I honestly believe this new format is going to turn a dynamic competition into a dud. I don’t particularly care to see the SAFFAs kill each other twice like the CCup before playing overseas.

So that will be 4 games per year against SA teams… which is not ideal. At least with the King and Lions the other 3 are guaranteed 10 points away from home.

Obviously injured Boks making a comeback is very different from Test match Boks returning from other campaigns… They are not in sync with the current synergy and dynamics of the Currie Cup squad and I believe they add no value to the team in the late stages of the competition – as it just messes up the chemistry built up before their arrival.

I understand that SARU wants the players fit and ready before the money making EOYT, but they need to have a high performance camp set up where the Bok squad get conditioned and trained within their own dynamic, and those Currie Cup players that had a stellar season can then be invited to the camp to see how they gel… Within the camp you can then have various training formats such as 20 min trials / chukkas with the squad and or have Invitational XV’s playing against Bok Squad XV’s…

Then next point is Super Rugby, I am not impressed to learn that negotiations are already under way for 2013 Super 16… SANZAR should / could select 20 teams from the three regions as Super Rugby candidates and the lowest placed team of that region can then be relegated… Thus you have promotion and relegation, then to add a dynamic; the relegated teams can form Division 2 to stay sharp and play for promotion into the next seasons Premier Division… These should not be ideals alone, this should be the format and someone with clout and common sense and strong negotiation tactics should then propose this to SANZAR – fans do not want to see 16 teams play week in week out only to know that of those 16 teams 12 (HELLO) are challengers with 4-5 of those contenders for the number one spot…

Western Force, Lions, Cheetahs and more recently Waikato Chiefs are not up to Super Rugby standards and should not be included in this format… Then add the Melbourne Rebels and The Southern Kings into the mix and you already have division 2 – more teams is not the solution… Money should not be the driving force behind everything… Melbourne Rebels are a marquee team, purchasing over the hill talent from all over the place, why not have THE SUPER Rebels and combine the lower performing teams already in the Super series to form a serious squad of southern hemisphere talent who will all be eligible for National honours based on their strong performances under the guidance of Bob Dwyer and Alan Solomons etc… These are good suggestions if I don’t say so myself… Please, lets turn this into a debate… Cheers…

…as opposed to the Cheetahs and the Lions who are always on fire.

Same as with the Australian Rebels. None of those players come from their area, and half are foreign players.

My point? So basicly the only things SANZAR need to look at is the stadium and whether the franchise will pull interest. The local players are of no importance.

Yeah, they should set up a seperate league with the Highlanders!

It will inevitably go with the soon to be theme of the union, to implode after a few months through corruption and administrative ineptitude.

Another SARU joke.