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Its one and only strength I guess.

While true, 7s is played by specialists as opposed to the 9s but how often do we hear from the League mob about the inherent level of skill in there game in comparison to ours. You'd think that given even more time and space they'd be able to show off more than just the stock standard one off...

Fortunately we're all Rugby fans at my place so I got to have it on the TV all day. Used the Foxtel Go app to tune into the 9s from time to time. Didn't bother with for long.

The 9s is really just like the 13 man game with less players and worse defence. Very one dimensional.

Good to see the ratings pick up on day 2. It was a great tournament. Almost doubling day 1. Sometimes I really don't understand the league crowd. I flicked to the Nines in between games and caught a couple and have to say in terms of everythingthat matters the 7s were vastly superior. Skills...

I doubt we'll see many of the core guys turning out considering they have the Olympics this year. More guys in considerstion but more on the fringe.

Interested to see what the immersion into a pro environment will result in for Jooste. Could tell in the NRC that with the right set up he'd develop into a good player. Which is why you'd have to assume he chose to relocate.

Yeah, but I don't mind the Tahs coaching staff giving a number of new additions and young guys the opportunity to show a bit of what they've got. We'll get to see if the likes of Holloway and Horwitz have the mindset in place to step up. Same for Hanigan though I think he's a solid season off...

He's overlooking on glaring factor the works for the BBL. That's its competitive window. People will be less inclined to go to games in the dead of winter when they have to get kids to school. Apart from that. Yeah, we really need to look at doing something soon. What happened to the proposed...

I agree re: Holloway. He's been in the system for a while and is ready to take the next step.

Confirmed by both org. on twitter.

Some may lament these variations as a means of eliminating a valuable skill from the game but as above all too often particularly long range shots at goal are used to waste time. Which is frustrating to watch as a spectator. Overall, I'm pretty happy with all the new variations and think...

I think that's more the intent. Having the option of setting up an attacking lineout after the siren would be appealing and from there I guess you'd have the option of kicking it or such if the opposing team offended. The potential unforeseen consequence for the offending team could be given...

If it's anything like the NRC version it's only the once.

I actually have to say, this one makes me quite happy. There's too much time wastage from place kicks.

At present. Don't know but they have recently signed 11 players to pro contracts and have stated that they do plan to present a case for inclusion in Super Rugby in the future. It's something I think SANZAR should begin to look at. If a second Argentine franchise isn't workable a Sth American...

Whether or not we'll ever see an Asian conference is Super Rugby or even more than one or two teams is still very uncertain. However, I think there's potential to use the Top League as a vechicle to creating some semblance of an Asian professional league structure. At the very least a structure that...

Potentially another option is taking the lead on establishing an Asia-Pacific 7s Series combinibg Oceania and the Asian Circuit. There's a number of events and locations that can help form the circuit. There's also the added fact that the off season in 7s is quite long. It would work for the...

Reports out of Japan suggest that the Top League is about to undergo a restructure to two divisions and a South Korean squad and potentially a Hong Kong team will enter via this restructure.

Umm...I know people have been trying to devise systems to facilitate a Champions League set up for a while on the likes of G&GR etc. but here's a somewhat interesting take. Isn't Super Rugby essentially already a form of Champions League? It involves the concentration of the best talent (well...