It is sponsored by beer brand Carling Black Label and organised by the South African Rugby Union.
The tournament will be played from February to June in a single round-robin format, following the realignment of the South African domestic rugby union calendar to dovetail with the northern hemisphere and the United Rugby Championship, which features four South African sides.
However, after pressure from the South African BDS, SARU withdrew their invitation to the Heat, who were replaced by the Rhinos.
[1][2] Heat accused SARU of discrimination and took the case to World Rugby, who ruled that the withdrawal of the invitation was not discriminatory.
[6][7] The ten competing teams are: On the eve of the playoffs, South Western Districts Eagles threatened to pull out of their semifinal, disputing the decision to award the Falcons points after they refused to play against the San Clemente Rhinos.