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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_stormer2010" data-source="post: 980264" data-attributes="member: 39190"><p>That would probably be the Pumas and Griquas but they won't be more competitive than the Cheetahs. </p><p></p><p>I for one am totally open to a move of SA teams en masse from SR to Pro14. I am sure that would mean a better deal for us ITO revenue options and the time zones are just better. Hopefully that would in time lead to our being more able to compete salary-wise. On top of that the SA public will get to see some of our stars (and youth..) more albeit playing for overseas clubs. We'd be in a better position to compare 'apples' with 'apples' ITO of overseas based players vs our local ones. I think South Africans on a whole are much more likely to travel to Europe than Aus or NZ.</p><p></p><p>I think the old argument of us remaining in SR because of better competition is null and void. I think its fair to say NH teams are on a level at test level and probably ahead in the club/provincial scene at this point in time.</p><p></p><p>The question is, how widely spread is your own sentiments? Would more SA teams be welcome? Would we be included in the ECC? How are Euro based clubs and fans experiencing the travel factor WRT the Cheetahs and Kings? I can at least say without reservation that our other teams would be a tad more competitive than the Cheetahs and especially the Kings who are even below some of our other provincial sides that don't even have other comps to play in than Curry Cup.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_stormer2010, post: 980264, member: 39190"] That would probably be the Pumas and Griquas but they won't be more competitive than the Cheetahs. I for one am totally open to a move of SA teams en masse from SR to Pro14. I am sure that would mean a better deal for us ITO revenue options and the time zones are just better. Hopefully that would in time lead to our being more able to compete salary-wise. On top of that the SA public will get to see some of our stars (and youth..) more albeit playing for overseas clubs. We'd be in a better position to compare 'apples' with 'apples' ITO of overseas based players vs our local ones. I think South Africans on a whole are much more likely to travel to Europe than Aus or NZ. I think the old argument of us remaining in SR because of better competition is null and void. I think its fair to say NH teams are on a level at test level and probably ahead in the club/provincial scene at this point in time. The question is, how widely spread is your own sentiments? Would more SA teams be welcome? Would we be included in the ECC? How are Euro based clubs and fans experiencing the travel factor WRT the Cheetahs and Kings? I can at least say without reservation that our other teams would be a tad more competitive than the Cheetahs and especially the Kings who are even below some of our other provincial sides that don't even have other comps to play in than Curry Cup. [/QUOTE]
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