Stephen Perofeta of the Blues takes on the Chiefs in round one of Super Rugby in 2020. He is likely to see more of the Chiefs plays if a domestic Super Rugby competition is launched. Marinos also said none of the suggested models that had been “commented on recently’’, such as stand-alone trans-Tasman formats between New Zealand and Australia, have been agreed by any of the Sanzaar unions individually or collectively. READ MORE:* Coronavirus: Super Rugby could run into December, says Sanzaar boss Andy Marinos* Coronavirus: Super Rugby bosses hold urgent meeting as games go on* Super Rugby ushers in air quality protocols in response to bushfire crisis“All such reports are merely speculative and have no basis to them.’’In a statement released to the media Sanzaar said that when the green light is given to commence the playing of rugby matches in the various stakeholder territories, a revised Super Rugby competition format will be implemented. We are presently looking in detail at various competition formats but any agreed format will include teams from all four stakeholder national unions.

Source: Stuff May 04, 2020 22:44 UTC