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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 697570" data-attributes="member: 43400">Yes, true, but Super Rugby/SANZAR seem to be extremely expansion focused, when it comes to tapping new markets/increasing revenue streams. I realise this isn&#039;t a super rugby thread, and don&#039;t want to hijack the thread, but, they are already well down the path of the conference system, so, once they hit the magic number of 24 teams, I can see Canadian and US teams becoming part of it. 24 teams would allow four conferences of six, allowing all six SA sides to compete in one conference, Australia and New Zealand would have their five teams in their conference, and could take Japan and one other Pacific/Asian based team.&nbsp; Leaving the last conference to be made up of six teams from North and South America.I&#039;m not saying I&#039;m in favour of this, merely that I can see SANZAR looking into it, because of their current mindset - it wouldn&#039;t happen for a few years anyway, because these changes seem to be agreed upon when the broadcasting agreements come up for renewal.&nbsp;[USER=71326]@Beerfalo[/USER] - I get your points, particularly the travel/distance issues - it would have to be a conference set to lower the travelling costs and hours</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 697570, member: 43400"] Yes, true, but Super Rugby/SANZAR seem to be extremely expansion focused, when it comes to tapping new markets/increasing revenue streams. I realise this isn't a super rugby thread, and don't want to hijack the thread, but, they are already well down the path of the conference system, so, once they hit the magic number of 24 teams, I can see Canadian and US teams becoming part of it. 24 teams would allow four conferences of six, allowing all six SA sides to compete in one conference, Australia and New Zealand would have their five teams in their conference, and could take Japan and one other Pacific/Asian based team. Leaving the last conference to be made up of six teams from North and South America. I'm not saying I'm in favour of this, merely that I can see SANZAR looking into it, because of their current mindset - it wouldn't happen for a few years anyway, because these changes seem to be agreed upon when the broadcasting agreements come up for renewal. [USER=71326]@Beerfalo[/USER] - I get your points, particularly the travel/distance issues - it would have to be a conference set to lower the travelling costs and hours [/QUOTE]

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