SA Rugby have sanctioned what now becomes an urgent meeting to discuss the Currie Cup's future following SA's inclusion in the European cup tournaments. | sportmal Sport24news
SA Rugby's meeting about the Currie Cup's format for next season, scheduled for Friday, has now become eminently more urgent as South Africa's top non-franchise unions - notably the Pumas and Griquas - fear not only for the relevance of the hallowed domestic competition, but their own futures.
While the official confirmation that the United Rugby Championship teams, along with a gleeful Cheetahs, will be playing in the European Champions and Challenge Cups has been met with optimism in general, the inevitable congestion to the calendar associated with it could have dire consequences at lower provincial level.
Sport24 has reliably learnt that the 2022/23's Currie Cup is currently slated to commence on the weekend of 6 November, allowing yet again for a double round format that provides much-needed commercial exposure for the Pumas and Griquas.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
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