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That's certainly how it appears to be treated by the national bodies. It's part of the reason why I'm interested in seeing how GRR evolves as it is set up as a commercial enterprise first and foremost. Which is something Super Rugby has needed to be for some time.

That demonstrates my point. The conservatism they play with clearly isn't working and is actually proving counterproductive for all concerned. They look to over manage the situation instead of actually playing. Which would be fine I guess if Super Rugby existed in a vacuum and didn't have other...

No. They aren't mutually exclusive. You can develop those rivalries while presenting the audience with an entertaining and compelling spectacle.

They actually do play for points. Are you saying the NRC games the Drua played last year didn't matter either? Because the squad that ran out there on Saturday were the Drua just wrapped in a different jersey and played the exact same way.

I will add to that. Comparing both the Shute Shield and GRR games to that of Super Rugby at the moment I am getting a great deal more enjoyment out of watching the former as opposed to the latter. There's little to no time wasting going on. On Saturday, in the Fiji/Samoa GRR game there wasn't a single...

Be interesting to see. I'm hoping the most recent report was more of the same in regards to trying to disrupt the process and not what we will eventually see. It really should be 2 divisions of 12 teams with the 3rd divisions being made up of the existing regional championships with teams being...

Play clocks are the answer. One minute to set and pack a scrum. 45 secs to form a line out. 30 seconds to kick off after points. If a players injured they can be handled off the pitch unless its serious .i.e. not cramp. Litigious enforcement with YC. Most of the crap at the moment is pure time...

Maloney's bitching overlooks the fact you see dozens of those tackles go not penalized in every game. Malu went into the contact low and the Fijian tackler did what pretty much every professional Rugby players does in a similar position.

Two Fijian players rightly binned for a dangerous tackle. Samoan score not too long after but fail to convert. 19-12 Fiji.

Should be a good game.

With their recent expansion bids the FFA required bids to have a minimum of $13m to cover the operating costs of the league for the first four seasons. Which I imagine is everything beyond players/coaching salary. This is for a competition that runs over 27 rounds at present and likely something...

I'm using it more as a starting point. More of a minimum figure that would make it viable. Ideally it would be more up toward $4m which if you managed 8-10 teams would significantly grow the domestic salary pool from it's current $20-22m to $32-40m.

We may need to accept that we'll be a primary talent source for a while with our best chasing the bigger $ up north while looking to establish a more cost effective structure domestically. Something akin to what the A-League. If we were able to get 8-10 teams up and running working off caps of...

GRR may be an option we should be looking at more seriously. But it will require a great deal of pride to be swallowed and likely some head rolling for it to happen. And it will also likely need the franchises to push the issue as the GRR model in terms of administration is different from that...

So? It still offers a reasonable model to look toward.

Depends on how you do it. Major League Rugby in the States requires a yearly bond payment plus the provision of funds capable of maintaining operations for at least 5 seasons. I highly suspect we'll see the clubs unable to meet such criteria as standalones without angel investors. And if they...

Quite frankly I think we're pretty much at this point now. We may have to start accepting a new truth in terms of our talent sourcing for the Wallabies in the near future. Were RA essentially starts to act more as an agency for players feeding into NH clubs while looking to get something akin...

The Foxtel situation suggests a tough choice will need to be made on their behalf in regards to which sports they choose to invest in. Rugby and Soccer will definitely be in the firing line of those decisions. On the ratings front Rugby probably squeaks the A-League thanks to the involvement of...

Last year most games didn't crack 10k. So these ratings are actually an improvement. I'm also quite dubious over those claims of averaging 35k. Pretty sure that was for the GF a couple of seasons ago. There's a bit of a myth being propagated by a number of people about the true popularity of the...

The bloke behind the BaaBass and World XV is apparently keen to base a team in Japan that will compete in GRR. So, it's not entirely in the corporations hands. In my opinion he could/should look to purchase the Sunwolves IP and take an established brand into the competition.