SANZAR unveil plans for new extended Super 15 competition

[Swee_82]

I have to say, this is an unreasonable amount of stuffing around for three extra games

Too right.

They've added 3 extra games and 4 extra byes for each team (standard year). Spose that's one way to make the comp last until August. Wouldn't have thought it the best one though.

[jargan83]

Hardly the ground breaking expansion we have heard SANZAR talking about.

You don't play all the other sides so a teams fortunes could be detirmined by the draw they receive. The way the saffers want the finals 2 from each nation is stupid, but I guess the yarpie side would take most offence from it (I would if someone told me the only way my side was going to make finals was to have 2 guranteed spots)

Why couldn't they keep the start date of the second weekend in Febuary? All for 3 extra games?

[beige]

Only 2 extra games if you factor in the 15th team.

[WF2006]

You'd be pretty pissed if the sides you missed were the Lions and the Highlanders, whilst someone else missed the Crusaders and the Bulls?

[Working Class]

3 of the byes are for the in bound tests that will not be happening in RWC years.

[Swee_82]

3 of the byes are for the in bound tests that will not be happening in RWC years.

So? They're selling this as have 'much more rugby' when it's only 3 more games/team, just drawn out longer.

Only 1-2 more home games a year- there goes thoughts of expanded super14 changing the business case for a rectangular stadium.

[AndyS]

A bit of conflicting information around on how it will work, but on the whole it could have been a lot worse. The CC took a caning...

[GIGS20]

IS it too late to ditch South Africa and come up with a sensible pacific rim comp?

I really think the Currie Cup is all about rodgering International rugby for the sake of a national tournament!

[mudskipper]

IS it too late to ditch South Africa and come up with a sensible pacific rim comp?

I really think the Currie Cup is all about rodgering International rugby for the sake of a national tournament!

Looks like we're stuck with the Republic for the next 2 terms... 8 years... They'd have to give the new format good chance...