 Rugby union yakaedzawo kuwedzera rutivi rwebhora reAustralia rweBarassi Line, nemigumisiro yakavhengana. Nokukurumidza pashure pokunge mutambo uyu waitwa unyanzvi muna August 1995, Australian Rugby Union ARU yakabatana neNew Zealand Rugby Football Union neSouth African Rugby Union kuti vagadzire makwikwi eSuper 12. Yakatanga muna 1996nemapoka mashanu emunharaunda anobva kuNew Zealand, zvikwata zvina zvemapurovhinzi kubva kuSouth Africa, uye zvikwata zvitatu zvemunyika matunhu kubva kuAustralia. Zvikwata zvitatu zveAustralia zvose zvakanga zviri parutivi rwekare rweBarassi Line; Reds inogara muBrisbane, Brumbies inogara muCanberra uye Waratahs inogara muSydney. Chikwata ichi chakawedzera zvikwata zviviri, chimwe nechimwe muAustralia neSouth Africa, muna 2006, uye makwikwi aya akazova Super 14. Nenzira inokosha, chikwata chitsva cheAustralia, Western Force, chakanga chakavakirwa muPerth kurutivi rwakapesana nomutsetse. 