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WhatvI'm essentially suggesting is that both the QRU amd NSWRU run two squads each. When a player signs with either province they could be actually signed to the Union. They can then be distributed among the squads. Similar to what already occurs with Brisbane City and Qld Country. What we'll...

I really don't think setting up our own conference or league is as hard as many assume. We essentially have the resources in place to do it now. We have the current 5 franchises and I see no issue in adding the two Country teams and run their programs similar to that used in the NRC. Or in...

I tend to think if we do ever see a TT competition it will be both NZ and our market penchant for derbies that will see it get up. The NZ fans are big fans of the derbies as are ours with games featuring teams against either ones opposition from across the Tasman coming second. The connection...

The hit allows for certain shenanigans to occur which are most often exploited by the dominant scrum. You're bang on the money there. I'm all for teams to drive home their dominance at scrum time by driving the opposition off the ball but what I find unnecessary is the need to play the games...

Never been a fan of the maul in the sense that for most situations in a game that prides itself on the continued contest it effectively negates it. I like many want to see Rugby keep its identity in terms of structural elements but I can empathise with the sentiment that the maul is very much a...

Scrums are easily fixed actually. Coming from an ex-tighthead. Remove the hit and replace it with a 'fold in'. Much of the shenanigans at scrum time occur invand around the hit. Remove that and many of those will disappear as with the need to reset collapsed scrums as there would be a increase...

This also answers Rugbynutters question as well. I tend to think that would be a bit messy in many respects. I can envision many clubs eating themselves trying to compete for the limited spots. I think it would be better for all concerned to go with more traditional structures mixed with new...

If we were to go it alone we should take the variations from the NRC plus potentially one or two more. I think that would provide a rather compelling product with the addition of a few new teams. Notably, the two Countrys' and Fiji.

Not unless we do it first. Offer the JRFU the opportunity to run multiple teams. Anyway, Sth Africa might be on its way. Apparently Montpellier are working on a deal with Grey College which will see it effectively become a Montpellier Academy. I seriously doubt that this will be the first or...

Anyone else think Horwitz had a blinder?

At the very least the best game involving Aus teams so far. Hectic stuff.

No way there is 118,000 people Rowing in this country. No god damn way. Terrible figures for Rugby but those figures have always been rubbery.

Any word on TV broadcast?

Probably no. But it would be huge for the game if they did.

And I think it wouldn't be as difficult as many may believe. We have 5 Super Rugby bases that could be employed. The Rebels, Force and Brumbies could essentially all remain as is. In place of the Tahs and Reds both the NSWRU and QRU could continue to utilise their cirrent facilities but run multiple...

Given the current mess we're in. It might npt be as hard to get a broadcaster on board as you think.

They could I guess but I was more thinking that they'd go with us.

Solution is simple. SA can look to focus on the Currie Cup. Returning it to being their premier competition. We take the other 12 and run our own competition over 16 weeks and the top 4 from each then play off in a Champions League competition at the end.

If we cut a side I want to see either a significant jump in investment in the pathways or a real drive to resource and proliferate the Viva 7s platform.

I thought that was a seperate concept.