The South African Rugby Union has written to its SANZAR partners, Australia and New Zealand, requesting a re-scheduling of a planned presentation on an expansion of Vodacom Super Rugby to 16 teams in 2013.
It all stems from SARU's guarantee to the Southern Kings that they'll be playing Super Rugby next season.
The request was made yesterday to allow time to prepare additional options.
Four representatives of the six South African franchises - including EP Rugby Union President Cheeky Watson - were due to travel to Australasia this weekend.
Saru Deputy President Mark Alexander and CEO Jurie Roux will continue with their scheduled SANZAR meetings as well as discuss with Australia and New Zealand the principles of expansion in advance of the formal presentation.
Roux said that SA rugby has two options for its Sanzar partners to consider but is completing work on a further two. If that takes a week or two longer then all well and good, he said.
No new date hs been set for the visit but Roux said an announcement would be made in due course.
