So, does the United Rugby Championship make sense? That’s the question under discussion this week in the wake of comments from former Wales and Lions skipper Sam Warburton.
The ex-Cardiff flanker was responding to a challenge from outspoken South African journalist Mark Keohane in the wake of two teams from the Rainbow Nation - the Bulls and Stormers - making the semi-finals of the new expanded competition.
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