Sport | John Smit praises ‘phenomenal’ URC: ‘This tournament has really convinced all the doubters’

Sport | John Smit praises ‘phenomenal’ URC: ‘This tournament has really convinced all the doubters’

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A full house watched the URC final. (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

A full house watched the URC final. (Ashley Vlotman/Gallo Images)

Former Springbok skipper John Smit was full of praise during a United Rugby Championship (URC) media call earlier this week, calling the rise of the tournament and its overall success “phenomenal”.

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After years of playing Southern Hemisphere sides from Australia, New Zealand and then Argentina, South African teams left Super Rugby to join the newly formed URC for the 2021/2022 season.

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