Either way, Stan/9 don't want to be paying for a competition only for it to lose the 50 best players.
At this stage, Stan would be taking a huge risk having a deal longer than 1 season. If they are going to do a long deal they need a clause to let them renegotiate a new deal if Super Rugby does lose its top players.
If Stan get the league they won’t need union
Won’t have any good timeslots either for games since league has them