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Perhaps misplaced, noting that there is no media rights deal to be part of. ;)

Which might be perfectly appropriate for BHP, Westpac and large companies whose focus is on profit. I don't think it's the best model to run a sport though as sports also have community level activities which cost money to run. In a large company they would either sell that part of the...

There's a very good reason Eales wasn't on the list. He was a close ally of Pulver and Clyne when he was on the ARU board. He's part of the corporate world now and it hardly likely to go against people he may have to do business with one day. "There's nothing we can do to stop that but I...

Indeed Dan, but even though your views weren't directly sought they were provided indirectly through the different levels of the administrative structure. I don't think that anyone really expects that every registered participant would be asked by RA to provide an opinion on every decision...

They haven't listened and nor have their cheer squad on here it seems. Now they won't be listening to 11 former captains. As we have seen, the RA board effectively selects it's own replacements when someone stands down. So they really have no need to listen from a political point of view...

Bringing in business specialists etc, was supposed to save us and has been a spectacular failure. We were told ad nauseum by various posters how this independent board made up of bankers, directors of cruise ship companies was the answer to all the administration problems we had. Let's get rid...

Eales was on the board for a while so he could hardly become involved. He didn't cover himself in glory while he was there, so I well understand his absence. A magnificent player, but a very poor administrator.

Hopefully this sounds the death knell for Super Rugby (my bold) Vice-chairman Augustin Pichot says World Rugby won't bail out SANZAAR nations that hit the financial skids, making it critical they extract themselves quickly from the coronavirus pandemic. Pichot said the sport's enforced break...

Robinson's path through the corporate and rugby administration world has followed a similar path. No surprises here, just a microcosm of rugby administration in Australia.

You're 100% correct and I'd add that not all games are necessarily of interest in all markets. For example would Channel 10 in Brisbane broadcast Melbourne v Canberra in prime time? The evidence from league is that they wouldn't, it was why the Broncos in league used to play almost all their...

Indeed we do. $$$ is the issue.

Yes, I think that this is what's happened. EDIT: He's actually made a lot of sense in what he said. I like this bit in particular: Pichot said the sport's enforced break should prompt SANZAAR to assess the ongoing profitability and viability of its competitions, even in the short term.

He's made a living out of spouting nonsense. If Foxtel are his employer, then discerning people will see through it. I've never placed any stock in anything which Kafer has ever said, so I'm generally inclined to think he's wrong. He's made a living out of mediocrity but for some reason many in...

They only haven't had the rights to live broadcasts because they would have had to pay more for those rights and they weren't willing to do so. It's all economics pure and simple. Fox has deals with AFL and NRL where 7 and 9 each have rights to live telecasts, but the FTA networks have to pay...

You seem to be arguing against your own point here. Kafer as an RA employee on Fox blatantly ran the RA line at every opportunity. The only change in broadcast rights at the moment is from something to nothing. Not sure how having no broadcast deal will allow rugby to grow. For rugby to...

I never make a claim that I can't substantiate. There's always been an FTA partner, they've just declined to show super rugby: 2015 deal for 2016-2020 Network Ten will remain the Australian free-to-air broadcaster, finalising a deal with FOX SPORTS to simulcast all Qantas Wallabies domestic...

From where I've sat, my perception is that the Fox commentators have largely operated as an ARU/RA cheer squad and have papered over the obvious shortcomings in the administration ad nauseum. The Rugby Show was an even more sychophantic hour of low quality TV. I watch a fair bit of league...

It's not Fox's fault that no FTA network wanted to televise rugby. Even Wallaby tests are just marketable from an FTA perspective. It's on channel 10 because 9 and 7 believe that NRL and AFL will rate better, it's a commercial decision The ARU tried for years to get Super Rugby on FTA, but...

Sadly it already is an irrelevancy. Unfortunately it's far from harmless as it has diverted resources and funding which could have been better used in other models.