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SANZAAR to cut 3 teams in 2018
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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 865999" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>This might be true, yes. But we have enough players to feed 6 teams. And this has been the original argument ever since the talks were to introduce the Kings to Super Rugby. The issue in the past was however to try and curb the exodus of our players to the North. This plan of the Cheetahs and the Kings is the first phase I think in doing this. The possibility is now that players in possession of SA Passports already playing in the Pro12 but for other teams, who has the aspirations of playing for the Bokke, would rather join the Kings and Cheetahs than stay with their current team (Pending contractual obligations), or alternatively join a Super Rugby team.</p><p></p><p>We remain competitive in Super Rugby, this year even more so than the Aussie teams. And they are really making a mess of the whole issue, while we have shown that we are in with the cutting of teams, complied swiftly, and everyone is happy.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That is an issue, I think SARU will adress very quickly. And here is where I think the plan of introducing centralised contracts, will be of paramount importance. Let SARU collect the revenue, from both Super Rugby and Pro14, and divide it equally amongst the stakeholders and players. Then there won't be any issues later on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 865999, member: 40658"] This might be true, yes. But we have enough players to feed 6 teams. And this has been the original argument ever since the talks were to introduce the Kings to Super Rugby. The issue in the past was however to try and curb the exodus of our players to the North. This plan of the Cheetahs and the Kings is the first phase I think in doing this. The possibility is now that players in possession of SA Passports already playing in the Pro12 but for other teams, who has the aspirations of playing for the Bokke, would rather join the Kings and Cheetahs than stay with their current team (Pending contractual obligations), or alternatively join a Super Rugby team. We remain competitive in Super Rugby, this year even more so than the Aussie teams. And they are really making a mess of the whole issue, while we have shown that we are in with the cutting of teams, complied swiftly, and everyone is happy. That is an issue, I think SARU will adress very quickly. And here is where I think the plan of introducing centralised contracts, will be of paramount importance. Let SARU collect the revenue, from both Super Rugby and Pro14, and divide it equally amongst the stakeholders and players. Then there won't be any issues later on. [/QUOTE]
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