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So basically he has no idea about rugby in Victoria and doesn't really care that he has no idea. I'm sure he would have little idea about rugby in WA either. It isn't the players leaving their families to pursue their rugby career, it is players leaving rugby to pursue their career. One...

Well, you just have to laugh at that don't you. The only response from the ARU is obviously we didn't mean that it was the existing broadcast agreement ...

Of course very sport has its problems but I struggle to see how any of the other sports in Australia are at the point where either they may be forced to cancel their major series or there 2nd level competition shows diving crowds and ratings, they are alienating 2 of their growth areas with the...

Surprisingly not on Super Rugby but Sean Williams comments on the Pro12 expansion. Currently to be announced tomorrow and start in 5 weeks. The Kings say that they basically don't have a team at the moment...

Maybe it is like some IT projects I have seen which will be complete in 12-18 months and it is always 12-18 months from now.

So .... When is the Pro 12 announcement actually happening. It seems to always be happening next week. The next season is supposed to start in 4 weeks (with the first 6 or so rounds clashing with the Rugby Championship and then with the Europe tour) Odds on it - happening this year -...

Cricket Australia who sold the rights for $20 million per year. Channel 9 who didn't buy the rights for $20 million per year when they had the right to do so. Now it is likely that it will sell the rights for $50-$60 million per year as no one expected that the ratings would be close to 1...

Maybe they should have included the "have we a contract with someone guaranteeing that they can stay within SuperRugby" criteria.

Nah, I disagree. They are getting $20 million more per year than 2 years ago. Surely with some decent centralisation, reduction in expenses and selective pruning of contracts they can save a good $10-15 million a year and keep all 5 teams. If the ARU are going to prop up teams, then they...

True, but they have fallen off a massive cliff in what is supposed to be a heartland for Rugby. In addition, they are the best of the Australian conference - for Rebels fans, we only won 1 game during the year, it isn't exactly great watching the team continue to suck.

And what would league would rugby fans be watching then? If you have a local league which is on at a convenient time and you can actually attend the matches ... I can't see people wanting to watch the NZ domestic league or anything in Europe. And I can't see you you think it is at all...

Great. Let's go down to 2 teams. 100 currently professional players either go get another job in addition to playing rugby or all bugger off to France and Japan. You'll basically be left with 2 players in any position. Any decent young player who actually wants to play will do well in the semi...

And what is your point? How does the number of people turning up to another game show anything with regards to the success of the A-league? My point is that Australia looks really bad in rugby as we play NZ and NZ teams about 30 times a year. No one cares that the teams in the A-League would...

Below par compared to the NZ teams that they won't be playing. No one really cares that the A-League teams are below par compared to the Premium League.

We also think all of our Super Rugby teams are crap because they keep on losing to NZ. No one knows (or cares) about our NRL / AFL teams and what their real quality is because they are fully domestic. Also really the same for the A-League which we know is not top tier quality.

But the result is still the same - basically the teams are going to get bugger all from the broadcasters. Expenses are going to be high and neither the Cheetahs or Kings have large crowds (and I doubt it is going to be any more than their current crowds). So basically, there will be an influx...

Why would you feel malaise for Super Rugby? Just because it is quite possible that either you or I won't ever see our Super Rugby team play again. Yeah it sucks. Massively.

Any thoughts on whether he would do Super Rugby as well? Surely if Australian rugby is in serious financial problems and can't retain as many players as they would like to, then it would make sense to allow a significant number of the second tier Australian players to play in both leagues...

I don't get how they are going to improve the capability of the SA teams on so little extra money. 6 million a year extra is only 3 million per team and it isn't like they draw big crowds. I know it is extra mone at the moment but surely will have a negative impact on super rugby in the next deal.

Interesting - no Zebra. Obviously Tony and Sean aren't announced. Maybe Zebra is doing Japan in addition to Super Rugby. Wouldn't mind seeing him and Stirzaker under a different coach.