Photo: Getty ImagesNew Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson has rubbished reports that claim South Africa are set to leave the Rugby Championship to join the Six Nations. However, Robinson – who recently took over from Steve Tew as NZ Rugby boss – wasn't buying the report, saying that South Africa are contracted with Sanzaar (the body which overseas Super Rugby and Rugby Championship) through broadcast deals until 2025. New Zealand Rugby CEO Mark Robinson. "This is really a conversation for South Africa to go into that level of detail. South Africa Rugby Union, like many unions in the Southern hemisphere, is feeling the economic pressures of the sport, especially in the face of the relative financial power of the North.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 09, 2020 03:56 UTC