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Sacramento Valley LLC is now looking for investors for a run at MLR. They appear to be coming out of the woodwork now. In doing so, they may have given the best indication of how much capital is actually required to get up and running in the league. And that is $6.25m. This comes from their two...

Wouldn't mind that but I'm not sure if it would be enough to draw interest back. Perhaps a compromise between Forrest model and this one could be achieved. By that I mean have two "divisions" running simultaneously featuring up to 8 teams each. One based around the 5 Kiwi sides with the...

WR (World Rugby) and the SRU are not friends at present. A lot of that has to do with the conduct of the SRU in regards to grants provided not going where they are supposed to. So, WR (World Rugby) funding a Samoan team without change in the SRU which considering their PM is also the Head of the Union is unlikely. Tonga...

That's where the majority of the value lies from my understanding. In the Test match arena. Super Rugby Rugby is actually a loss leader. One that has become too much of one in many people's opinion. The key to any breakdown in the future is maintaining the international side of the alliance. Even growing...

He's only interested in civility as long as he see's it coming his way. But it doesn't apply to what he says.

I honestly think RA need to start seriously looking to mend the burnt bridge with Forrest over the Force debacle and engage in serious talks about using the NRC as the basis for the IPRC. It has the domestic bases already in place as well as the Drua. The Force are already scheduled to play Hong...

Yep. I actually like the idea of the Tahs playing out of Concord as a more central location but it's in desperate need to renovation. I know the Tigers want to develop the main stand as a means of attaining a training facility. Perhaps if the NSWRU got on board and had those plans amended to...

If you're going to go to a domestic competition to start with, which I support, then perhaps go with our established 5 plus the two country's as well as the Drua. Home and away for 14 games plus a Top 4 finals series for a total of 16 weeks then move into the Super Rugby side of it in the same format as...

It's only been around for 84 years.

Not a bad effort at trying to map out a rough schedule. Outside of the already mentioned change in the June to July Test window it should be workable with one change in the flow of competitions. I'd do as you have suggested and start with a domestic competition. Home and away before moving...

It's is a largely amateur organisation. That's true. But it isn't their first time running the RWCQ process. The competition in question (Rugby European Championship) is just the old ENC D1A (European Nation Cup) structure that has been used to qualify teams for previous RWC.

Rugby Europe is just the old FIRA rebranded. The base organisation has been around for quite a while. Which makes this situation all the worse for them.

More interesting revelations regarding MLR in the Guardian. Apparently Los Angeles is very close. As in possibly as soon as next year. According to anotger source Atlanta are getting pretty close as well.

Third tier Argentina squad. Below the Jaguares. A pretty good result overall as it puts Brazil in place to take out the title if they overcome Colombia this weekend. Also, Chile beat Uruguay XV as well. Which hasn't happened much recently either.

Around 190 clubs and 7500 active players from what I have found. So that should provide a solid base to build from.

Washington DC as been confirmed as an entrant into MLR in 2020. Full press release due out tomorrow.

At their current rate of decline they may be replacing the Brumbies by that point.

Might be time for Gordon to go the way of Penrith. ;)

I don't think that's entirely accurate. First of all, not every kid of SE/South Asian descent goes to a selective school. Lot's go to private and public schools outside of the selective system. I think part of the issue has been a move away from organised inter-school sporting competition across...

We are nuts for ignoring kids of SE/South Asian background. Missing out on a lot of potential interest. I actually played with an Indian kid in my younger days. Dinesh. Best fullback I've played with. Quick, skilful and impressively tough.