SA Rugby considering a State of Origin three-match series for later this year?

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So desperate are they to see their top players play to a television audience that SA Rugby are reportedly considering a State of Origin three-match series later this year.

With the international calendar still very much in limbo‚ SA Rugby have had to consider all their options in the event the Springboks don’t see combat this year. Super Rugby as we know it is off the table and the Currie Cup is far from getting the green light.

In Australia‚ State of Origin matches in rugby league have been huge draw cards since the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons first clashed in the early 1980s. During its years of isolation‚ South African rugby occasionally turned to North versus South clashes to try and fan interest in the local game‚ while Test union Day was another such outlet.

 

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