The participation of South African teams in the United Rugby Championship has received rave reviews from chief executive Martin Anayi.
The arrival of South African teams in the United Rugby Championship in 2022 marked a significant shift in the landscape of professional rugby.
“In many ways the South Africans have taught us about professionalism and how to be professional, the game has been run along professional lines for longer there,” he said.This year’s URC has already broken most of the previous records even though the season is not yet over and is only this week heading into the Finals Series.
It meant that for the first time since the PRO14 morphed into the URC with the addition of the four top SA franchises in 2021 all five nations participating in the unique cross-hemisphere competition will be part of the playoffs. Gloucester and former England speedster Jonny May was one who said English Premiership teams are at a financial disadvantage.
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