All the local sides had to overcome various challenges in the inaugural pool stages they participated it, notably the inconvenience of hectic travelling times because of SA Rugby's deal with Qatar Airways dictating stopovers in Doha.

Source: https://www.news24.com/sport/Rugby/UnitedRugbyChampionship/5-out-of-5-qualifiers-who-the-sa-franchises-will-play-in-the-european-knockouts-20230122

Kicking off in September, the Mind Fool Tour will also have stopovers in Melbourne, Jakarta, Seattle, Tokyo, and Auckland.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/indian-comedian-vir-das-brings-tour-to-uae-oman-and-bahrain-details-here-2691235/