugby365.com/countries/south-africa/cheetahs-a-step-closer-to-participating-in-new-comp/[/URL] There are also repeated reports that the best SLAR sides may then play the best Toyota teams (or Currie Cup sides) in some kind of post season event. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/curriecup/georgia-to-play-currie-cup-first-division-rugby-south-american-matches-on-the-cards-20211117[/URL] One ambition from the competition is for the winner to gain access to the Challenge Cup, which is likely also an ambition of the Rugby Europe Super Cup. [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.lesportiudecatalunya.cat/mes-esport/article/2063882-els-diables-comencen-a-veure-la-llum-sobre-el-seu-futur-internacional.html[/URL] Much of the above seems tenuous at this stage and I think speculation that this will be some kind of URC 2nd Division is wide of the mark. The public health situation also raises questions about the validity of such an enterprise for unions already operating on a shoestring. However, this proposal does seem to have legs (hence the separate thread). [/QUOTE]
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