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Forget about expansion of the Super 14 (soon to be 15) to 18, forget about giving the South Africans, Japanese and Islanders teams. A whole new conference should be created, all in Argentina.
With the expansion of the Tri-Nations to the Quad Nations, and the hope to create professional structures in Argentina, it is the only, and most viable, option.
A further reason for such a case is the fierce defence of the current amateur structure in Argentina.
A Super Rugby conference can create the professional tier, above the current top championship In Argentina, with 5 of the 25 teams contributing to each team, and the top Zona Campeonato expanded into 10 teams from the current 8, the top two from each conference.
The 5 Argentinean sides will be broken up into the 5 regions; North West, North, Cuyo, Patagonia and Buenos Aires-Pampas.
This conference could be set-up within a few years of the Argentinean inclusion in the Quad Nations. Furthermore, regulations such as used by the current Tri-Nation’s teams should be enforced onto Los Pumas, where within a set transfer period, only players playing within the Super Rugby competition can play for the national team.
Of course, this would mean an expanded finals series.
But really, who’s complaining?
Buenos Aires-Pampas | Buenos Ares, Centro, Sur, Oeste, Mar Del Plata
Patagonia | Tierra Del Fuego, Austral, Chubut, Lagos Del Sur, Alto Valle
North | Entrerriana, Misiones, Noreste, Santafesina, Rosario
North West | Santiaguena, Tucuman, Formosa, Jujena, Salta
Cuyo | Cuyo, Cordoba, Riojana San Luis, Sanjuanna
This system would encourage competition internally, broaden commerciality and support the need for professionalism and entry into the Quad Nations for Argentina.
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