Lions set for chop?
11 May 2012
Saru has confirmed its plan to relegate the last-placed South African franchise at the end of the season.
This proposed solution was made by Saru’s executive council at its special general meeting in January. The top four teams on the SA conference log would therefore join the Kings in 2013. As it stands, the Lions would drop out.
Saru said a promotion-relegation play-off would then take place after the 2013 and 2014 campaigns.
However, the franchises requested that a decision on the mechanism of qualification be postponed to allow them time to make alternative proposals. The officials at the general meeting accepted the request. Saru CEO Jurie Roux asked for it to be recorded that this delay was at the franchises’ request, therefore precluding the franchises from criticism of late decision-making.
A final decision will be made after meetings with the SA Super Rugby franchises on 17 May, the Saru executive committee on 24 May and the Saru general council on 13 July (21 rounds into the 2012 Super Rugby tournament).
‘Rugby has been consistently united in supporting the Kings’ place in Super Rugby in 2013,’ said Roux. ‘Our focus has been on finding a rugby answer to the questions that flow from that that’s fair, transparent in its mechanism and will strengthen South African rugby in the long run. Those discussions continue.
‘Until a final decision is reached, the franchises and the Saru presidency are agreed that it would be unhelpful to the competing teams to publicly debate the pros and cons of different scenarios. When a decision is announced we will be able to report back to rugby supporters in full.’
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13 May 2012, 18:25 pm
also, the mere fact that Ellispark and the old Transvaal are rugby institutions should be even more reason that we stop them and their long suffering supporters from being humiliated, and give them time to rebuild withiut the pressure.
Manchester United were relegated in the 70′s and look at them now.
Ellispark was the place where i started really loving rugby, we used to get in after for cheaper after school rugby games as long as you wore your school uniform, and you had to sit behind the posts. saw liam Kirkham nearly killed so many times by the Province Bulls forwards, and it was something of a fortress for the Boks, i saw some incredible Tri Nations battles there
but now every Super Rugby player knows that a trip to Ellispark is nothing to worry about. They have cheapened the entire legacy of Ellispark.
no. its time for the Lions to get benched. not sold, or retired, but definitely benched.
13 May 2012, 18:28 pm
wow, my phone is npot best for typing long posts, please excuse the typo’s and look at the context.
14 May 2012, 09:25 am
@Getafix(phil72)-206:
Pretty good at missing the point aren’t you – my how ironic your name is!
I never argued on the basis of the Lions having some kind of “deserving” right to be in the S15.
What I said was that potentially the largest union with the biggest financial potential has been placed in jeopardy. Instead of fixing this mess (because it is a mess), SARU are going to make it worse and SA rugby is going to be prejudiced.
If you cannot address my points I will take it you have no response and I win the argument. Thanks.
14 May 2012, 11:37 am
Stop being a sour looser and go and buy yourself a season ticket at Loftus…. See, easy, problem solved!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
14 May 2012, 11:41 am
Sore loser perhaps?
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