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Eli05

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New Zealand and Australia started the Super Rugby Pacific post Coronovirus .
South Africa gone north and Argentina's Jaguars does not exist anymore.

Cheetahs, Pumas and Griekwas of South Africa need a international competition and Argentina need to revive a Franchise that is fully professional to keep players in the country.

Nzl & Aus has Super Rugby Pacific, why doesn't SA & Arg start a Super Rugby Atlantic type of competition? The four of them are Sanzaar countries that governed Super Rugby before Corona.
Pasific include teams of Fiji, Samoa amd Tonga and will in due course have teams of Japan and rest of Pacific like USA's Hawai/ Calerfornia.
Atlantic can include teams with SA and Arg teams in current Super Rugby Americas and teams from North America and maybe some of African countries.

Think time zones will be problem with if its a cross over Atlantic competition and of course funds. But that will create opportunities for teams like Cheetahs and Jaguars to be in international club competition again. Second tier countries like USA snd Chile will get better competition that will help them further develope. Just a thought.
 
Eli05: the Bulls, Lions, Sharks and Stormers are doing well, so leaving the URC wouldn't make good business sense. I know you're thinking like a fan which is admirable, but pro sports are a busine$$. Your idea isn't worth the risk. You've still got the Currie Cup. I hope to visit South Africa to see that in person someday.
 
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SUPER RUGBY ATLANTIC
Bulls (Blue Bulls, Bostwana XV) Pretoria
Cheetahs (Free State Cheetahs, Leopards) Bloemfontein
Lions (Golden Lions, Falcons), Johannesburg
Rhinos (Pumas, Griffons)
Sharks (Natal Sharks, Border Bulldogs) Durban
Southern Kings (Griquas, Mighty Elephants, SWD Eagles) Port Elizabeth
Stormers (Western Province, Boland Kavaliers) Cape Town
Hyenas (Welwitschias, Simbas, Goshawks, Uganda XV) Windhoek
Aguarás (Teros, Cobras, Yacare XV, Ribereños) Montevideo
Ceibos (Dogos XV, Tarucas) Córdoba
Pampas (Pampas XV) Buenos Aires
Selknam (Cóndores XV, Cafeteros Pro, Megaterios) Santiago

CURRIE CUP
Currie Cup Premier Division:

Blue Bulls

Free State Cheetahs
Golden Lions
Griquas
Natal Sharks
Pumas
Western Province
Dogos XV (UCR)
Pampas XV (URBA)
Welwitschies (Namibia XV)

CURRIE CUP
Currie Cup First Division:

Boland Kavaliers
Border Bulldogs
Falcons (or Valke)
Griffons
Leopards
Mighty Epephands (or Eastern Province Elephants)
SWD Eagles
Goshawks (Zimbabwe XV)
Simbas (Kenya XV)
Tarucas (URT)

SUPER RUGBY AFRICA
Les Lionceaux (Algeria)
Vultures (Botswana)
Indomitable Lions (Cameroon)
Ghana XV
Les Éléphants (Ivory Coast)
Simbas (Kenya)
Les Makis (Madagascar)
Atlas Lions (Morocco)
Senegal XV
Carthage Eagles (Tunisia)
Rugby Cranes (Uganda)
Goshawks (Zimbawe)

SUPER RUGBY AMERICA
Cafetereos (Colombia)
Cobras (Brasil)
Cóndores (Chile)
Teros (Uruguay)
Yacaré XV (Paraguay)
Megaterios (URC, USR)
Ribereños (UER, URR)
Serpientes XV (México)
Andinos (Perú, Ecuador)
Anacondas (Guyana and Venezuela)
Caribbean Warriors (Trinidad & Tobago, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Bermuda, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines)
 
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