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I'm flexible in my considerations. It doesn't need to be two new brands in NSW or Qld. It could be the Reds and Tahs plus two new regions managed by each organisations in both states. For example. The NSWRU could run both the Tags and a second NSW team which could be based in say Newcastle or...

I agree. Any structure will be funded I much the same way as now. That's why I've suggested what I have. Reducing the overall salary cap in order to facilitate two more NSW and Qld teams. This would then allow for two more teams to be entered without having to set up new organisations. And it...

That would work if we go down the TT route. I'd prefer it to start with 6 teams each. Be it Fiji joining our 5 and a PI or 6th NZ team joining NZs 5. Home and away domestically and one against the NZ 6 for 16 games. Top 6 finals series. I think it would be a lot more interesting and valuable...

I'd imagine they would still run teams in these competitions promoting their 2nds to 1st grade. But I actually don't think we'll see a club based model. What I'd like to see would be something similar to the NRC with both the NSWRU and QRU running two squads. For Sydney that would be Sydney and...

There's always the possibility that if there's to be a new NSW and Qld based team to enter what's to say the Reds or Tahs couldn't just become the Sydney Waratahs and Brisbane Reds. Considering well, until this season in the Tahs case. They really only ever play their competition games in both...

Reg is likely pretty close to the mark. GRR is probably the closest in terms of concept we've seen. Tweaks to the laws in order to induce more ball in play and less stoppages. But ultimately not really all that different. Thanks largely to the game already being pretty well packaged in terms of...

Ha. Missed that one.

He's from Evan's Head and only relocated to Queensland for the last two years of his schooling. He's from New South Wales.

Rodda is from NSW.

Even by some Tahs fans.

Possibly. One of the names attached to this project has been linked with Loyals Rugby in the past. One of the guys on the sub Reddit who has connections to MLR has and will continue to ask around.

Well, the Aus Super Rugby format that has been said to be planned for this year is a 12 week competition featuring 6 teams playing home and away for 10 games plus two weeks of finals. Hence why the Sunwolves have been mentioned. In the future they could be replaced with Fiji while a combined Samoa/Tonga...

Scotty Stevenson has posted that there will be a Hawaiian team entering Major League Rugby from next season. Looking to see if this can be confirmed. Very interesting. Mentioned to be headed up by Mick Byrne. Who was the Director of Rugby at Austin until Covid hit. Might be linked to the same...

I'd go for our 5 plus Fiji and Samoa from GRR in our conference to start. I like the idea of a Champions League structure involving Japan. Though I'd prefer it to feature 4 teams from each conference split into 4 pools of 4 for 3 to 6 extra games with the pool winner progressing to the finals.

Yep. They care about the teams they are playing. And the ratings suggest that Australian Rugby fans care most about playing other Australian teams.

Really? Then how would you explain the success of the NRL and AFL? Being that it's the same teams. In the same locations playing with largely the same players year on year.

So how do we go about this? Do we look to lower the salary cap of our Super Rugby teams and change their focus from one of being the primary selection vehicle for the Wallabies and switch them to one of a primary talent retention vehicle with the goal of shipping our best off overseas?

I like the premise of your idea. In being I've long thought that the NRC with real marketing and access to talent would be a far better product to market than Super Rugby to our domestic market. I still think that with tweaks it certainly could be. Being if as RedsHappy suggests that there are indeed...

If there are these people out there but the current and likely continuing mess that is RA is maintained then they really should just keep their money. The best way forward to entice those people would be for RA and the Unions to remove themselves from the administration of the professional game...

It makes for interesting reading. Particularly the bit where it pretty much states that two thirds of what Fox has traditionally paid for has little to no relevance or real value to the Australian based audiences. Kind of what many have been saying for some time. Another interesting bit about...