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I'm fairly certain the Super B concept is supposed to be run before the club season starts. Or at least that's what I've read. As for the second and third points. Could not agree more. Needs to happen.

I stumbled across them more than planning to watch them. They were good all very close but the Cheetahs/Lions game was just played at break neck speed throughout. Made for very enjoyable viewing.

Yeah, it hasn't been the most exciting start but that's more to do with the mismatches than anything else. Caught a couple of the Currie Cups games today on Fox and in comparison they were very good. The Cheetahs/Lions game most notably.

Pryde Rugby and Tal Bayer are that particular program. They were probably the 3rd ranked school in the country last season only losing to Xavier of New York (2nd in the nation) by a single point (if they had a better goal kicker they would have won by 8). Some good players among them...

That's my thinking with a move to split the current structure into 2 divisions of 8 teams. You get a full 14 round home and away plus finals totaling 16 weeks. After both divisions have determined their respective champions the winner of the 2nd division gets either to play off against the...

Personally, I think it would be more advantageous to the quality of competition for it to split into 2 divisions of 8 teams with the the bottom four of the current format joining with four subbies clubs that either have or could make the jump. So together with the bottom four you could look to...

I actually think Cheika would be ideal for Beale. His hard nosed approach is actually exactly what KB (Kurtley Beale) needs and will get.

Yeah, agree with your sentiment. Personally I would take Beale and let JOC (James O'Connor) go to Queensland. With the likes of Beale, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper), Horne, Betham, Crawford, Folau etc we have all the strike power we'll ever need.

At this rate if true we might as well rename them the All-(S)Tahs. Cheika appears fairly confident of retaining Folau and according to the article Beale is all but a done deal. Where are we going to fit them all?

That's why it should only ever remain a very restricted number of teams competing. That way you ensure that the quality remains as higher as possible without the prospect of dilution.

While I agree with you on the fans and money side of it, if that was its intention then why with the attempt to tinker with the rules to try and produce expansive play? I actually think Pulver has the intention of looking to monetize this concept. I think as a means to get something up and...

You'd think with Muggs on board that the Rebels would be a pretty solid defensive unit. They can attack with the best of them. As for the Force, they have only the one truly class weapon in their backline and it's only his first real full season of Super Rugby. Outside of that, they have nothing. Cummins...

This would signal the end of Henderson's time at the Rebels. He tries his best but his best isn't quite good enough. I have yet to see him make a metre with ball in hand.

Well at least putting it words that resemble the English language would be useful to start. :) He's saying instead of calling them Brumbies 'A' or the Brumby Runners, they should just call them Canberra.

From what I've read, the US one will be formidable in time. They are looking to establish 12 designated academies based along territorial lines to effectively feed into the Chula Vista program. If they get these up and running and by 2020 they'll be a real medal chance.

I actually agree with you entirely. It may not be plausible initially for the likes of Melbourne or Perth to run two teams (hopefully I'm wrong) but, yeah, definitely workable. And for those who say it wouldn't be, I've been throwing this around lately, but Ice Hockey has a truly national...

Sort of why I suggested using the cities in which they are based as their names instead of Tahs A etc. Make it Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne and Perth. They aren't artificial as they represent traditional rep squads. Add in a Western Sydney and you're 3/4 of the way back to an ARC. In...

See I think that is massively unfair to the Women's team. They deserve to be treated in the same light as the Men's in terms of contracting. Look to what the US has done with residency and such. Use this and next year to identify the best possible team and then contract them for 2016 based out...

Money is a factor but there's not a great deal of it involved. And it's something that can be overcome. Offering scholarships with meals and board plus a job (that makes up a good deal of NYC contracts, you have to be studying or working) would provide similar opportunities to that of the NYC.

I think the Universities concept (tied in with TAFE) would serve that purpose. Kids in the Toyota Cup don't get a great deal of cash as a part of their contract. Thanks to my connection to my old school (St Greg's) I'm fairly aware on what's being offered. It's more the opportunity to train and...