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Nope. Standalone bid. At least at the moment. Though they are open to getting Portugal involved. https://www.marca.com/rugby/2023/12/06/656e139846163f00568b45b6.html

Black Lions have won their first game in the Challenge Cup. Beating Scarlets 7-25. After pushing Gloucester in Tbilisi the week prior. Also, Spain is apparently looking to bid for the 2035 RWC.

Pretty much the same these days.

Not unrelated to my post. That's what I'm suggesting. A hard line of 10 -15m beyond the point of the infringement. A team gets over it then great play on. If not then back we go. But with very strict time frames involved. Either X many phases or X many seconds (ideally 10-15 seconds).

Most people will probably not like this but I also think advantage should be exclusive for penalties. With either what you've suggested or set time period of say 10-15 seconds to achieve 10-15 metres. As for knock ons. If the opposition recovers the ball cleanly then it should just be play on...

Why not both? In order to get more people to buy in you have to provide a product that is not only engaging but entertaining. So addressing the flow of the game is important. You can do that and work on fan investment at the same time to not only maintain the current base but capture more of...

Yep. And having watched the explainer video in practice the RFL tackle rules will be the same as ours.

Every time I watch the women's team run out I cannot help but think that we should be doing more with them from a domestic perspective. How hard would it be to get together with NZ Rugby and get a Womens 7s circuit up and running. Could even look to invite some of the Asian nations like Japan...

These protocols have been in effect in France for a few seasons now and have corresponded in a significant decrease in not only concussions but arguably more important non-concussive head contact which has been shown to be a major contributing factor in the long term health of players.

Probably a bit too expansive. Alternatively to this is go the Cup route where we take 24-32 teams across the competitions and run pools with games to determine qualification to the Round of 16 and beyond.

Not that it's my preferred model but if we are going down the club first route then something akin to how FA has done it is probably the most equitable approach from my perspective. Set criteria like those above without the whole 'strategic objective' feel good rubbish and call for bids...

Against NSW Pasifika? Might make my way down for that game.

I understand your point of view. In terms of competition it would offer a better level than a domestic competition. But that's only part of the equation. Super Rugby is not seen as a premium commercial property in our market because 1) it's practically invisible. 2) Half the teams barely anyone on our...

Well participating in Super Rugby hasn't exactly helped of late. The idea of 5 teams concentrating talent is great but it has also led to missing out on being competitive with League in terms of opportunity. It also fails to cater to our market. Which has no issue with paying for what it deems as...

What is your 'friend of a friend' saying?

I actually would prefer something like this to be 10s as opposed to 7s. I think it would work better. I know a few guys fairly connected in the US Rugby scene and had a similar discussion when this game occured. It's just that the discussion is centred around 7s.

Why would it need to be 3 hours of content? An hour to an hour and a half would work just as well in my opinion. And why does it need to stick to the traditional 7s format? Several years ago a group in the States ran a concept game for the Super 7s Rugby League where they ran a games in 12...

Greg's started playing Rugby 20 years ago. I know. I played in the very first 1st XV.

It is. But what was odd to see over the weekend was all the empty seats for the PNG/Cook Islands game.

Issue is running such a squad during the championship. Would require players to relocate for the duration. Could be possible at the U19s level but more problematic at the U16s level. At the U16s level you could run a 2nd Div. featuring SA, NT, Tas alongside Vic 2, WA 2 a team from NSW either a...