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The SA Rugby Union is expected to decide on next season's Super Rugby conference structure at a rescheduled general council meeting on the 16th of August.
Saru said in a statement this morning that it would not comment on media reports suggesting the original decision to hand the Southern Kings a spot in next year's competition had been scrapped.
Saru CEO Jurie Roux reiterated that the decision rests with the general council.
The general council will reportedly have four options on which to vote:
- The Kings gain Super Rugby promotion at the expense of the Lions;
- The Kings gain promotion, work together with the Lions, with the Lions' top players then playing their Super Rugby in Port Elizabeth in 2013;
- The Lions and Cheetahs merge to again become a franchise
- Rugby bosses decide they made a mistake (when they voted for the Kings Super 15 inclusion in January) and that the Kings won't be allowed to play Super Rugby next year.
