SANZAAR's decision to cull three teams from the Super Rugby competition may be the "catalyst for South African rugby to lead the way again", according to former Springbok coach Jake White.
The rugby governing body announced on Sunday night it would be cutting three teams - two South African sides and one Australian side - from Super Rugby.
Copping criticism from several parties, SANZAAR found an ally in Rugby World Cup-winning coach White, who said it was better to do something than to let it rot.
"We often criticise rugby's leadership, but the fact that SANZAAR have identified a problem, and are trying to resolve it, is a massive boost," White wrote in a column for All Out Rugby.
"The guys at the top deserve kudos for realising that the product they were trying to deliver through expansion is just not good enough."
While he applauded the decision, White, who now coaches with Montpellier in France's Top 14 wasn't confident SANZAAR would make the right choices moving forward.
"I'm not sure that the solutions that the SANZAAR partners will come up with are going to be the right ones, but the main thing is they've recognised that, among several issues, the tournament is unfair, depending on which pool you're in and how many games you play away from home."
On Sunday, the South African Rugby Union said that it will not announce the two teams dropped from Super Rugby until the end of June after a thorough consultation process.
White suggested maybe it should be a relegation process, with the top teams from the Currie Cup season each year earning a spot in the five-nation competition.
"Maybe history shows that we should go back to rewarding the top four sides in the Currie Cup.
"This would add credence to our domestic competition, though you have to consider the difficulties of finding sponsors when a team's Super Rugby status is annually up for review."
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