North-south gap shrinking
The Citizen|November 07, 2024
South African teams playing in the United Rugby Championship (URC) and European cup competition may be helping the previously large divide between the north and south shrink.
Ross Roche

Since rugby turned professional in 1995 the southern hemisphere-based teams have basically ruled over world rugby, with the All Blacks being the most dominant team, followed by the Springboks and then Australia to a lesser extent.

Teams in the north have also had their time in the sun, with England, France, and most recently Ireland, enjoying strong runs, but they have been unable to do it consistently, as the All Blacks and Boks have done, over long periods.

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