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Was up at Riverview today with the New 15Bs. Riverview won that encounter 22-13 16A game was on the next field and was won comfortably by Scots. I asked a couple of the boys the score and they weren't sure, but said it was 5 or 6 tries to nil (in favour of Scots). Apparently the first time...

As far as I know, discussions before the signing of a contract as Castle keeps saying are just that. They don't form part of the agreement if they aren't included in the contract. I also note that over a year ago Folau disputed Castle's spin on the meeting, so I hope RA isn't basing its case...

I wouldn't necessarily be putting a lot of faith in how RA handle their legal affairs either. So much misplaced faith on these threads in RA, when they are shown to be a slipshod operation in so many ways. A recent example. Australia’s rugby union team has lost another clash, this time over...

If nothing else RA are used to being humiliated publicly so the caravan will move on without change.

Is praying going to be allowed in the brave new world of RA?

It's hardly "inclusive" either which exposes the hypocricy of some.

Oh the irony of this phrase.:)

What on earth happened in this game. I get home, turn on the TV and there's 5 minutes to go, TMO referral red card for a boot to the head and yellow for provoking it. I look at the scoreboard and there's already two other players off and it's 12 against 14. I assume that both sides played with...

I've had a very similar experiences with Pacific Islanders, both when I played with them and later as a coach. More often than not in fact, the more religious they were, the harder they were on the field.

It's hard enough going to Hunter's Hill with everyone available, let alone with key players missing.

I think it's fair to say that they could have made much more of the women's success. IIRC, I think that at the time I pointed out that in womens sport the athletes weren't committed to a particular code as such but would go to the sport which gave them the opportunity. I also recollect that I...

I haven't quoted the whole post to save space. We probably aren't as far apart as either of us might think. I certainly agree that it complex and depressing. A Trans-Tasman model essentially address most, if not all, issues but alas the NZRU seem implacably opposed and as long as they hold...

It's not necessarily a binary position. It would be possible for each nation to run a domestic league and still co-operate. Such co-operation might even include a champions league style tournament rotated between SA, NZ and Aus. I found this part of your post interesting because I've always...

Indeed, I caught that ferry once and I could swim faster once it hit the upper reaches of the river near Parramatta.

Correct. SANZAAR competitions are the loss maker, which is the point I have been trying to make. NZRU made a profit in 2017 on the back of the BIL tour, it actually covered their loss making activities associated with SANZAAR. They made a loss in 2016 when they relied on SANZAAR...

It's clear now that the Super Rugby model isn't sustainable. SANZAAR - and its constituent unions just to be clear - can't go on losing this sort of money. There are no billionaires to prop it up, so if it can't make money for itself (and its constituent unions) then it has no future. The...

Obviously NZRU is a partner in SANZAAR and they bear equal blame as do the others. I thought that this was self-evident and didn't need to be explicitly noted. Obviously I was making the assumption that anybody with a passing knowledge of SANZAAR and Super Rugby would know this?

Game day revenue to NZRU is generated by SANZAAR run competitions - Super Rugby and TRC. match-day income fell to $28.1 million, down from $64.6 million. Broadcast rights are part of the SANZAAR arrangements. Broadcast rights remained the biggest source of income for New Zealand Rugby in 2018...

SANZAAR run Super Rugby, which is what this thread is about. As I commented in the last couple of pages, one of the issues that it faces is that the unions involved have vastly different needs and circumstances and thus the end solution often suits nobody because it is a necessary compromise to...

Only SANZAAR could run rugby into the ground in NZ. If Kiwi rugby fans can't be engaged in this Super Rugby format, what hope is there for anybody else. The writing is on the wall and has been for sometime.