{"id":955,"date":"2017-08-02T21:15:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T21:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/?p=955"},"modified":"2021-08-24T12:57:17","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T12:57:17","slug":"new-competition-pro14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craggyrugby.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/02\/new-competition-pro14\/","title":{"rendered":"We have our new competition &#8211; PRO14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"The Brave New World of PRO14 Rugby - Craggy Rugby Podcast\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.acast.com\/5fbd0c8df7be0c153a19ab19\/5fbd0c99f7be0c153a19abd4#?secret=NyJ1H4R0pv\" data-secret=\"NyJ1H4R0pv\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"640\" height=\"110\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At long last the wait is over and on Tuesday August 1st 2017 the PRO12 became the PRO14 with the addition of 2 teams from South Africa, the Cheetahs and the Kings. 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