As the inaugural season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship concluded with the grand final in Cape Town on Saturday, tournament chief executive Martin Anayi has promised more strength-vs-strength fixtures next season. URC
The first season of the Vodacom United Rugby Championship was a roaring success but one prevailing issue that needs to be addressed is ensuring more strength-versus-strength matches next season.The URC came to a head at Cape Town Stadium on Saturday, and tournament chief executive Martin Anayi has promised there will be renewed focus on ensuring high-quality matches next season., Anayi highlighted the effect of the Test windows on the current structure.
“I think we saw after the Six Nations, the teams were fully loaded, other than Leinster who sent down a [depleted] team to South Africa and got beaten,” he said. “You won’t see too many more of those happening. “The main change I would want from the macro-global environment is to get to a point, as early as possible, whether that is 2024 or 2025, where there is a much better flow of rugby. It would make more sense for us to have Rugby Championship and Six Nations aligned.
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