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Without Super Rugby income, there is no professional alternative capable of bringing in the revenue needed to keep a core player group who will become players in the new competition. Meaning if Super Rugby folds then keeping our best in Australia rugby would be impossible, many to RL, many overseas, professional...

Two simple facts. 1] Super Rugby is killing rugby in Australia 2] We need to start a National Domestic Competition Solution. We need Super Rugby to fund rugby over 4 to 7 years, while we build a sustainable NDC. The first step is to recognise we need a NDC and then develop a model acceptable to the broader...

Love this vid from "Two Steps From Hell", got deleted and they got it back again, actual vid starts around 25 seconds. Its called Never give up on your Dreams, quite a few rugby bits in it especially towards the end. If you have never seen it or heard of 'Two Steps From Hell", there is always a...

The Stones, Doom & Gloom,

WCR I don't think hockey is a good example, hockey has far fewer players, and almost no identifiable teams and tournaments aside from the Olympics. The hockey concept is good but far to small for our purposes. The better local systems mostly stem out of specific academies developed and funded...

Being fair I agreed broadly with what you posted above. Remember I was responding to a post and it was not posted in isolation. But, and this is the important bit. Even if it is a single lone journalist. It highlights a general dismissal of rugby which is increasing. Further it highlights the...

Expected your comment or similar, and the likes. Follows a pattern of denial. Lets ignore the message/ pattern, find were it can be attacked. Its OK to point things out but only in a certain way. Consider, our position around the late 90's early 2000. Second highest average crowds only the AFL...

Interesting, the list of the Australia's top 50 Athletics, and no rugby player gets a mention and no rugby references, hockey, swimming, boxing, rowing and heaps of sports obviously cricket, AFL, NRL, and many many other sports how far have we fallen that we don't even get an after through...

They still have home match day costs and away costs always have extras not covered. But my point that they need to hit the ground running is not wrong. They don't wants be say 2 mil further in the red at seasons end

Not discussed in the article nor in general commentary is when the season starts they will need to be at least breaking even on match days or arguably better to fund away match travel. Have no idea what break even is in crowd numbers or break even for stadium day expenses plus away travel...

Posted in the spirit of portably not, but could it work and turn things around or drive whats left into the ground. The logic behind this post is keep on keeping on and within ten years if we keep slipping and sliding away. Again in the spirit of no, but could the thinking lead to something...

my bad would have bet money he did.

On top of your post, the fastest growing game markets in the US, are E-games, R-games and the rise and rise of Mixed marshal arts. R-games in particular are growing at a mega speed.

https://www.afr.com/companies/sport/super-rugby-s-melbourne-rebels-falls-behind-on-tax-bill-stadium-fees-20231212-p5eqti As a practicing accountant i can tell you the ATO is very aggressively chasing unpaid PAYG, which directors are personally liable for. Meaning if the club is not paying...

There are i did a quick google search and there are a few, controlled by Football [3] and AFL[3] clubs, maybe the Rebels could approach the clubs that control them. googled the grounds for the stats Lakeside Stadium, capacity 12, 000 seating 7,400, controlled by the South Melbourne Football...

Panic set in when Manly poached Matthew Ridge IMO, the then AB's full back, in 1990 I think. AB's going to Australian league was a huge concern, and among other things lead to the Tri nations and Super Rugby, signed in 96, but many things lead to it, and the signing of key players was a large part of...

Sorry to those that don't wanta here what others codes and sports are thinking. This is an article from the Athletic. Interesting to see how others are reacting to things happening around them. Tennis’ Grand Slams plot deal for ‘premier tour’ that would revolutionize the sport...

SMH reporting Twiggy about to sign a major sponsorship deal with St George NRL team. What does this mean if anything?????

According to the OZ the main other borrowing are as follows. RA’s financial position remains precarious. While the latest published accounts showed a return to operating surplus of over $8m, there exists a loan of $24.8m attracting interest at 7 per cent above the bank bill swap rate and an...

If you are right 27 months to run, so 16 months before in depth negotiations need to take place. People relax we have time. Replacing H, will not be the issue in the negotiation, the drivers will be, increasing subscription numbers for Stan, rating performances for 9, and general media talk...