Rugby moots T20 plan 29/06/2010 |
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The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has met former Springbok flanker Rassie Erasmus to discuss his proposal for a new, shorter form of the game that would be the equivalent of Twenty20 cricket.
The format, influenced by the success of the Indian Premier League, would see matches played in two 20-minute halves with rules amended to reduce kicking, reports ESPN Scrum.
Erasmus, currently director of coaching at Western Province, presented the plans to a five-man SARU panel in East London, where the Springboks beat Italy at the weekend.
The panel, which confirmed that any tournament would require SARU backing, is now set to report back to its member unions, SANZAR (South Africa, New Zealand, Australia Rugby) and the International Rugby Board.
"A delegation from the South African Rugby Union met the developers of a proposed new rugby competition in East London on Sunday [June 27]," a SARU statement read.
"The five-man SARU delegation received a formal presentation from Rassie Erasmus and Frikkie Erasmus on a proposal to hold a pre-season rugby tournament in South Africa in January 2012.
"Mr Oregan Hoskins, the president of SARU, made it clear at the meeting that any such tournament would require the sanction of SARU before it could be held."
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