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I'm calling it now. If the Sharks go north then the other three will follow at the end of the current deal.

Fitness is an issue perhaps but what I see more than that is attitude and application of our players in comparison. NZ players seem to push harder to be where they need to be while ours tend to lope along. Check actually mentioned this after the loss to Scotland. About the players needing to...

That's because they think a 'national' competition begins and ends with them.

The only way forward for clubs to be more involved in the NRC is via JV arrangements. Which is essentially the same thing as what already exists in NSW.

No. Simple as that. I'd be open to it being just the 5 franchises plus Fiji played over two full home and away rounds using Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. But eliminating it is a big no.

Likely but could be any of them to be frank.

Read that a third franchise is apparently interested.

A good example of that is Yamada. Who is class but elected to play for Panasonic instead of the Sunwolves.

I don't know how I feel about Simmons at the Tahs.

That's just Manly isn't it? Not trying to be critical. I think that if the SS wants to truly be'the best club competition in the world' more efforts like this are needed right across the board. This is the Manly Roos program right? The SS clubs need to devise strategies to develop greater...

I still think there's an opportunity to form a truly global provincial rugby championship. First move would be to merge Super Rugby and the Pro 12(14 and if reports are correct 15 from the 2018/2019 season with Washington DC slated to join). From there add another Argentine/South American franchise...

I suggested the Top League as an option earlier inter thread for whichever team is cut.

The AP should ring fence their competition with 16 teams. This would ensure a better spread of locations covered. It also would represent the more realistic number of teams capable of competing full time across the top two division s of the English system.

The US is working on their own league. While PRO collapsed next year will see Major League Rugby launch with 9 teams.

Likely playing out of DC United's brand new stadium. Which is hardly surprising as DC United is Co-owned by the USAR Chairman Will Chang. He also happens to own around half of the SF Giants in the MLB. And where will the 2018 7s WC be held?*

The NRC is better.

And there's a real chance that could occur.

Personally I'd prefer to see something based primarily around the Pacific. So our 5, NZ 5 the Sun wolves and Fiji. I think that would be a fairly entertaining competition.

Not sure if it's coveted in the article but apparently eyeing up the Champions Cup as its the games featuring the Irish teams that rate the highest. With SA looking north and a potential bidding war between Sky and BT and Pro could be looking up.

Did they plan this. I seriously doubt it. But if the door is open opportunistically I can see them barreling through.