Key benefits of the new Super Rugby:
- An increase in overall matches from 94 to 125 (an increase of 33%)
- A 50% increase in the length of the season in non-World Cup years – from 16 weeks to 24 weeks
- A 31% increase in the length of the season in World Cup years – from 16 weeks to 21 weeks
- Each team will play 12 of its 16 regular-season games within its own country – with only four matches overseas
- There will be 20 regular season local derbies in each country as opposed to six in Australia, 10 in South Africa and10 in New Zealand under the Super 14 format
- Half of all regular season matches will be local derbies
- 40 Super Rugby regular season matches played in each country each season as opposed to 26 in Australia under the Super 14 structure and 32 or 33 in South Africa and New Zealand
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