T20-style rugby plan fails to win SANZAR support 23/07/2010 |
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The bid to launch a Twenty20-style rugby tournament in the southern hemisphere has been dealt a huge blow after it emerged that SANZAR (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia Rugby) will not endorse the competition.
The concept was the brainchild of former Springbok Rassie Erasmus and associate Frikkie Erasmus and is an attempt to mirror the success of Twenty20 in cricket. It would have seen matches played in two 20-minute halves with rules amended to reduce kicking.
But SANZAR has discussed the matter with Super Rugby franchises and reported that the feedback was “overwhelmingly negative”.
"SANZAR's representatives met with the promoters of the competition so as to better understand what was envisaged and because we are always open to any ideas that might help promote rugby in our three countries," SANZAR chief executive Steve Tew said. "We were told we would then receive a formal proposal and this has not happened.
"However, having considered the concept and the way in which it has been developed, SANZAR has decided it has no interest in any further discussion of the proposed competition.
"We do not see any benefits for SANZAR and we have also expressed our strong disappointment to those involved that approaches were made to players in the SANZAR countries without the courtesy of informing the SANZAR member unions in advance.”
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