SA Rugby and the country's so-called smaller teams must keep pushing to play in an international rugby competition.
The Currie Cup can surely not be the biggest prize on offer for this country's so-called smaller teams.The rugby landscape is now very different to what it was like in the days of Super Rugby, but for that very reason there must surely be room somewhere in the world for the likes of the Cheetahs and Pumas, and possibly even Griquas, to play some international rugby on a regular basis.
But following the split from Super Rugby, and probably even before that, the Cheetahs – one of this country’s biggest feeder unions and always a side full of thrills and excitement – have been left out in the cold. Yes, they play in the second tier Europe-based Challenge Cup nowadays, but only on invitation.
, maybe even Super Rugby. The Cheetahs and the other unions mentioned here must simply keep knocking on the door.
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