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Unless we go down the private equity road, which is obviously something McLennan is investigating. I would buy into the Tahs if the opportunity presented itself, I’m sure many others would too. Let’s say we did go to 2 pro franchises. Club rugby would become semi-pro and the third tier would...

I don’t think it is actually. I think the absolute worst case scenario is that we have 2 pro teams in a provincial comp. A more likely worst case scenario is that we have 3.

I think so, they'll know how many people are watching by then

I think you're being a bit hard on your chances there.

Of course, and I'm not making any assumptions, it's purely hypothetical. But if events were to dictate that his contract needs to be renegotiated downwards and he gets a better offer O/S, it's not going to be the end of the Rugby world in Australia. Realistically he really only has this RWC...

Another thing - and I say this as a massive Michael Hooper fan - I don't mind if Michael gets released and takes up a huge overseas contract. It frees up a lot of cash and at the end of the day, if required, he can still be picked for the Wallabies. From a NSW/Tahs point of view it would be a...

That's the killer punch right there ^^^

Again, Fox (or anyone else) can't bid for the rights for next years' comp because no-one knows what it looks like. And the viewership numbers of SRAu amalgamated with the FoxKayo ones for SRA will provide a good guide as to how a TT comp which is played in user friendly times will go down with...

I really wouldn't stress about it RN, it won't happen. As many have pointed out it's been proposed many times before and never got off the ground. This time it appears to be driven out of the desperation for cash by the ARL. With regards to RA being left out of the loop, there are 2 reasons...

^^^^ I’ve been saying the same, albeit with less detail, for quite a while now. We can’t sign a broadcast deal until it’s known what the actual comp looks like, and assuming thats going to be a TT comp, all parties need to analyse the numbers from this year to work out what it’s worth. And...

The issue with the bigger stadiums was more about crowd control, and the use of public transport etc. I haven’t seen anything official re those stadiums but NSW today halved the 4 square metre rule to 2 square metres. Logically this will mean the smaller stadiums will go from 25% to 50%. They...

First home game is v the Force at SCG on 11th July, and then the Brumbies at ANZ on the 18th. Not ideal if you’re attending but using the bigger stadiums makes sense for these earlier games, and as I said earlier I’d happily watch from a paddock in Wilcannia. Hopefully the later 2 home games...

I don’t disagree but I’ll say it again - if the players concentrated on doing what they’re paid to do (play) rather than try to salvage a few thousand dollars out of the tail end of a season that was fucked up beyond recognition due to no fault of anyone, and actually create an entertaining...

I just think that most rational players will be focussed on the bigger picture than the $2-5k (the 10% difference between 30 and 40) they are missing out on in the last 3 months of the year. They can do this by playing good footy over the nearer 3 months to assist in generating higher appeal...

Shock, horror, less than 24 hours after the idea was floated its as good as dead in the water https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/nz-rugby-confirms-offer-for-a-kangaroos-all-blacks-hybrid-showdown-20200625-p5563r.html

and maybe that's a proper consideration in this covid world. But more for the ARL than the NZRU as zer0 eloquently and rightly points out.

Whatever they get offered next year will only be a one off too, neither party will sign long term until we know what the long term looks like. This is were RA, and NZR for that matter, need to take full advantage of the next 18 months to structure something that works for them. We are about to...

its been talked about for years here but never got off the ground because no-one could agree on a set of rules that worked for both (read both parties wanted rules that favoured their own) plus imagine if e.g. the Beaugan got necked by Gallen. There's just no point in it, too much risk and zero...