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That Eagles team that played that game which was probably their worst game in two years was essentially their 2nd XV with a number of starters not present or available.

The original piece stated that each nations would receive £10m a season. That was when it was only worth £5b. When it was increased to £6.2b I'd imagine that would have have up accordingly. When the raise was announced they detailed that a total £355m would be distributed annually for...

I guess the question would be how much pf the offer was made up based on the 6Ns teams participation.

They are but they wanted to enter the structure in the top division and npt have to win promotion.

Cannot speak for Japan but MLR has been developing in terms of standard rather quickly. The quality of the first round this year was clearly higher than the end of the first season and the final couple of rounds were well ahead of that. Against what will likely be more 2nd string XVs they'll be...

Cut Georgia and Romania out of it. They actively campaigned against the nations championship structure. Also, a full strength Spain os better than both Romania and Russia.

Bigger crowds and TV audiences might help but it's unlikely RA would even entertain it as an option anyway despite our Super Rugby teams building corporate relationships with Japanese companies.

More like I don't care about NZ anymore. At rhis level we need to worry about ourselves first and foremost.

May be we could petition the Top League to get our 4 franchises playing in that structure if that's the case. Only half kidding here. Hell, having just noticed that pretty much all of our veteran 10s are off to Japan next year this might be a solid option.Get the Force on board bring along Fiji...

Yeah. It's a pretty tough spot for them to be in. A solution could be for each of the Super Rugby franchises to open up 3-5 roster spots for Fijian players on top of their participation in GRR. Even 2 would go a long way alongside their GRR team. This would provide them with a solid 40-50 players to draw...

No. It's fallen well short of that target. But it hasn't completely collapsed as with the likes of the A-League. The last two seasons has seen increases from the low in 2017. We need to focus on coaching and retention in our squads and looking at increasing ball in play to increase the overall...

It's something Rugby admin seem either ignorant of or completely dismissive toward. With entertainment being what it is today it's just simpler to tune in from a warm, comfortable lounge or the pub than turning out paying overs for everything without their being added value. Say what you will...

We expand the RC to 6 teams and introduce a 2nd Div featuring the next 6 best teams not in Europe. Which would be Tonga, USA, Samoa, Uruguay, Canada and Namibia. Set up promotion and relegation and run it during the current RC window. Link up with the regional bodies of the Americas, Asia and...

Could be a comment on the lack of match day experience at the games. Which has always been a bit lacking.

It may be in the overall ratings when taking into account all games broadcast in the regular season. From memory when all games were accounted for the average was in the mid 30k range (I seem to have 37k in my head. Which would mean a 10% uplift would put the average just above 40k). That's how...

It would.

Well, that's better than losing money. But any potential increase will likely rest on the heels of the Nations Championship concept getting up.

ESPN+ is set to enter the market later this year and have specifically mentioned Rugby as a target for domestic content. They may be a decent option if they decide to get involved.

The last 20 years has been a masterclass in how to fuck up a product. This may be an unpopular opinion especially considering you're a Rebels fan but we pushed for the wrong kind of expansion post Super 12. Instead of new teams we should have pushed for an expanded schedule from tbe single to...

Did the article suggest axing the Brumbies? I saw merger which I would have assumed would see Canberra remain as the base for the team with a split for the games.