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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 1043056" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>It'll take time to adjust for sure. I know the travel time and time zones are better than super rugby for the SA sides but there's added layers to it. If I'm not mistaken the season will be played through South Africa's summer? Training on the hardest pitches in the world for a game away to Connacht in November isn't ideal (I presume the majority of the away games will be in our winter too, playing in SA in the summer can't be a good idea). The contrast in climate will be greater than going to Aus or NZ in general too. </p><p></p><p></p><p>The conference system and home games will get SA teams into the playoffs though, so they will still contend despite a few strange early/mid season results I'd imagine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 1043056, member: 45598"] It'll take time to adjust for sure. I know the travel time and time zones are better than super rugby for the SA sides but there's added layers to it. If I'm not mistaken the season will be played through South Africa's summer? Training on the hardest pitches in the world for a game away to Connacht in November isn't ideal (I presume the majority of the away games will be in our winter too, playing in SA in the summer can't be a good idea). The contrast in climate will be greater than going to Aus or NZ in general too. The conference system and home games will get SA teams into the playoffs though, so they will still contend despite a few strange early/mid season results I'd imagine. [/QUOTE]
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