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SA to leave Super Rugby? SANZAR are considering changing the format of Super Rugby
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 586395" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>Pretty much exactly what I think. There are 12 teams in both the Premiership and Pro 12. Add that to 14 teams in France's top flight. Bring in two extra franchises from developing nations - say one team in Romania and one in Spain. That gives 40 teams. No promotion or relegation like the major North American leagues. Run it akin to the NFL (or like an expanded Heineken Cup) with say 22 regular season games and meaningful end of season playoffs. </p><p></p><p>Before long we'd see franchises relocate to non traditional markets like northern Spain and Madrid, Geneva, western Germany and the sport will grow far faster than under the present flawed model.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 586395, member: 13611"] Pretty much exactly what I think. There are 12 teams in both the Premiership and Pro 12. Add that to 14 teams in France's top flight. Bring in two extra franchises from developing nations - say one team in Romania and one in Spain. That gives 40 teams. No promotion or relegation like the major North American leagues. Run it akin to the NFL (or like an expanded Heineken Cup) with say 22 regular season games and meaningful end of season playoffs. Before long we'd see franchises relocate to non traditional markets like northern Spain and Madrid, Geneva, western Germany and the sport will grow far faster than under the present flawed model. [/QUOTE]
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