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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_Ezequiel" data-source="post: 343083" data-attributes="member: 42683">Ranger, I completely agree with you that the Lions and Cheetahs are not as good as the Sharks, Bulls and Stormers. However, the way the Lions have recovered from the transfers, injuries and other bad luck is amazing considering their results in the 2010 Currie Cup. Compared to the team they had in the Super14 there have been a lot of changes. There is a small chance they will make the play-offs but the Cheetahs and Lions are stronger now than they were beginning of the year. I am getting very excited about the new season. I feel the Sharks can do so much better than last year when they had a horrible start, the Stormers and Bulls haven&#039;t gotton any weaker since their final. It&#039;s going to be completely different but nice to see how it works out.I don&#039;t know if it was here or somewhere else but someone suggested a promotion/relegation system where the teams qualify for the Super15 in their domnestic league.This way the Griquas for instance can qualify. The problem is that for Super Rugby there&#039;s a whole different set up. The teams are franchises build up from several teams. If they decide to come up with a system like this might cause a loss of quality in the Super Rugby since the teams are not the best of the province.For instance, Riaan Viljoen and Bjorn Basson are playing for the Griquas but in Super Rugby they represent the Cheetahs. The only team that is the same in domnestic league and Super Rugby is the Natal Sharks. They pull all their players from the provincial club. I like the idea but I don&#039;t think it&#039;s even remotely possible to introduce.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TRF_Ezequiel, post: 343083, member: 42683"] Ranger, I completely agree with you that the Lions and Cheetahs are not as good as the Sharks, Bulls and Stormers. However, the way the Lions have recovered from the transfers, injuries and other bad luck is amazing considering their results in the 2010 Currie Cup. Compared to the team they had in the Super14 there have been a lot of changes. There is a small chance they will make the play-offs but the Cheetahs and Lions are stronger now than they were beginning of the year. I am getting very excited about the new season. I feel the Sharks can do so much better than last year when they had a horrible start, the Stormers and Bulls haven't gotton any weaker since their final. It's going to be completely different but nice to see how it works out. I don't know if it was here or somewhere else but someone suggested a promotion/relegation system where the teams qualify for the Super15 in their domnestic league.This way the Griquas for instance can qualify. The problem is that for Super Rugby there's a whole different set up. The teams are franchises build up from several teams. If they decide to come up with a system like this might cause a loss of quality in the Super Rugby since the teams are not the best of the province. For instance, Riaan Viljoen and Bjorn Basson are playing for the Griquas but in Super Rugby they represent the Cheetahs. The only team that is the same in domnestic league and Super Rugby is the Natal Sharks. They pull all their players from the provincial club. I like the idea but I don't think it's even remotely possible to introduce. [/QUOTE]

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