League Notes: SA Rugby To Decide Which Super Rugby Teams To Cut On July 7

South African Rugby set July 7 as the date when it will "decide which two of the country's teams will be dropped from Super Rugby for next season." The number of South African sides "will be cut from six to four as the tournament is reduced from 18 teams to 15 after criticism from broadcasters over the quality of the product in its present form." The decision by SA Rugby "will be made at a special general meeting to be hosted in Cape Town, with the Cheetahs and Southern Kings expected to be the teams axed" (REUTERS, 6/14).

The European Commission opened an anti-trust investigation into the distributional practices of Nike, Universal Studios and Sanrio. EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said that the three separate investigations concentrate on whether the companies have been "restricting cross border and online sales of merchandising products" in a way that denies consumers greater choice. Brands include Nike's Barcelona football shirts (FINANCIAL TIMES, 6/14).