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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 996742" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>That's just one end of the spectrum yes.</p><p></p><p>But to give our non-saffa friends the bigger picture is that there are only 4 Franchises, the Stormers, the Lions, the Bulls and the Sharks. There are 14 unions, which are divided in 2 seperate tournaments for the Currie Cup. The Premier Division consisting of 8/9 teams and the First Division, consisting of the rest as well the occassional teams from Argentina or Namibia. </p><p></p><p>The franchise teams are mostly representatives from their home base's union players, but you do get players from other unions occasionally making the squad. The Cheetahs for example when they were still a Super Rugby Franchise, was a combination of the Free State Cheetahs, as well as the Griquas. And at times the squad was nearly 50/50 between the 2 teams. </p><p></p><p>The other thing about the Currie Cup, is that it's round robin games were always played the same time as the Rugby Championship, meaning that the Springbok players wouldn't be involved in the Currie Cup, and might only feature one or two games if they didn't go on tour or something. The Currie Cup, has been the stepping stone for youth players to make a name for themselves and catch the eyes of the Super Rugby coaching teams, in a hope to be promoted to the SR squads the following year.</p><p></p><p>There has been a few up and down moments with the Currie Cup the past couple of years with SARU trying to keep the integrity of the competition in tact while also trying to aid the Kings in keeping them in the Premier division, even though there were better teams playing first division.</p><p></p><p>At the moment, Any tournament will work for the SA public. the negativity is becoming worse the longer these absurd lockdown regulations go on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 996742, member: 40658"] That's just one end of the spectrum yes. But to give our non-saffa friends the bigger picture is that there are only 4 Franchises, the Stormers, the Lions, the Bulls and the Sharks. There are 14 unions, which are divided in 2 seperate tournaments for the Currie Cup. The Premier Division consisting of 8/9 teams and the First Division, consisting of the rest as well the occassional teams from Argentina or Namibia. The franchise teams are mostly representatives from their home base's union players, but you do get players from other unions occasionally making the squad. The Cheetahs for example when they were still a Super Rugby Franchise, was a combination of the Free State Cheetahs, as well as the Griquas. And at times the squad was nearly 50/50 between the 2 teams. The other thing about the Currie Cup, is that it's round robin games were always played the same time as the Rugby Championship, meaning that the Springbok players wouldn't be involved in the Currie Cup, and might only feature one or two games if they didn't go on tour or something. The Currie Cup, has been the stepping stone for youth players to make a name for themselves and catch the eyes of the Super Rugby coaching teams, in a hope to be promoted to the SR squads the following year. There has been a few up and down moments with the Currie Cup the past couple of years with SARU trying to keep the integrity of the competition in tact while also trying to aid the Kings in keeping them in the Premier division, even though there were better teams playing first division. At the moment, Any tournament will work for the SA public. the negativity is becoming worse the longer these absurd lockdown regulations go on. [/QUOTE]
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