The much-talked-about global rugby season is moving closer while Sanzaar has finally conceded that a cross-border Super Rugby competition is dead in 2021, says the organisation’s chief executive Andy Marinos. Sanzaar boss Andy Marinos says the July test windows lack meaning. In test rugby, Marinos said, it was important for New Zealand to keep playing the Springboks. Getty Images Andy Marinos believes the decision to re-elect World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont, above, was a mistake. “Let’s not forget that Gus lost that election only because the greater number of votes come from the Six Nations,” Marinos said.

Source: Stuff August 26, 2020 01:41 UTC