Sport | Simnikiwe Xabanisa | Could the 'big four' franchises' 'altruistic' partnerships be a voting bloc strategy?
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The Sharks' partnership with Border and the Pumas follows a similar deal between the Stormers and Griquas, and the Bulls have bought Boland. Has the big four found a solution to their voting problem?