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Why would you want to?

Which I can kind of understand. They've been more successful and notably are far more marketable than the men's squad. We need more girls and women in particular to engage with the sport and pushing these girls to the fore is smart in my opinion.

Not for a few years now. Moore Park.

I plan on making a donation to the cause via their site. I think it's a fantastic initiative and needs to be properly supported.

Potentially. But at the moment only on the men's side in regards to the one offering the $1m prize pool next year. They've made a fairly vague statement regarding their future plans that would likely involve international teams competing with a bunch of US based teams (they suggested plans to...

It'll have little to no impact. The first in Premier Rugby 7s will be run and won before the WS kicks off and the US Sevens Major Rugby League is only running the one event which will likely involve most of the WS teams. However, come 2023 if the plans briefly mentioned start coming to fruition...

And you don't think NZR already know this? Or that Australia has been the SANZAAR market with the potential to generate significant $ for a long time? Either they are totally incompetent or of course they know this. But in looking at developing the Australian market meaning looking to tailor...

On the 7s side of things. There are two 7s League's in the works in the US as well. The first ran it's proof of concept event a couple of weeks back in Memphis. Premier Rugby 7s featuring both men's and women's teams. The idea is of a touring league with teams not specifically from a city but...

Yeah. It should be the main element not the entire thing.

Well, the ratings from last season sure demonstrated that we had more interest in the Super Rugby Au games as opposed to the crossovers. I think we could make it work.

Chile won its series against Russia 2-0 last night with a comfortable 42-27 victory over the Bears. The RWC Qualifier series against the Eagles is looking particularly interesting if they can continue this momentum next year.

There's not likely to be another instance where the opposing bidder which in this case is the US will be turning up with a truckload of cash to sway WR (World Rugby). Which was pretty much what France did to South Africa.

And it will make getting the assurances from our govts. in regards to the funding being needed to be provided in order to bid.

Particularly when the broadcaster is investing a lot of tech in terms of providing the viewer with a really positive experience.

Confirmation that the Georgian RESC team the Black Lions will also compete in the Currie Cup first division from next year. That does not mean they are leaving the RESC or that the project has failed. They have been very vocal about wanting to find more games in their schedule and the double...

Would have preferred the original Drua jersey.

Yep. They play these games and appreciate just how skilled the elite players are in comparison. Very similar to a traditional sports fan. They are also hugely accessible and community based which is a big draw card. Another element is the sheer number of options. Did anyone know there's such a...

Gaming has never been my thing but dismissing those that play at these kind of tournaments as nothing other than elite shows a lack of understanding of how it works. Gaming is hyper competitive and those that compete at the highest levels actually have to earn their way up a pretty extensive...

Similar situation with my kid brother. He's 21 and outside of playing games will watch them being played competitively. It's something as a millennial I struggle to translate to a sport but it very much is as far as he and many like him are concerned.

But rates in the toilet. Suffers a little from the same issue the A-League has. Why watch the local stuff when you have easy access to the best league(s) in the world. Netball should be considered a Tier 2 sport if you go off ratings. We'll have to wait and see what the A-League gets but...