SANZAAR boss Andy Marinos says Super Rugby needs to regain it's competitiveness but the hotly debated conference system which made its debut in 2016 is here to stay.
The first year of the conference format drew plenty of criticism, especially around the draw with some sides not playing New Zealand teams and some teams hosting finals against sides which accumulated less points.
"The format is going to stay in conferences for the foreseeable future given our geographical challenges we've got, so it's more how do we get the competitiveness in the teams," Marinos said.
-AAP