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Perhaps. But in lieu of a TT comeptition part of plan A should be to transform the NRC into something more than it is. There's been mention of doing away with the structure. We shouldn't. But we could transform it to something more meaningful. And something that could help the franchises bridge...

There were two bids fairly early on but neither could make the jump on their own and nor could they find any middle ground. Issue now, it's a lot more expensive to acquire a licence now then it was then. So. There's still plenty of opportunity for Canadian players though. They don't count as...

Could you see the Brumbies going down without kicking up an unholy shit storm. Because I don't. I've suggested this before but we could put forth a proposal to go back to 3 and encourage SA to send another north in order to bring the numbers back to 12. I know. Shrinking to greatness and all...

I understand that I was suggesting it as a means of dealing with the reduction in schedule that appears to be on the books and thus revenues from ticketing etc. Reduced duplication and overheads etc. as a means of ensuring professional survival and sustainability. As it stands now the value...

I really struggle to see the appeal of the Super Rugby franchises as investment vehicle for PE to be honest. I'd rather see us move to a far more centralised model. Where everything other than the respective HP squads are run out of a single office. An even those beyond the day to day training etc. would...

Never suggested it would be simple. In fact, it would likely require a rather substantial overhaul of the game at the professional level to achieve. But if most if not all of the revenue that sustains that base line of professional players in the country in terms of TV is derived from the Test...

The international dimension in terms of Test Rugby has always been the biggest selling point. Super Rugby has always been the poor cousin offering little to no actual value to the deal. Which really does ask the question. If there's no value in Super Rugby rights. Then why persist? Wouldn't it be better...

Controlling the content could open up avenues to offer up a live game a week to a FTA stations free of change as a means of achieving that exposure and driving traffic.

They'd have to have some very, very solid numbers on likely subs for that to be doable. Maybe if it were right across the SANZAAR alliance it might be worthwhile.

Ok, according to Americas Rugby News (that ones for you Kiap) Dallas and LA are set to enter MLR in 2021 taking the total number of teams to 14. There is apparently strong interest from another 4 cities to acquire teams as well. No word on who those are but it's known that Vegas which will host...

A simpler option would be NZ 6 and us 4. Home and away would give us 18 rounds. OR them 7 and us 5 for 22 rounds.

The question is, how much of that value is tied to Super Rugby?

I agree. It does need an overhaul. But I dare say we disagree in what that would look like.

He's been a regular commentator for the 7s circuit for a few years now. Though that role may expand seeing as they seem to be taking the first steps into broadcasting (they produced all of the content in Japan).

Yeah but if I were RA and the NZRU I wouldn't be overly comfortable with them looking just at Sth Africa. Says to me the rumoured B&I League they are supposedly pushing might not be purely just B&I Afterall.

It's called Camel Case. A standard naming convention in JavaScript. Which I recognise doesn't help my argument for not being a bot. But. I guess what I'm trying to say is.........fuck you.

I'd love a domestic comp. but even noting the response to such suggestions here that would be unlikely. What this would achieve would be the next best thing. A Trans-Tasman league as part of a wider time zone aligned structure.

It would depend on what comes of the B&I League speculation but if both the SA and Italian contingent are jettisoned they need to go somewhere. While the likes of Benneton and Zebre could be reabsorbed into the Italian structures they won't provide the Union with the requisite competitive levels...

It doesn't surprise me in the least that this has come back up in the wake of CVC investing in both the 6Ns and Pro14 alongside the Premiership. As they'd likely see a far greater potential for higher returns via a combined league structured as suggested by some in a very similar manner to the...

We need to figure something out because the concept of a British and Irish league has popped up again with CVC apparently the ones pushing it. If this were to come about I'd dare say they'd look to jettison the Sth Africans (and potentially the Italians) from the mix and we'll be back to square...