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<blockquote data-quote="AM_Bokke" data-source="post: 901465" data-attributes="member: 76028"><p>Yes, players move to play in Europe already but those teams are not direct competitors. Next year Pro 14 sides will come to SA with players that played for the Cheetahs last year. If this becomes how the league functions then I think that would be a turnoff to fans. NZ and Aus teams don't sign SA players. Being a feeder team to foreign sides in your own competition is pretty unattractive I think. </p><p></p><p>I don't understand the "Europe will get us more money" argument.</p><p></p><p>SA based fans would still need to be more engaged by the Pro 14 in order to better monetize the league. Yes, the Pro 14 has more content (games) but that only matters if people care. </p><p></p><p>People bring up that SA clubs will be "making Euros" but SANZAAR deals are dominated in American dollars so it's not like they are full of currency risk at present. </p><p></p><p>Also, as far as I understand, Pro 14 unions want more money too. They aren't just going to give revenue to SA franchises. </p><p></p><p>The only way that I see that the Pro 14 is worth more to SA franchises is through the sponsorship market and getting Euro consumer eyeballs on companies that sponsor SA teams. That requires that Europeans watch SA teams in the comp. </p><p></p><p>And again, the markets in which SR operates are already better and have more upside than Pro 14 markets. I think that any business would take the upside offered by Eastern Australia, Tokyo and Buenos Aires over Welsh and Irish regions or the small towns where the Italian teams are based.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AM_Bokke, post: 901465, member: 76028"] Yes, players move to play in Europe already but those teams are not direct competitors. Next year Pro 14 sides will come to SA with players that played for the Cheetahs last year. If this becomes how the league functions then I think that would be a turnoff to fans. NZ and Aus teams don't sign SA players. Being a feeder team to foreign sides in your own competition is pretty unattractive I think. I don't understand the "Europe will get us more money" argument. SA based fans would still need to be more engaged by the Pro 14 in order to better monetize the league. Yes, the Pro 14 has more content (games) but that only matters if people care. People bring up that SA clubs will be "making Euros" but SANZAAR deals are dominated in American dollars so it's not like they are full of currency risk at present. Also, as far as I understand, Pro 14 unions want more money too. They aren't just going to give revenue to SA franchises. The only way that I see that the Pro 14 is worth more to SA franchises is through the sponsorship market and getting Euro consumer eyeballs on companies that sponsor SA teams. That requires that Europeans watch SA teams in the comp. And again, the markets in which SR operates are already better and have more upside than Pro 14 markets. I think that any business would take the upside offered by Eastern Australia, Tokyo and Buenos Aires over Welsh and Irish regions or the small towns where the Italian teams are based. [/QUOTE]
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