Cheetahs’ Ox Nche to join Springbok training camp
Can we assume Erasmus hasn’t seen anything that impresses him from the two franchises? Apart from the Cheetahs’ Ox Nche, who’ll be joining the Sharks camp next weekend.
Can we assume Erasmus hasn’t seen anything that impresses him from the two franchises? Apart from the Cheetahs’ Ox Nche, who’ll be joining the Sharks camp next weekend.
Have the Cheetahs and Kings retained enough players of experience and substance to be competitive in PRO14?
The Cheetahs and the Kings are out of Super Rugby, and both widely expected to announce their inclusion in European rugby with the Pro12 becoming the Pro14.
Two media statements from SA Rugby have all but confirmed the widespread media speculation that the Cheetahs and the Kings will join an expanded Pro14 competition in Europe next year.
With two teams destined to be struck from the tournament, Super Rugby in South Africa is facing its biggest-ever threat. But the franchise can survive and thrive, as long as it gets back to basics.
SA Rugby is not considering the possibility of merging franchises for next year’s Super Rugby competition.
There’s no doubt that the current structure of Super Rugby is overblown. So what would work? England coach Eddie Jones has a suggestion.
Speak to any South African Super Rugby coach and he will give a guarded response on how well his team is faring in the competition so far.
If rugby performance-related issues alone determined which single South African side should be in for the chop in a reduced future Super Rugby competition, it is a bit of a no-brainer.
It’s still early days in the competition, but after two rounds there appears to be an urgency in the South African play that we haven’t seen before at this stage of Super Rugby.