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Nonsense Brett. The RA still don't get it. Super Rugby is not a domestic competition nor is it the RA's competition. The Force and the IPRC have nothing to do with SANZAAR anymore.“That is our position. It protects the integrity of our domestic competition,” Robinson said.
Wallaby eligibility is also nonsense and these competitions aren't about test Rugby. Making it a training ground for test Rugby is why Super Rugby went down the gurgler in the first place. Graham Henry started it in 2007 pulling out the majority of his ABs squad from the first half of the competition so they can run around traffic cones to condition themselves for the RWC. The NZ public voted with their feet and they haven't exactly returned in the numbers that were rocking up in the Super 12 days.
The 140 odd players from Australia were willing to give that up when they signed contracts abroad this is before we get started on the SA and NZ players playing overseas who can't play test Rugby.
No way would SA be interested in further expansion in to Asia Pacific. Their teams weren't willing to go to Tokyo which is why the Sunwolves played home games in Singapore.
I dare the RA kick the Force out of the NRC, Twiggy will pull Minderoo's backing of that comp and expect a date in court.