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The Springboks could find themselves playing a lot less international rugby as the calendar continues to get a shake up.

SANZAAR has confirmed that it will be reintroducing the 20-minute red card law trial for this year’s Rugby Championship.

Rugby Championship organisers have wound the clock back and adopted a mini-tour format for at least the next three years.

Rugby Championship bosses on Monday apologised to Argentina after a captains photoshoot went ahead without Pumas skipper Julian Montoya.

In light of the New Zealand government’s decision to suspend travel between New Zealand and Australia for eight weeks, SANZAAR is now reviewing its options for the match schedule for the Rugby Championship.

SANZAAR has confirmed the addition of new law variations for the Super Rugby AU and Super Rugby Aotearoa tournaments.

Rugby Australia has confirmed that Andy Marinos has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer.

It’s fair to say Springbok coach Jacques Nienaber hasn’t had the most challenging first year at the helm.

The recent statement released by SANZAAR regarding the future of the southern hemisphere’s Rugby Championship may have been premature.

South Africa have committed to the Rugby Championship until 2030, ending speculation they may shift to Europe.

The Springboks have been pencilled in as participants in the 2020 Rugby Championship tournament, but doubts over their involvement remain.

SANZAAR CEO Andy Marinos admitted Super Rugby had strayed from the original formula that saw it hailed as the best rugby competition in the world.

A delayed start to the 2020 Rugby Championship season is highly likely.

SANZAAR and the Six Nations are determined to save the 2020 season and mitagate the knock-on into the 2021 calendar.

The Super Rugby schedule for the 2020 season sees the Bulls tackling the Sharks in the year’s first South African derby.

The Sunwolves will be bowing out of Super Rugby at the end of the 2020 season, and coach Tony Brown has blamed South Africa for that.

The Kiwis just hit the ground running. No cobwebs here.

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