Will the Nations Championship hurt South Africa’s URC teams?

At the end of October, the URC takes a month-long pause due to international action.

The Nations Championship, meanwhile, begins again in the first week of November.

Could Springboks call-ups affect domestic teams vying for the URC trophy this season?

Do the URC and Nations Championship clash?

Technically, the domestic and international competitions never overlap.

The URC pauses on 31 October, according to the tournament website, before returning with the sixth round from 4 December.

Meanwhile, the Nations Championship website confirms it resumes on 6 November and ends with the final on 29 November.

While these dates do not intersect,

Read the full article from The South African Rugby here.