1996 season of the Super 12
...that the 1996 season of the Super 12 was the first season of professional rugby union in the southern hemisphere following a US$550,000,000 deal between SANZAR and News Corporation?
...that the <b id="mwAX0"><a href="./1996_Super_12_season" id="mwAX4" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1996 Super 12 season">1996 season of the Super 12</a></b> was the first season of professional <a href="./Rugby_union" id="mwAX8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Rugby union">rugby union</a> in the southern hemisphere following a <a class="mw-redirect" href="./USD" id="mwAYA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="USD">US$</a>550,000,000 deal between <a class="mw-redirect" href="./SANZAR" id="mwAYE" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="SANZAR">SANZAR</a> and <a href="./News_Corporation" id="mwAYI" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="News Corporation">News Corporation</a>?