Top Boks will follow ‘exodus to Europe’

By NEALE HARVEY

Views: Edward Griffiths

SUPER Rugby’s fading appeal is likely to provoke South Africa’s major provinces to follow the lead of the Cheetahs and Kings by beating a path North, according to former Saracens chief executive Edward Griffiths.
Griffiths believes the inclusion of the Bloemfontein and Port Elizabeth-based sides in a new look PRO14 could pave the way for South Africa’s four remaining Super Rugby franchises to break away from the SANZAAR run competition when TV deals expire in 2020.
Griffiths, a leading figure in South African sport before revoluti...

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