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<blockquote data-quote="danielnell15" data-source="post: 1182472" data-attributes="member: 40481"><p>I disagree, the Cheetahs didn't deserve losing out on a spot in the URC. Having one Northern and one Southern team from the URS qualify for EPCR would be fair in my opinion. </p><p></p><p>European Professional Club Rugby is a business, and teams who can bring along with them television viewers from large rugby markets like RSA will be the most viable and sustainable in the long term. Cheetahs would tick that box, and they are also competitive on the field. That's exactly the reason why they are in EPCR, not because we feel sorry for them. </p><p></p><p>I do think the URS would be the best way for larger potentional rugby markets in more wealthy Tier 2 nations such as Spain maybe Portugal to develop a profesional team that can compete against Tier 1 clubs/ franchises.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="danielnell15, post: 1182472, member: 40481"] I disagree, the Cheetahs didn't deserve losing out on a spot in the URC. Having one Northern and one Southern team from the URS qualify for EPCR would be fair in my opinion. European Professional Club Rugby is a business, and teams who can bring along with them television viewers from large rugby markets like RSA will be the most viable and sustainable in the long term. Cheetahs would tick that box, and they are also competitive on the field. That's exactly the reason why they are in EPCR, not because we feel sorry for them. I do think the URS would be the best way for larger potentional rugby markets in more wealthy Tier 2 nations such as Spain maybe Portugal to develop a profesional team that can compete against Tier 1 clubs/ franchises. [/QUOTE]
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