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Super Rugby 2016 to feature 6 SA teams

SARU has confirmed that there will be six teams in the expanded Super Rugby competition come 2016.

Jeremy Proome

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SARU has confirmed that six South African teams will participate in the 2016 Super Rugby tournament, regardless of the structure and format.

“We have got the six teams entrenched now, that is a given,’ he said SARU CEO Jurie Roux. “All models will be built around six teams so we are very happy about getting that out of the way as it has always been a bone of contention.

“That causes a number of other logistical issues and those are the things that we have to go through. We have to work a model that will work not only for us but also for our partners in this relationship,” added Roux.

SANZAR CEO Greg Peters added that there is the possibility of other nations to join the Super Rugby tournament, specifically that of Argentina.

“Argentina have expressed their aspirations to be part of it and they have played in the Rugby Championship so it would be logical for them to be included,” said Peters. “There are certainly some elements in New Zealand that would like to see a sixth franchise in New Zealand. We should also explore moving into Asia.”

“At the moment all of those things are sort of in the melting pot and we haven’t come to a final resolution on it yet,” added Peters.

The current broadcast deal of the Super Rugby tournament ends in 2015.

Source:  SA Rugby Mag
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