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WATCH: Pro14 players give their views on the addition of two South African franchises
By RugbyPass
The addition of the Toyota Cheetahs and the Southern Kings has already been a huge talking point among fans and the the subject of the two new teams was a keynote topic at the Pro14 launch in Dublin today.
The Guinness PRO14 will adopt a two-conference model which will allows for the new clubs to be added into the Championship without need to add extra rounds in 2017/18.
The tournament will now represent 5 countries and will span two continents.
But, what of the players? What do they do they make of the history making move, and what do they expect of the new competition and their new rivals?
RugbyPass caught up with a number of players to get their take on the matter.
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Wales were lucky the Boks should put 60 points past them
Go to commentsI'd rate the brothers Hendricks a point or two lower. Jaden has really not delivered on his early promise and Jordan's kicking at posts was quite erratic. Amongst other things.
I was really surprised that DuhDuh was replaced and not Jordan. DuhDuh had a great game and just underlined his class in a backline that was not firing on all cylinders.
Damian Willemse was missed. Hopefully he'll be back to full fitness and have an injury free 2025 (and '26 and '27 and so on until he decides to retire to spend time with his grandchildren).
RG was great. What an athlete.
Very happy that Hanekom made his debut at last. He gave a good account of himself and will hopefully grow into his role on the international stage.
All things considered, this was another frustrating Bok performance. Even though it was a comfortable win, it wasn't a commanding win. This Welsh team should've been put away by a far larger margin.
But I have faith in Dr Rassie. He knows more than I do. Bring on 2027 😁
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