There is still no Pacific Super Rugby team but Fiji Airways Flying Fijians coach John Mckee has urged SANZAAR to consider adding the island nation to an expanded Rugby Championship.
While talking to foxsports.com.au Mckee says it would be great for rugby in this region for a Pacific team to be in either Super Rugby or the Rugby Championship - or both.
He says he thinks there will be changes around the competitions in the next cycle and there will likely be more of a push for the Rugby Championship to perhaps expand.
However he says he is not in any of those talks, but he would love to see it happen.
Mckee says for a country like Fiji it would really be a massive boost to the game and help Fiji improve their international competitiveness.
McKee says it would mean local talent would not be forced offshore for opportunities and believed a Pacific team would also help reinvigorate struggling Super Rugby, with the region’s fans some of the most passionate in the game.
He adds that even if the team was based out of Fiji, people will see a number of Samoan and Tongan players playing in that team as well.
The national 15s coach says that they will have more of their top players playing closer to home or at home in Super Rugby rather than playing in Europe which has its challenges.
He believes it would be a great boost for the competition.
[Source: Fox Sports]
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