Losing SA teams in Super Rugby would be a 'disaster'

I certainly dont want the Cheetas out!! kbbs know who butters their bread! Ex Supersport

Cape Town - Chiefs coach Dave Rennie says it would be a 'disaster' if Super Rugby lost its South African teams.

With the current 18-team competition structure having received widespread criticism over the past two seasons, SANZAR is expected to announce a new-look structure in the coming days that will take shape from 2018. 

That restructuring could see three teams axed from the competition, with the Cheetahs and Kings the likeliest of the South African teams to go. 

In 2016 Super Rugby included the Kings, Japan's Sunwolves and Argentina's Jaguares, and despite the continued struggles of the Sunwolves it could be that South Africa loses two sides while one Australian franchise gets the chop. 

It has led to speculation that South Africa should look up north for a new home, ditching Super Rugby by getting involved in a brand new competition with northern hemisphere sides that could have more financial potential. 

But Rennie says coming to the "Republic" is one of Super Rugby's great challenges, and losing the opportunity to play against South African teams would severely hurt the tournament.

"The only ones saying it should be an Australasian competition are the Australians," Rennie told media in Cape Town on Wednesday ahead of his side's clash against the Stormers on Saturday. 

"In the end, that's what makes Super Rugby special. You travel to the Republic. I think the reason the All Blacks are successful against South Africa is because you've got guys coming here and playing at altitude and so on. 

"It'll be a disaster if South African teams weren't involved in Super Rugby.

"I know they're trying to fatten it (Super Rugby) out a bit. They've brought in the Jaguares and the Sunwolves, but you want to make sure that this is a premium competition in the world.

"There will be a couple of teams culled, I think. It would make those countries stronger. South Africa and Australia losing one side would be better for those countries long-term.

"The Australian sides are propped up by a lot of Africans and Kiwis."

 Not Kiwis teams faults the SA and OZ teams at present are crap 

 "Chiefs coach Dave Rennie says it would be a 'disaster' if Super Rugby lost its South African teams."
Try telling that to Andrew Merthens.
"keep the SA teams and drop the Sunwolves crazy they have precedence over the saffas. Sacrilege."
We were led to believe that the Sunwolves was mainly going to be a Japanese team to boost Japanese rugby.....

SA does not have the players to stock 6 teams. Like you guys have already mentioned, Aus and SA need to catch up, NZ are playing their rugby just fine. 

The Kings are irrelevant....the Cheetahs are a great franchize, but not in Super Rugby. They are the fifth franchize in a competition that can't accomodate 5 South African teams,

The Cheetas should be merged with the Sharks. We usually steal their best players anyway- so may as well combine the 2 teams sooner than later.
The Kings are useless, even for a Pub team that gets paid in food vouchers- and may as well combine with the Stormers. They may contribute one or two players at best. A team of donkeys, or rejects - with little to no talent.

 Given the success of the Lions after the break up with the Cheetahs, combining with the Sharks makes sense. The rub would be how many games are played in Bloem.

 I hate the way the Kings got included in Super Rugby, but I like the team and it would be sad to see them go. They've played some good rugby at certain times during matches and some of their players showed alot of heart. Having said that, we have at least one SA side too many and they are the least deserved SA side. Hard luck.

Just so you all know,I'm going to watch the MIGHTY FORCE take on the MIGHTIER KINGS this Sunday.Clash of the Titans.It sucks to have a team that sucks.

 The disaster is to keep all SA teams.

 SA does not have the players to stock 6 teams.

SA have the right number of players to stock 0 SA teams.

Just like for the rest, following the model imposed by excellent men, players are channelled outside SA.

NH clubs are looking for opportunities to establish direct pipelines from SA population to their clubs, meaning that the whole club level is going to be bypassed.

Reducing from 6 to 5 will only reveal there is not enough players to stock 5.
Reducing from 5 to 4 will only reveal there is not enough players to stock 4.
Reducing from 4 to 3 will only reveal there is not enough players to stock 3.
Reducing from 3 to 2 will only reveal there is not enough players to stock 2.
Reducing from 2 to 1 will only reveal there is not enough players to stock 1.

The correct number of clubs in SA is zero. As anything else, since under the drive of excellent men, the destiny of SA is to end as Kolmanskop.

 Yak yak yak....kack!

 No ....under the drive of the excellent men the destiny of SA is to end up as Zimbabwe.

 Kolmanskop is a better model.

Zimbabwe has still a great usage of SA soldiers to raid congolese mineral deposits.
Not going to be the case for SA.

 Kolmanskop-bef0 k.