SA Rugby settles on double-round Currie Cup for rugby's resumption

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After weeks of deliberating on various scenarios for rugby's return to rugby, SA Rugby is today set to announce a double-round CurrieCup | By MikeGreenaway67 IOLSport

DURBAN - After weeks of deliberating on various scenarios for South Africa’s return to rugby, SA Rugby is today set to announce a double-round Currie Cup that will see the game through to a final on December 12.

SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux is expecting to confirm this when he hosts a media briefing this afternoon, and it is likely that he will also confirm South Africa’s interest in Europe’s Pro14. Coetzee’s Sharks plus the Stormers, Lions and Bulls are set to replace the Cheetahs and Kings in what will be an expanded Pro16 in 2021.

“I played a lot of rugby in Europe and I loved the cultures of the Irish, Scottish and Welsh,” Coetzee said. “If we go that route our players will enjoy it and the rugby will be top quality.

 

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