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South African Super Rugby franchises to learn fate on July 7
By Alex Fisher
South Africa's Super Rugby franchises will find out which two sides have been cut for the 2018 edition of the competition on July 7.
It was announced in April that Super Rugby would be trimmed from 18 teams to 15 going forward, with two of the South African representatives set for the chop.
That move will leave South Africa with four sides in the southern hemisphere competition, while Australia will also see one of its teams cut.
The Cheetahs and Southern Kings are widely expected to be the sides that lose their place, but the definite identity of the teams at risk remains unclear.
The South African Rugby Union announced on Wednesday that a special general meeting will be held on July 7 to determine "the SA teams to participate in Super Rugby".
Chief executive Jurie Roux confirmed a decision would be made using a proposal from SA Rugby's executive council and the franchise committee, which is made up of the six current teams.
The proposal will also be discussed by a non-franchise committee ahead of the meeting, that panel containing representatives from South Africa's 14 provincial rugby unions.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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