I believe a very viable and prudent option for the good of SA Rugby as a whole and I believe, Cheetahs and WP in particular; would be to put Cheetahs back in to the comp at the expense of the Stormers and put the latter under administration until all the nonsense is cleared.

To ensure that the province players get game time, loan them out to the other unions, with the Cheetahs getting first dibs of course. I suspect Rassie will want to pick the sides the players of national interest go to.

Once matters are settled, a promotion / relegation system can be followed and we get a secondary international comp going where whoever drops out can play as well as Griekwas, Pumas, EP. Good game time for players who'd like to put up their hand for higher honours and some cash for the unions

Bristol makes sense as it has regular direct flights to all the venues other than the Welsh ones & even the furthest of those, Llanelli, is only about a two hour drive.

Just to make it a little more complicated, there are different restrictions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Add to that Ireland and Italy and it’s a logistical nightmare.
Just send Sale the flash new kits and let them have a go.