Five South African teams WILL compete in the 支持する／優勝者s and Challenge Cup next season after 存在 given the green light to enter high-profile European tournaments in 抱擁する shake-up of club rugby

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South African?teams have been （疑いを）晴らすd for 入ること／参加（者） into European tournaments from next season ? turning the Heineken 支持する／優勝者s Cup and Challenge Cup into の間の-半球 events.

Organisers EPCR have 確認するd that the 心配するd 拡大 計画（する） has been 批准するd and finalised, which will mean five South African 味方するs 存在 統合するd for the 2022-23 （選挙などの）運動をする.?

The Cape Town-based Stormers, Pretoria’s Bulls and the Sharks from Durban will 参加する the 支持する／優勝者s Cup, as 主要な qualifiers from the 部隊d Rugby 選手権.?

South African teams have been （疑いを）晴らすd for 入ること／参加（者） into European tournaments from next season

The Stormers, Pretoria’s Bulls and the Sharks from Durban will 参加する the 支持する／優勝者s Cup

The Lions from Johannesburg will compete in the Challenge Cup, as will the Bloemfontein-based Cheetahs ? 招待するd from outside the URC.

While the exact 判型 of the tournaments will be 明らかにする／漏らすd at a later date, this seismic 開発 means that they are no longer European events. But EPCR believe that the newcomers will 配達する on-field and off-field clout.

Chairman Dominic McKay said: ‘We are delighted to 確認する that the South African clubs will be part of our 拡大するd tournaments from the beginning of next season.?

Chairman Dominic McKay (pictured) believes these steps will develop the tournaments

'The Stormers, Bulls, Sharks and Lions will all bring hugely exciting southern 半球 rugby, 井戸／弁護士席-known world-class players and 幅の広い new audiences into our tournaments, and we are pleased to welcome the Cheetahs into the EPCR Challenge Cup.?

'The steps we have taken 確実にする that we can その上の develop the tournaments as the pinnacle of 全世界の club rugby.

‘This is a 決定的な step 今後 in bringing to life our 見通し of growing the game and our tournaments, continuing to 配達する strong returns for our leagues and creating an ever-higher 基準 of mouth-watering matches for our fans.’

A pool draw for the 修正するd tournaments will take place at the end of this month.?

The South African 味方するs will be 捜し出すing to 脅す the 現在の 時代 of French dominance

The South African 味方するs will be 捜し出すing to 脅す the 現在の 時代 of French dominance.?

Last 週末, La Rochelle won the 支持する／優勝者s Cup and Lyon won the Challenge Cup ? 取って代わるing Toulouse and Montpellier as 肩書を与える 支えるもの／所有者s.

The その上の alignment of South African rugby with the northern 半球 will 追加する to a growing sense of inevitability that the Springboks will be welcomed into the Six Nations in the 近づく 未来.