MELBOURNE: Super Rugby was no picture of health before it was floored by COVID-19 in March but the pandemic has all but crushed the competition's hopes of a quick recovery in 2021.
Those pioneering days are long gone, and a retreat into regional competitions for the first time in a quarter of a century is seen as the only way forward. The country is instead pushing an eight-to-10 team competition with no South African or Argentine involvement. Roux said a"cross-over" tournament pitting South African teams against Australian and New Zealand opponents has been floated but would need to be completed before the British and Irish Lions tour in July 2021.
Players grumbled about the travel and the format before COVID-19, while teams have struggled to stay engaged with fans while touring countries in unfriendly timezones.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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