Kings key to SARU transformation
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The Southern Kings will feel the weight of transformation expectation when they re-enter Super Rugby next year.
Following their brief flirtation with the SANZAR competition in 2013 - at the expense of the Lions - the Kings maintained they can only truly meet the South African Rugby Union's transformation goals if they have a more permanent place in Super Rugby.
That will happen when they join an expanded 18-team competition in 2016, where they will be one of eight teams in the South African conference - which will also feature a team from Argentina and one from Japan.
And with SARU…
Following their brief flirtation with the SANZAR competition in 2013 - at the expense of the Lions - the Kings maintained they can only truly meet the South African Rugby Union's transformation goals if they have a more permanent place in Super Rugby.
That will happen when they join an expanded 18-team competition in 2016, where they will be one of eight teams in the South African conference - which will also feature a team from Argentina and one from Japan.
And with SARU…