Cheetahs and Kings clash in emotional Super Rugby finale
Teams will be rivals in a new tournament
The Southern Kings and Cheetahs‚ by the quirk of Super Rugby’s draw‚ which is calculated at great cost by a Canadian company‚ have inevitably been pitted together in their final matches of the season. When the draw was done no one knew that it would also be both teams’ final fling in Super Rugby. But now that the two have been culled from the tournament as from 2018‚ Friday’s clash is Nelson Mandela Bay is a farewell to both teams. Or is it the start of a new rivalry in a new competition? The two sides have not been cast off without an alternative. They will feature in the northern hemisphere’s Pro 12 tournament in 2018‚ which it is hoped will provide enough broadcast income to sustain both franchises as going concerns. The Kings‚ after some stirring performances this season‚ which included a historic win over the Bulls at Loftus last week‚ are going out of Super Rugby with a bang. They have won six games‚ tripling the number they won in 2016‚ to underline how they have grown as a t...
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