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Yeah, that would be fair enough as well. It would require a re-brand of the Tahs to Sydney instead of NSW but if we are being totally honest. They've essentially been a Sydney team for a long time now.

It's being changed to 5 years pretty soon. But yes, the idea would be that if they are directly from the Islands or directly state their intent to play for their ancestral homelands upon signing up then they wouldn't be in consideration come Test time. Much as it is now. Difference would be...

According to a study by Western Sydney University there were a little under 280,000 people of PI heritage or descent in Australia as of 2013. Around 40-43% of them being classified as Maori. So, I think there is enough of a potential base there to build a team from. You could set it up in either...

Good for Eastwood. Looking to get proactive in the development side of the equation. Hopefully they have looked at things like the Rugby Roos program being run by a group out Manly way. Would be a good place to start. This is something I wouldn't mind seeing the governing bodies look to support...

You're kidding right? Julia Gillard copped it daily for her fashion sense. Ribbing over an apparent endless supply of blue ties and an affinity for budgie smugglers hardly compares.

None of anything you just said there provides an adequate excuse for the behaviour ShtinaTina alludes to. There definitely is an element of sexism involved. Not suggesting from you. But as a wider society. Too much focus on what women in leadership roles are wearing than what they are actually...

Netball canned their Trans-Tasman structure in favour of a entirely domestic competition. The other competitions feature exactly 1 team from New Zealand. Barely qualifying as Trans-Tasman.

Use it as the basis of a new competition. More the Rebel and Brumbies over as is same with the Force. Re-brand the Tahs and Reds to Sydney and Brisbane which for all intensive purposes they already are. Bring in two other location. A Western Sydney team and another Queensland or if you are...

Heaps. My mother included.

The Wild Knights were seriously considering making a run at Super Rugby before the whole debacle. They were lining up Mikuni World Stadium in Kitakyushu. Not sure if they've made the move but it was on the books. What I was saying is that it isn't a surprise that they are the Japanese interest in the...

Knowing of Panasonics ambitions beyond just the Top League. This was hardly surprising.

The South West Sydney bid is from the Macarthur. They've been advertising the bid locally for the past few weeks.

In lieu of.

Mexico and Peru are looking to get in on the LSR now. WR (World Rugby) is backing this concept are are likely to cover the travel side of the equation. Something else that's underway is coming out of Russia and Georgia. Planning is underway to launch a Rugby version of the Kontinental Hockey League. I'm...

Ideally, and by ideally I mean in a world where RA and Forrest are able to mend the relationship, the NRC would be used as ther basis for the IPRC.

What I should have said was that last year they reached a certain level of production that was ahead of everyone else with the exception of Glendale which was far and away superior to anything else in the country. And I think they assumed that for season one that was a far as they needed to go...

The number of games will jump quite a bit next season. Depending on numbers but we can expect a full home and away season next year. From the current 30 odd to between 64 to 90 next year. Not including the final series. Around 144 by 2022 if all goes to plan. As for sticking it out. I'm not...

I actually heard something about the ratings last night and was coming to this thread to post them before I read your comment. Apparently it's averaging 75k on CBS and around the same on ESPN +. No word on the AT & T regional broadcasts. While that doesn't look like much in such a large market...

And considering the sheer expense in setting up and running a sports team in the Bay area. It has the opportunity to tap into the entire NorCal scene. Assuming they find the financing. It's quite amazing really. Going from these figures we're looking at something along the lines of around $80m...

There's another alternative. Two conferences of 7 like in the Pro 14. Our five plus the Sunwolves and Hong Kong. NZ five plus the Jaguares and the PI squad. Home and away in your own conference for 12 game then play each of the other 7 from the adjoining conference once for a total of 19 games...