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Our ratings are at a similar level to those they were recording when they signed the recent TV deal. Domestically speaking. It's something I find perplexing when people talk about value of a domestic competition as we have a reasonable guide right in the A-League.

North Sydney was about the only true representative side though. The Stars were Sydney Uni plus Balmain. Eastwood didn't join with Greater Sydney which had to be called because Souths had been lumped into it and Eastern Suburbs and Randwick aligned with Country. It was a mix and match from the...

A way of doing something similar would be to make the NRC all about representative Rugby. Being bring back North Sydney, Sydney and Western Sydney and align clubs within each region of the City. Similar for Brisbane with a North/South divide and Canberra with the Vikings vs the rest etc.

I actually think it would be an interesting experiment. If it works out and assuming we actually have Super Rugby next season as it was originally intended. Being a single round robin of 13/14 games. I wouldn't mind seeing RA opening up the opportunity for someone to take the reins of a similar squad...

Could be another option.

Foster relationships with country regions.

The Brumbies, Reds and even Rebels were proving competitive this season. Particularly the Brumbies. And with recent youth results we should begin to close the gap further.

I tend to disagree. I think and home and away format for a TT competition is absolutely viable. We have to forego this whole idea that less is more. Super Rugby featuring the Aus and NZ teams average ratings would provide more domestic value for the game if run over a longer format. If they went with a...

The TT games are both our derbies and those featuring teams against one another are the highest rating games. Significantly so. I actually think given the right format and promotion it has a lot of opportunity to garner greater I retest. Especially if they go for a double round robin format.

And potentially a PI side. Which would be awesome. This model makes sense and I don't think many of the SA franchises would be too upset with the opportunity to make the move north. The Sharks, Lions and Bulls have expressed interest in following the Cheetahs and Kings in joining the Pro14 in...

Friendlier than South Africa and BA. A TT S10 would be my preference but we would have to get NZ to come around to the idea. I'd actually like to see a Pacific S12 with a Fijian and combined PI squad.

Agreed. A sporting wasteland if there ever was one.

A shortcut to something similar could be to join forces with GRR. Merge the 4 Super Rugby franchises with the Force, Fiji and Samoa at a minimum. I think they'd actually be a reasonable argument to include the Tigers and potentially other Asian based teams. There's a potential market here for such teams...

It still could be leveraged if restructured. Bring in the Tahs and Reds and operate them exclusively from Sydney and Brisbane and then open up the opportunity for Fiji and Samoa from GRR alongside at least one more Aus based squad.

Agreed. With a particular focus on the community game. I've for a long time now believed that the clubs in collaboration with RA need to develop plans to vastly improve the community side of the game within each of their districts. From the ground up. Meaning the number one priority should be to...

I think the closest they come may be in relation to College Football/Basketball. But that's not a 1 for 1 comparison.

Take the next 3 largest regions from the M10 Cup.

Merge with GRR bring in Fiji, Samoa and Hong Kong. This way we get three new teams without the added overheard in terms of player salaries. Home and away. Fourteen rounds and two weeks of finals. At the end. NZ can set up their own 8 team competition and do likewise. At the end of it. Join up...

This could have an interesting impact on any future considerations. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/2020/05/14/six-nations-open-moving-traditional-start-date-synchronise-global/

Surely Robinson meant 12 rounds if each team plays one another once. Good to see Newcastle given the green light as well.