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Well like any competition only 3 teams will actually be competitive at any one time but you have a reciprocal arrangement with NZ for distribution of player and a salary cap. That’s how you get a sustainable and balanced competition.

How about an Eastern Waratahs against the West Sydney X. The current Waratahs might capture the coastal areas of Sydney and some country areas but for western Sydney fans/ potential fans do not remotely support or identify with them.

Are you okay?

Open question here; If a domestic- only competition is 'best practice', who do so many major sporting competitions look to expand internationally where viable? (e.g. NRL, Pro14, and English Super League and not NFL)

What is this supposed upside that an Australian only competition would provide? You seem to be overlooking any benefit that NZ bring to the competition, including (but not limited to) an expat community in Australia, the best talent pool and existing franchises (this can't be ignored)...

You're essentially saying that the most important factor for Australian rugby to be successful is the success of the Wallabies. If that's true, and you insist on a purely domestic competition, the most pragmatic solution for Aus Rugby would be to allow its best players to move overseas where...

It's not spot on because there is absolutely not the demand for it - if there was it would exist or be getting plenty of traction by stakeholders. The public are not interested in watching Tevita Kuridrani running around for the Tuggeranong Vikings. Whether you like it or not, a TT competition...

People need to stop assuming that a TT and the previous form of Super Rugby, are the same and would lead to similar outcomes. A TT competition ensures that there is constant accessible content (teams don't disappear to South Africa/ Argentina for 4 weeks), it removes the lower profile/ less...

It's probably been raised one million times here, but I don't think Rugby Australia should be designing their competition around the preferences of greenandgold forum users if they are interested in growth and sustainability (longer than 10 years). It would be interesting to poll the...

Focus on the product, and ensuring that the product is as strong and enticing as possible. If the product is more attractive with New Zealand and a decent spread of New Zealand players across all teams - so be it.

Their pathway has worked up to this point due mainly to the funding off the success of the All Blacks but also from the funding received from the Super Rugby format, which has enabled that success. Rugby in New Zealand and Australia, like it or not, are intrinsically linked. If New Zealand...

Two revenue streams means fuck all if there's no value in either.

There's a fair bit to unpack here, but I'll try anyway; I'd argue that one of the main reasons of the demise of Super rugby was that it was treated as a development tool for international rugby rather than as a stand-alone professional and sustainable competition. You make the inaccurate...

Another point to consider is that coaches tend to persist (or give more leeway) with underperforming players if they have obvious potential and talent, as demonstrated on the training paddock and/or lower levels of rugby. Anyone who has played/ followed rugby to any significant level, will...

Although at the end of his tenure at the Western Force and time at the Brumbies, he never really showed the skills or vision expected from a former Australian schoolboy fly-half. I liken him slightly to Reece Hodge, both 'manufactured' flyhalves as juniors who never developed the vision/...

I don't think even Kyle Godwin would consider himself a 'power runner'

I fail to see how he has been 'treated spectacularly poorly' by the Waratahs- at the end of the day, they have paid him to train in a professional environment but play semi-professionally. The guy may have had 'limited' opportunities in Super Rugby but he has had played plenty of rugby in SS and...

And people are arguing that a cheap Berrick Barnes, who is known for being the consummate professional (on/off the field) and great team member, would be a poor acquisition compared to the (expensive) Kyle Godwin and Reece Hodge?

A lack of rugby has definitely led to some healthy revisionism around here- the combination of Kyle Godwin and Reece Hodge won’t exactly be keeping opposition players up at night.

Vunivalu was a weapon in junior NZ rugby and was progressing in the Auckland Blues system before league poached him. I agree though that he would provide more value for NSW than QLD based on their respective rosters. He's what rugby in Australia is definitely lacking at the moment - a top class...