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Has The SANZAAR Alliance Run It's Course?
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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 940753" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>Its because they DON'T want South Africa or Argentina in the competition. Their idea of "Super" Rugby is a Trans-Tasman, 10 team competition; five Aussie teams and five NZ teams in a home+away 18 round, Round-Robin format with a four team McIntyre post-season.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/03/new-zealand-dominance-remains-a-concern-for-australian-super-rugby-sides" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/03/new-zealand-dominance-remains-a-concern-for-australian-super-rugby-sides</a></p><div style="margin-left: 20px"><em>.....with many Australian rugby officials arguing for a trans-Tasman competition to replace the existing four-nation Super Rugby structure post 2020, there cold be wide-ranging ramifications. They want more income-generating home games against drawcard Kiwi teams and less revenue-depleting travel costs to Africa and South America. But New Zealand will never sever their historical ties with South Africa to play in a trans-Tasman competition against weak Australian opposition.</em></div></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 940753, member: 20605"] Its because they DON'T want South Africa or Argentina in the competition. Their idea of "Super" Rugby is a Trans-Tasman, 10 team competition; five Aussie teams and five NZ teams in a home+away 18 round, Round-Robin format with a four team McIntyre post-season. [URL]https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/apr/03/new-zealand-dominance-remains-a-concern-for-australian-super-rugby-sides[/URL] [INDENT][I].....with many Australian rugby officials arguing for a trans-Tasman competition to replace the existing four-nation Super Rugby structure post 2020, there cold be wide-ranging ramifications. They want more income-generating home games against drawcard Kiwi teams and less revenue-depleting travel costs to Africa and South America. But New Zealand will never sever their historical ties with South Africa to play in a trans-Tasman competition against weak Australian opposition.[/I][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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