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I'm not even considering the potential of signing a current All Black. Nor would they if they still fancy their chances in terms of selection. I seriously doubt NZR are going to agree to free movement if their recent posturing is to remain consistent.

The key will be arriving at a competition structure that come relatively close to the A-League in terms of content. Do that and it will be very hard for Fox to argue that it wouldn't be worth at least the same amount as the A-League. Probably more.

Absolutely. They cannot be there to purely hold the pads at training. They have to be at a minimum good enough to be in the starting XV even if they are on the bench.

Honestly. I'd be fine if they opted for 5 imports per team.

Could certainly sell it as a pathway to identifying potential players for each nations from within the community. Truth be told. I'd have no issue with there being two PI sides. Or perhaps a combined PI in Auckland and a largely Fijian squad based in Western Sydney which has the largest number...

Happy to see this and not a push for an internal Cup competition from Japan.

Am I the only one who saw the ball come forward out of Cusacks hand to Wright leading the Valetini try?

Jesus. I fear for Penrith

We could have a hard time holding onto our 1st tier talent if they pay what they're suggesting for talent. Meaning we really need to get things sorted and quick. The landscape is changing. More options are emerging. MLR in the US will grow to 16 teams in the next few seasons. And there's a push...

Yep. Officially launching in 2022. The Wild Knights have even announced the development of a really nice training base right next door to Kumagaya Stadium.

I've suggested a solution in the past. If KKR are looking to buy into the Rebels and Forrest continues to fund the Force then they should both be allowed to source the best talent available regardless of nationality with their only responsibility in terms of Australian eligible talent being...

Each team needs to adopt a region in their naming, location etc. and must play out of a stadium that holds a minimum of 15k. They've had 24 confirmed bids with a few more to come. Looks like they'll likely end up with 3 divisions of 10 teams each. Pretty much all of the bids come from corporate...

And this is why I think even an 8 team domestic competition could work. The FFA managed to securely $37m in funding for this season of the A-League. And what will be our lowest ratings game of this round drew nearly 4x the numbers. And why NZ should be more rational and look to a 10-12 TT...

A lot of those corporate teams will form the spine of the new league. Just not under their old names like Panasonic or Suntory. It's exactly what occurred when Japan established the J-League. Take for example Tokyo Gas. Who are heavily suggested are going to enter a team. They did something...

I'd like to see it run as a single entity league. Where each organisation holds an ownership stake and voting right. This structure comes with certain criteria of course in terms of gaining those rights. The first is a licencing fee and the second being annual cash calls required to maintain...

It won't be Japan. People need to stop suggesting Japanese involvement. They're launching their own 3 tiered structured. With the first two being fully professional and the third being set up along similar lines to the current Top League. Where corporate teams can compete on a semi-professional...

Mate, I've pretty much advocated for that exact same model on a number of occasions on this very board. And I'd be more than happy with that.

How about a competition as a whole? If membership with voting rights to a new structure as a whole were on offer then I'd happily part with $1000 p.a.

It won't be based out of Hawaii. They appear to be planning on running two distinct squads. One in whatever NZ gets up and running and the other in Major League Rugby.

Blasphemy!!! Everyone knows no game can even be compared to the Goliath of global sport that is Super Rugby Aotearoa.