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It appears to be a trend across most sporting competition globally. Sport in it's traditional formats appears to be becoming less and less relevant in society. And not just the developed one at that. I think there certainly is still a place for it but I tend to think that how it is presented in...

The current Super Rugby squads run something like 30 deep. Up to 35 if you count in the EPS guys. Which for the sake of this we will. On average come Wallaby duty you're looking at around 10 (usually a few more) of that number being called up to that squad full time. So the remaining number of players...

More engagement with the Tahs is long overdue. better coordination, distribution of talent and in theory promotion would seriously benefit the game in NSW. Just hoping sanity prevails if this does occur and the Sydney team plays somewhere central like Concord Oval.

Serious question. Can we dump the RA as our national body? They're a fucking disgrace of an organisation. Perhaps petition WR (World Rugby). I don't know what can be done but this news of Kearns as the frontrunner has descended beyond farce.

Haha.........however, this is probably the most ideal set up. More along the lines of the traditional rep structures. Hopefully it will also lead to a more even spread of Super Rugby players among the squads. It also could lend itself to expanding the playing schedule a bit. Having 8 teams allows for...

Tell me he's trolling. Please....!!! Tell me he's trolling.

There's been a lot of talk about PI participation of late. Particularly in the face of the success of Tonga in the RL. I'm not going to rehash everything but in regards to looking to bridge the issue from a Rugby point of view I think there should be a push to enter at least one perhaps two...

Absolutely. If they can deliver on pro women's 15s you have a winner in my books.

Haha.........I actually thought about them after I posted. You also missed Taniela Tupou. You're not actually posting anything here I disagree with. It's not a recent trend and is directly linked to our ability to offer the necessary opportunities to these guys coming through the relative...

Oi, oi, oi. You stay out of this.

Kepu was born in Sydney. So out of a squad of 32 that were announced to tour 25 of them are local of them are Australian born. And with the exception of Kepu who moved to NZ as a young child 24 of them were raised here. You'll notice that I am through birth not counting Kepu as part of your...

It's certainly easier for them to be able to consume with a high degree of visibility on FTA.

First of all, could you please use the quote function. It just makes it smoother when responding. You were arguing an apparent lack of opportunity as being the determining factor in RL's ascendancy in the PI's. Quoting the number of teams in Australia in comparison to Rugby. But I highlighted...

Really because the way wrote you made it seem like you thought it was some big breakthrough for Fiji. An interesting fact about that Fijian squad. Of the total squad of 23. Fourteen of them are actually Australian born and raised with another one from NZ. So despite making there third...

I actually quite like your 'use it or lose it' idea. Something like. If you cap a player but then don't select him for more than a year they can automatically become eligible to represent another nation again. Maybe two years.

I was going to include Japan but the post was getting out of hand.

I think you may have read the tone of my post incorrectly. Nothing defensive about it. Anyway, back to your post. I agree that cutting a Super Rugby squad has damaged our overall ability to provide the requisite opportunity in order to be more competitive. You won't see an argument from me there. It's...

Pretty much this. I tend to question whether the performances indicate true strength of the game on the PI's. Even Fiji who have been the best of the three for a number of years now (note I mentioned previously that this is the 3rd tournament in a row they have made the semi's) are bolstered by...

Mate, are you aware that the increasing numbers of PI heritage players in RL isn't a recent trend. It's one that has been growing since the late 1990s early 2000s particularly at a junior level. This newly imagined competition for talent isn't a recent phenomenon. Rugby League will be the...

You are aware that this is Tonga's first time in the RLWC semi-finals and the third time in a row for Fiji. They made the semi's in the 2013 and 2008 editions as well.