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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 901507" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>The situation with the Pro14 is very fluid. They have signed a new TV deal reportedly increasing the money from £12 million to £30 million per year (unconfirmed at this stage) and I'd imagine some of that increase will be shared with the SARU and make the league more attractive as a financial option compared to Super Rugby than may currently be the case. The flip side is it may make South Africa (and their TV money) less of a pressing necessity for the Pro14 to compete with other European leagues.</p><p></p><p>Yes the level of interest in Pro14 in SA seems disappointing compared to Super Rugby last year, but it had almost zero buildup as it was a last minute decision. Plus, the level of interest in Super Rugby in SA this year seems less than it was last year. So perhaps the Pro14 interest was not as awful relative to Super Rugby as it may first appear.</p><p></p><p>The bottom line is I'm not sure how anyone can draw any firm conclusions about how this may resolve itself.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There are rumours at this stage of a professional league encompassing Argentina, Brazil, Chile & (possibly) Paraguay starting in 2019, but rumours is all it is at this stage (and its hard to see how that could be an option for top tier Argentine talent unless they were distributed across foreign sides in the competition (as suggested above for NZ)).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 901507, member: 74121"] The situation with the Pro14 is very fluid. They have signed a new TV deal reportedly increasing the money from £12 million to £30 million per year (unconfirmed at this stage) and I'd imagine some of that increase will be shared with the SARU and make the league more attractive as a financial option compared to Super Rugby than may currently be the case. The flip side is it may make South Africa (and their TV money) less of a pressing necessity for the Pro14 to compete with other European leagues. Yes the level of interest in Pro14 in SA seems disappointing compared to Super Rugby last year, but it had almost zero buildup as it was a last minute decision. Plus, the level of interest in Super Rugby in SA this year seems less than it was last year. So perhaps the Pro14 interest was not as awful relative to Super Rugby as it may first appear. The bottom line is I'm not sure how anyone can draw any firm conclusions about how this may resolve itself. There are rumours at this stage of a professional league encompassing Argentina, Brazil, Chile & (possibly) Paraguay starting in 2019, but rumours is all it is at this stage (and its hard to see how that could be an option for top tier Argentine talent unless they were distributed across foreign sides in the competition (as suggested above for NZ)). [/QUOTE]
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