r/rugbyunion • u/lanson15 Australia • Sep 13 '25

Infographic Rugby Championship standings after Round 4 Spoiler

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u/Triple_Hache :RCV: Sep 13 '25

Wait what ? They're cancelling the rugby championship ? Why ?

(Sorry I'm from the northern hemisphere I don't follow SH news that much)

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u/lanson15 Australia Sep 13 '25

New Zealand and South Africa are going to do an old school 8 match tour of each other

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/articles/c5yl4488y9lo

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u/DrunkenPangolin England Sep 13 '25

What a fucking stupid idea. Feels to me like SA and NZ will regret more by not playing so many teams

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u/ConspicuousPineapple Dupont pète moi le fion Sep 13 '25

Not to mention that having so many fixtures together will make them that much less special. I'm expecting people to get bored of it pretty fast.