2016 S18 SA teams

[waiopehu oldboy]

Not directly Super Rugby team-related but Eastern Province Rugby Union apparently won't contest the liquidation order being sought by a group of players owed wages:

http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/CurrieCup/death-of-pro-rugby-in-eastern-province-20160728

If EPRU does go under, surely the Kings' already tenuous claim to a Super Rugby presence goes with it.

 

[The torpedo]

Liquidation pretty much means death, doesn't it?

R.I.P. Southern Kings

2013-2016

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^^^^^^^^^^^^ I think you mean:

"2013, 2016"

 

[stoff]

Liquidation pretty much means death, doesn't it?

R.I.P. Southern Kings

2013-2016

Not always. The main asset that EPRU probably have is their IP. Sell that to a new corporate entity and carry on as you were. Phoenix activity is not unknown in sport. I can think of two AFL clubs, and probably plenty of other examples.


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[Lindommer]

I thought the SARU took over the operations of the Kings a little while ago when the EPRU couldn't pay players' wages at the time.

Read here: http://www.superxv.com/southern-kings-branded-an-unmitigated-disaster/
And here: http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/...-of-broke-Super-Rugby-team-the-Southern-Kings

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Yes but wasn't the idea that SARU would run things while EPRU got its shit together & once they'd done so would re-assume control of the Kings with SARU keeping an eye on things to stop it all going pear-shaped again? No EPRU means either SARU have to manage the Kings forever or find someone dumb enough to take them off their hands.

 

[dru]

The Franchise sits outside of these arrangements as it was fully taken over by SARU.
The EPRU does not seem to have protected itself like many RUs have, setting up separate professional companies for owning the Currie Cup club, so isdirectly in trouble with the liquidation.

SARU I think put in an administrator, different to taking legal and commercial responsibility.

The RU clubs would still survive, just unsupported by the RU. No doubt SARU will fill the gap and a new RU will be formed in time.

Its clumsy, but I dont think it ends the Franchise or players feeding through the lubs. Might be down one cc team next season though.

 

[oztimmay]

SA need to filed a Super Rugby team next year, in order to meet it's contractual obligations (broadcast agreement). Might not be the Kings, ut I would have thought politically it would be wise to keep a team down in Port Elizabeth?

 

[dru]

SA need to filed a Super Rugby team next year, in order to meet it's contractual obligations (broadcast agreement). Might not be the Kings, ut I would have thought politically it would be wise to keep a team down in Port Elizabeth?

The Kings Super franchise is not effected. No change.
The EP Kings CC is.

 

[PaarlBok]

The Kings will be back, no sweat.

They first have to get rid of Cheeky vokken Watson.