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Well I've lived in both Sydney and Auckland as well as now living in Canberra as well as having family who still live in Auckland and I can tell you from personal experience how high the cost of living is in Auckland. One big thing not taken into consideration above is the price of petrol...

Really depends where you live. Cost of living is cheaper in the more rural areas but if you live in the cities - Auckland in particular - it's the same if not HIGHER. Sent from my iPhone

Without the ABs, the NZRFU would run at a huge loss. I think I read somewhere that the only thing that got them over the line financially last year was the Chicago Test. ITM Cup runs at a loss I'm pretty sure - dunno about Super Rugby games/season. Surely though, there is a direct correlation between...

I still think that young players who head overseas for the money just really aren't good enough for the Green and Gold - whether that's in their play or their mentality. How many youngsters have left SS and gone to Europe and come back to demand an even higher premium at Super Rugby level? To leave so...

o_O That must only apply to top rugby players and other highly paid individuals cos I can tell you it certainly isn't for most of the population. Why do you think so many of us are here?!

Well are you going to pay these players? The question is about how much value is placed on a Wallaby jersey when viewed in a player's CV as opposed to another country. In short, can ex-AB or ex-Bok players expect more when they start looking at going overseas as opposed to ex-Wallabies...

Great - let me know when you own a team that is trying to attract top players and then your opinion will be relevant.

This is what I mean by some of these guys still having things to prove as Wallabies. Winning a Bledisloe. A RWC. More Rugby Championships. Still - if they win a RWC this year then that's a pretty huge tick. I think the question around the value of the Wallaby jersey is more around whether...

Being an All Black is a pretty huge boost for NZ players CVs. Same as Boks or English players I'd think. It's not same for Wallabies? I mean, surely it's a pretty impressive thing to say?!? If you're saying that it's not then WOW - you really are looking at some serious issues I think.

So these are guys who are playing SS - were they likely to pick up Super Rugby contracts? Were they likely to be top Super Rugby players? Were they future Wallabies? If the answer to most of those questions is 'NO' then who cares if they go overseas. All it does is open the door for another player who you might...

AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) - not likely. But White, Genia and Higgers?

Really...Genia at the end of his career or fringe? White - end of his career or doesn't back himself to be one of the top 2 half-backs in the country? Higgers - end of career or doesn't think he's going to be one of the best No. 8's in Australia? AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) is definitely towards the end of his...

How many of these guys are there? Surely there aren't that many. And if this is such a huge problem, why don't we see the same in NZ? Maybe I'm just not in the know anymore but it doesn't seem like there a huge number of ITM Cup players flocking overseas for huge dollars like this. I would think...

How many of them turned their backs on a Bok jersey in their prime? Also, Boks players can still get selected from overseas can't they? Yeah - good point. I hadn't thought of that. I wouldn't think playing overseas is going to help White and Higgers though. I think doing it at this stage in...

WOW...with guys like White, Genia, Kepu, Higginbothom looking to head overseas, I'd be very concerned about the value of the Wallaby jersey to rugby players in Australia. NONE of these guys have proven anything at Test level and it just looks like they are prepared to chase money than fight for...

Robin Brooke and Keith Robinson at locks?

That's why I say BUILD the mana of the Wallaby jersey. It's not there right now seemingly. It hasn't always been as strong for the ABs as it is at the moment. Building and supporting the right culture will do that which is why I say that KB (Kurtley Beale) is a huge risk. The statement about NZ mums is...

1. PI kids. They will play whichever code is closest to their house and/or look to have a financial payoff. Simple as that. The kids will play both codes as long as they can/are allowed to but if it looks like one in particular is going to start paying bills, that's the one they will be sticking...

Please keep NZ out of this ridiculousness. We do not need to pick players from overseas and hopefully that will continue to be the case as the allure and desire to play for the black jersey is stronger than chasing the money. Once we open up selection to overseas players, out domestic...

Still....if our front row was outside the Top 5 as claimed, you'd expect the ABs to be losing more - or at least less dominant than they have been for the last 2 yrs. I just don't think that a team can be as dominant as the ABs have been with THAT bad of a scrum. Especially given the number of...