WELLINGTON (AFP) - The clock is ticking ever louder as powerbrokers squabble over ways to save Super Rugby, after the coronavirus pushed the once admired southern hemisphere competition to the verge of collapse.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
WELLINGTON - The clock is ticking ever louder as powerbrokers squabble over ways to save Super Rugby, after the coronavirus pushed the once admired southern hemisphere competition to the verge of collapse.
New Zealand - powerful on the field but commercially limited off it, due to the country's small population - has proposed a trans-Tasman competition involving Australia and a new team from the Pacific islands. New Zealand's Super Rugby Aotearoa wrapped up at the weekend and was a huge success, played in packed stadiums until the final weekend, when fans were locked out of one game and another was cancelled because of a surge in Covid-19 cases.
"Their teams are really starting to get their mojos back and look really strong, so I'd really like to see the Australians involved in some capacity," he told reporters. It was seen as unwieldy and expensive to run, with too much travel for elite players and a global format straddling so many time zones that fans found it hard to follow.
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