As I said, all three are non-starters. If South Africa do up and leave the competition, I think union in Australia will be in for a very, very rough ride.

Sorry, but my head isn't working today! Who plays in the same time zone?

UK & SA are.

Thanks. So the South African national team would join the six nations but what about the club sides? The Heineken cup would surely be impossible due to travel and financial constraints, so I'd imagine they'd form there own six team competition.

Ooo it would be just like aparteid again, with a little less racism.

So the Six Nations becomes the Seven Nations, meaning it lasts even longer and causes more disruption for the Premier Rugby member clubs? That would go down well I bet...

I'm not saying I think it will actually happen. As I've said, I don't think there will be a split in SANZAR.

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Similar to the problems England had when Charile Hodgson was being touted as Wilkinson's successor.

He went as first choice on a southern hemisphere tour and looked like a turnstile.

Am I alone in thinking Hodgson has managed to carve out a career in top level union whilst being quite limited and vastly overrated?

I thought they were pre-requisites in yawnion.

You're not the only one but I would strongly disagree. At club level he has been the most solid 10 in the Premiership for me. At International level he has messed up a couple of times and it's been noted more. The Twickenham boo boys never really want anybody but for Johnny and so they probably love it when he does so.

He's not on great form at the moment for us but no doubt will still get picked when he's off England duty. We've been playing some excellent, attractive running Rugby the past month or so without him. He is still our best fly half but there has been a lot less tactical kicking without him