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Is Stewart the same one that featured in the Qld U20s?

Well, one option would be to take some of the money saved from cutting a franchise and do as the SRU has an look to pay for at least one game a week via 7Two or some such. Look to use one of the non-broadcast games that FoxSports typically streams. That would certainly help.

If Gibson were to go I'd be keen to see Simon Cron given a shot.

Teams appeared to be much better prepared last season. That might have something to do with it. I don't know. It certainly looked like there was greater intent to play with ball in hand last season with team tending to run it from deep more often where traditionally you see them kicking for...

What's interesting is that I actually remember Andrew Swain and Cam Shepard mentioning a conversation they had with Simon Cron while commentating a Rays game last season. According to that conversation Cron had mentioned that the average distance covered by players in Super Rugby was around 10km a game...

There are some very interesting numbers in those NRC figures. Total viewership grew 65% for an average of 23% per game. Would be fantastic if they could repeat that again this season. Another figure which makes a lot of sense considering the general consensus regarding the NRC last season was...

Cannot really lump that on the current admin. Before most of their time.

I seriously doubt games against Japanese teams could draw less interest than SA franchises.

Or we can just invite 5 of the Top League clubs. Let them recruit talent as a means of building competitiveness as soon as possible. Full home and away for 18 rounds. Leave SA/NZ and Arg to themselves.

Sorry, how is the NRC unsustainable?

As much as I hate this process I have to say with the Force being my 2nd team I'd rather we keep them in place than the Rebels. Nothing against Melbourne. Just going with my allegiances here. What I wonder is, would it be possible fpr the ARU to divert some of the savings made from cutting the...

SANZAAR has become quite the toxic relationship that makes no sense whatsoever in maintaining such close ties to in terms of anything below TRC level. We need to start setting up our exit strategy for post 2020. Talk to the broadcaster(s) and work toward developing a model that works for us...

Never said that they equated to more money.

Apart from being annoyed at this development I have to say it's compounded from the snippets I've read with Steve Tew detailing further possible tweaks to the format come 2020. Bloody ridiculous to think we'll go through another restructure so soon. The ARU memtioned directing the money...

No, they are the most watched games outside of the Aus derbies in Australia.

Would be interesting to try and calculate how much the ARUA could be sued for if the Rebels were in fact cut.

So, we look to be cutting a franchise. Which is just.........yeah! Honestly, at this point in time if the clubs were able to organise a structure similar to what they are doing with the Major League Rugby concept in the USA and it was to include the cut franchise or some iteration of it. I'd be...

Could have easily done this with the current 18.

I actually don't mind the conference system. If done correctly it actually reduced travel and ticks a number of boxes in terms of satisfying local audience. But SANZAAR have managed to make a complete meal of it. The iteration employed in the 15 team format should have never been altered...

There are 3 from Texas. The Austin Huns, Houston Strikers and Dallas Griffins.