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^^ It probably leaves ANZ in the same place it was prior. That is, a venue that they will schedule the occasional match at and everyone who goes will vow to never do it again.

We will know where we are headed this week according to Paul McLean

Does it mention what would become of the clubs they would have to replace? Meanwhile Wayne Smith has penned an article saying that the kiwis don’t rate us and we might have to go it alone. It’s purely speculative though.

I don’t disagree with any of that. We will be able to keep most of our top pro players. The lower tier aren’t really going to attract a lot of interest. It’s the middle group which is most vulnerable. However as many have pointed out there isn’t an endless demand for 2nd tier Australian rugby...

I’d say so. Probably Horwitz and TPN as well.

I think that was a reference to that article being a week or so old. No doubt they are exploring options, I would be too. But it’s hard to commit either way until you know what the options look like. Ours might actually be the best one. I know of players who are going the other way, they...

I’m going to disagree with that because Rugby is a unique offering. The NRL play their rep games on a Wednesday night in the middle of the season, that’s part of their content package. As are their tests, which probably rate lower than a standard NRL game. And their World Cup is a joke...

The July tests and then the RC would be considered content, no? If those moves eventuate then sure, but otherwise the comp has to be finished before the test season starts in July. If that happens it’s not likely to be at least for a few years so we have to design something for the next few...

That’s why in my domestic model a couple of pages back I had two conferences of 5 teams and they play teams in their own conference twice and teams from the other one once. You could devise a similar system for this and it means proportionately more local derbies. 13 weeks plus 2 finals weeks...

Yes, I mean in a future comp

I like the Force, and they are going to be my second team in the upcoming domestic comp. My issue with the Western Force is nothing to do with their players or their management. It’s their location on the map with regards to where the rest of either a TT or domestic pro comp will be played. If...

Oh the Force will be fine. But at the expense of the east.

I actually don't mind this idea. Force's starting point could be a GRR 'rep' side, and the extra Eastern team pick up the surplus from the other 3 sides, much like the Brumbies started out.

Not if your primary motivation is financial viability

just to allay your concerns slightly, IF (and it's not my preference) we were to have only 3 teams, I think it would make too much sense to base the third team out of Melbourne, not Canberra. I think we need to be realistic about the current environment. We need to keep our best players on...

Yeah I think a better option would be to reduce us to 3 teams, and then 2 other teams, for a 10 team comp. WOB I haven’t listened to the podcast yet but was there any talk of reducing the salary cap? If that’s the case and we are in the same comp NZ teams would have to operate under the same...

I can’t see where they are being given any priority whatsoever, only a mere mention. If we only had to worry about keeping the NSWRU and QRU happy then things would be a whole lot simpler. It’s quite easy to come up with something that would be financially viable if you do this. Let’s face...

I’d say 4 of them are Lance, TPN, Godwin and Horwitz. Certainly not bad recruits and 3 of them are ex Force anyway.

SA and NT, and Tassie, are member unions and need to be considered in any RA discussions. They aren’t going to form a significant part of a professional rugby comp of any description though, but they still need to be considered. If you’d read past the mention of them you would have established...