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He says he's a CPA like that's something to be proud of.;)

Yep.

The entire officiating team were Romanian. It's not a good look. They should have used completely neutral officials. Then, assuming the same result Spain wouldn't have anything to be able to complain about. At present from their perspective the Romanian head of RE oversaw the appointment of an...

I watched the 1st half and the Spanish may actually have reason to be more than miffed. The Belgians seemed immune from high tackle penalties and some generally dirty play. Highly questionable.

It was very lopsided. The Spanish players didn't react well to it either. The FER have actually submitted a formal complaint about him. Should never have been a Romanian ref.

The Unions seem confident of it getting up next year. I agree. The key will be to ensure that they don't overextend the competition and let it grow organically. As for the Argentine teams. That will be the most interesting of the lot. I suspect we'll not see any teams from BA involved. The URBA...

I actually don't hate this idea. If Super Rugby were to continue or the Force were to be returned it could look to add a Hawaii based team to the NZ conference. There's a growing number of elite Rugby players emerging from the Islands in the US game. Could be a fertile market for Super Rugby.

It's part of a planned South American League mooted for next year. Will also feature teams from Brazil (2), Argentina(as many as 3) and Chile. Read an article suggesting there could be as many as 10 teams involving Colombia and possibly Mexico. It will apparently feature a full schedule of home...

Regarding the Sth American League. According to Americas Rugby News, the URU are looking to partner with the two biggest Soccer clubs in the Uruguay to form these franchises. Nacional and Peranol. Seems like a solid idea...

Spain belted the Germans 84-10 in front of a little under 16,000 in Madrid last weekend. Meaning they are now one win away from the RWC. Their victory featured on the cover of the largest sports publication in the country. They've received more coverage and interest is growing for the game in...

There's nothing that could get me watching this rubbish. Honestly, I think his schtick would get quite tired really quickly.

Is anyone actually suggesting that be the case? Thought we all accepted the need to import talent for these teams to be competitive.

How is that insulting? You're experience of Hong Kong is at least 20 years old. A lot can and most often does change in that time frame. Your data is outdated and you're are trying to use the past as a placeholder to the present. It doesn't work that way. This is what I know of Hong Kong. They...

It goes alright.

Or some effort to actually engage the audience.

Hong Kong already has a professional set up in place for both 7s and 15s across men's and women's. So they have the necessary base in place. They also are quite well funded apparently. It's also backed by a semi-professional local league which is coming on quickly. They're actually one of the...

You're talking about 20+ years ago. A lot can and does change in that time. You're operating on outdated data and while you should always look to learn from the past it's never smart to live in it.

Do you mean the end of its Dependent Territory status which was 1997? Either way that was 20 years ago. A lot can change in 20 years.

And you really shouldn't try. Taking one club or another will only alienate others. We don't need this. I would be ecstatic if Forrest decided to fund the NRC making it properly professional and then used his clout to get it on FTA with the necessary promotion. But not with clubs.

The mooted potential set up for the NRC this season is the best possible format in my opinion. Based along fairly traditional representative structures. Sydney and Brisbane, both of the Country's plus Melbourne, Canberra and Perth. Add in the Drua and that would be the best possible option...