Ospreys coach Toby Booth backs 'exciting' Super Rugby SA sides in Pro14

Ospreys coach Toby Booth believes the possible introduction of the four South African Super Rugby sides to the Pro14 is exciting.

With the 2020-21 Pro14 season due to start in October, plans have been thrown into doubt this week after it was announced Cheetahs and Southern Kings would not play again in 2020 because of coronavirus travelling restrictions.

An adventurous plan being discussed is to introduce the four Super Rugby sides Sharks, Bulls, Lions and Stormers into the Pro14 to become a Pro16.

This could happen as early as the 2020-21 season with the South African sides playing each other in fixtures in late 2020 before facing the European sides in early 2021.

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