SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Western Force and Melbourne Rebels will have to wait a little longer to discover which will be axed from Super Rugby after the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) on Tuesday abandoned its plans to make the decision before the end of the week. ARU chairman Cameron Clyne said on Monday an announcement on whether the Force or Rebels would be culled from Super Rugby as the competition contracts to 15 teams for 2018 would be delivered in "48 to 72 hours". The Rebels released a statement on Monday condemning the way the ARU and competition organisers SANZAAR had gone about the restructuring, which will also see two South African franchises axed. South African Rugby have embarked on "internal consultations" over which teams they will cut, although the Port Elizabeth-based Kings and Bloemfontein side the Cheetahs are most vulnerable. The governing body said they hoped to confirm the four remaining South African teams to compete in 2018 by the end of June.

Source: The Star April 11, 2017 03:22 UTC