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<blockquote data-quote="Durbanite" data-source="post: 871396" data-attributes="member: 73156"><p>Ja, and you can take the Bulls along too! In seriousness, those are some good points I had not considered.</p><p></p><p>I think SARU could manage one more team heading over to Europe (it should be the Bulls ideally) but I don't see SARU throwing SANZAR or even NZR under the bus by jumping over to Europe all secretively like. </p><p></p><p>I'd like to see the Sharks stay in SR. It seems to me that it's a dying perspective for some reason, but playing the best is the best way to beat the best and the best are still in SR. It makes sense to rather have a foot in each comp, it gives SARU options and they need to test the waters first anyway, can't choose the Pro 14 over SR based on 2 games or even a season (unless it's extremely successful financially)</p><p></p><p>With the talk from SA and NZ I doubt we will see any changes until the SR deal has been completed, and NZ have shown they would rather play in SR then a Pacific/Trans-Tasman comp for financial reasons and such for now.</p><p></p><p>SARU will NOT jeopardize TRC imo, I don't see them giving up yearly tests against NZ for a number of reasons chief among them is that those tests bring in huge revenue but also because it's pretty much the standard we like to hold the boks to as a nation, it's always the goal of the saffas to down NZ. I doubt there is a way to keep TRC going without commitment to SR (it can be done but then NZ and AUS will need to form a comp that brings in the cash) although it wouldn't be the worse thing to lose the comps if we get proper tours back in exchange.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Durbanite, post: 871396, member: 73156"] Ja, and you can take the Bulls along too! In seriousness, those are some good points I had not considered. I think SARU could manage one more team heading over to Europe (it should be the Bulls ideally) but I don't see SARU throwing SANZAR or even NZR under the bus by jumping over to Europe all secretively like. I'd like to see the Sharks stay in SR. It seems to me that it's a dying perspective for some reason, but playing the best is the best way to beat the best and the best are still in SR. It makes sense to rather have a foot in each comp, it gives SARU options and they need to test the waters first anyway, can't choose the Pro 14 over SR based on 2 games or even a season (unless it's extremely successful financially) With the talk from SA and NZ I doubt we will see any changes until the SR deal has been completed, and NZ have shown they would rather play in SR then a Pacific/Trans-Tasman comp for financial reasons and such for now. SARU will NOT jeopardize TRC imo, I don't see them giving up yearly tests against NZ for a number of reasons chief among them is that those tests bring in huge revenue but also because it's pretty much the standard we like to hold the boks to as a nation, it's always the goal of the saffas to down NZ. I doubt there is a way to keep TRC going without commitment to SR (it can be done but then NZ and AUS will need to form a comp that brings in the cash) although it wouldn't be the worse thing to lose the comps if we get proper tours back in exchange. [/QUOTE]
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