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The NRL and AFL both have $1 billion+ broadcast deals over 5 years. These are both much greater than the entire SANZAR deal (it is also more than the new Top 14 deal in France and the TV deal for English Rugby, and the TV deal for the European cup rugby combined). And both AFL and NRL really...

I don't think Thursday night should be too bad for crowds so long as it's an earlier kick off. 6:30pm on a Thursday night would be decent I think. And it'd be a better hope for TV ratings than Saturday night (which I'm pretty sure has the lowest TV ratings of any night in the week). It's not...

Quick Hands, you're ignoring the fact that the Australian broadcasters spend many times more on sport than the South African broadcasters. Super Rugby has limited appeal and showcases limited games in Australia. You only have to look at the deals the NRL and AFL, and even the A League have...

But people were telling me there's no interest from the rich Australian rugby supporters in owning top level professional teams!?? Rich people don't own sports teams to make money. They do it because they have a love for the game and/or an ego that needs feeding.

I think the big reason for that is the fact games in Australia and NZ are at a watchable time in South Africa, while the reverse isn't true. So South Africa is essentially getting 50% more product that's of value to their broadcasters. The question is, are we maximising the value of...

Another thought. If making a big global competition is the key to the bags of money, why are we doing it so slowly? What if there's 5 or 6 amazing bids from around the world for this 18th team with big investors or even governments backing them for the long term. Would they still only pick 1...

So Argentinian broadcasters are going to pay a huge amount for a competition that will feature one team playing most of their matches in South Africa? Likewise for a proposed Asian franchise based in South Africa? From what I've read the Australian franchises need this deal (or the portion...

SANZAR will be pleased there's at least 1 person that likes it. How do you figure it will bring in a crap load more cash? It's going to decrease the amount of content (despite 2 new teams) and TV ratings haven't exactly grown in the last few years. What's going to compel broadcasters to throw...

Haven't been there in ages but from memory it's pretty small. How many people could it hold realistically? 2-3k?

Not going to happen because it would increase the amount of travel for all teams. It would be brutal in a competition potentially played over 4 continents.

How much revenue could the ARU make from a digital streaming product similar to the NBA League Pass? Say if Australia ever left Super Rugby and created a new top level domestic competition we had full control over. You could have different offers. Some sort of premium pass with a few bells...

I disagree. The Reds and Waratahs are no longer state rep teams and haven't been for a long time. They should just be made more independent of the state unions. The Waratahs are already essentially a predominantly Eastern Suburbs and North Shore supported club team. The Reds are basically the...

The Reds could become the Brisbane City team and the Tahs could become the Eastern Sydney team. i.e. a 10th team. Or the Tahs could take over the Stars and be the East plus Inner West team. In time I'm sure it would merge into a trans tasman comp. The NZ market is too small to go alone and a...

The slippery slope we're on is going to get steeper if this becomes reality. We'd be better to go off on our own than go along with this.

The only thing I like is playing all the NZ teams. But this is going to be the frankenstein monster of sporting competitions. Uneven pools is particularly dumb. The Asian and Argentinian teams are going to find it extraordinarily difficult given how much travel they'll have to do. They...

I'm just the type of person that likes change and a bit of risk!! I also think rugby at its best is way better than the other football codes. I find it frustrating they're all prospering in Oz while rugby is struggling. And I honestly believe that could change with a different structure and some...

The NZRU have a complete focus on the All Blacks. Everything else is geared towards them. It works because NZ is a small market with little competition and the All Blacks is by far the biggest brand in world rugby. And that will not change in the foreseeable future. The problem with...

Well I'm pretty sure a much larger number of people that live in Western Sydney are from the eastern states :) It also contains a large number of Polynesian people that have an affinity with rugby union. One of the problems rugby has is its perception of elitism. A western sydney team that...

Basically I'm just saying what the original article in this thread is saying: the ARU need a plan B in order to get a trans tasman competition happening. And a trans tasman comp wouldn't be a big risk. A NZ/SA only competition quite obviously wouldn't work but we have no leg to stand on at the...

Who would have thought the Force could have attracted such a strong local following straight off the bat in an AFL mad city featuring a team with (originally) no local players!? Western Sydney has a population of 2 million people. That's bigger than Perth. It has established rugby clubs and...