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In general, one game probably not. 3 or 4 games yes. If it were the Brumbies (not the Force), then I'd probably go to any game in Melbourne as they used to be my team prior to the Rebels.

But I thought that is how it currently is? Except that the Globetrotters are playing like the Generals just on a lot more pay

If this is the case, then they need to go to the Wallaby generating model. The aim of each team is to create a stronger national team. This should mean no private ownership and central control around player movements, coach appointments and even strategies. I'm happy with this model as...

And perhaps that is an alternate option for the ARU to consider. Selecting any player whatever club they play at and letting clubs select whoever they want. The will mean that we lose a number of big expensive names from Super Rugby but would have significantly more money to invest in the...

Ok, I'll have a go ... We have to drop a team. Can't drop the privately owned Rebels. Can't drop the force due to the signed agreement. So that only leaves the brumbies. They have less than $1.5 million in cash. Have been losing around $1 million a year. Are being investigated by ASIC. Have...

There have also been multiple instances of people hearing directly from Cox that he will not sell. These are people who work for him and will be significantly impacted if he is lying. Cox's relationship with the Victorian government would be highly impacted (to say the least) And if he does...

One day they will make a TV show about this period in Australian rugby. But it won't be a deep meaningful drama just a pure farce which will make The Games seem like a sensible documentary.

I agree with pretty much all of your points and this one most importantly. It is a really really complex issue. If it was simple, then I am sure someone would have come up with a solution which works. But that then goes back to is Super Rugby in Australia for generating Wallabies or a club...

I think we were talking about the complete inability of the ARU to manage any sort of public relations issue. That was a pretty good example of another case where they didn't exactly control the media messaging very well and was for an issue which was a lot more contained. This is of course...

Or by going overseas. If I was a player who was unsure of a position in Australia, I'd definitely be going overseas at this point.

The Rebels lost 4 Wallabies - Phipps, O'Connor, Beale and Vuna - and replaced them with no Wallabies. They would have signed Foley but he changed his mind and stayed with the Waratahs. I believe that the only ex or current Wallabies with the Rebels in 2014 were Luke Burgess and Scott...

Completely agree and that is one of the fundamental problems behind Super Rugby in Australia. What is the point of it? Is it a club based game like the NRL / A-League / AFL / Big Bash? Or is it for players to develop into the international version of the sport such as the Sheffield Shield...

Yes. That is the point of a salary cap. It can happen in the AFL, the NRL and the A-League. In fact, it can happen in any sport where there is a salary cap. What it would definitely stop is (for example) Phipps and Beale leaving the Rebels to join the Waratahs without the Waratahs having...

I can't imagine what this is like for the players. They wouldn't know whether they will have a job next year or if they do in what city. For those who are more on the fringes, they would be very aware that the international transfer window is coming to a close. I hope that they are all...

I can't imagine the ARU being so dumb as to cut both the Rebels and Force (actually I can imagine it but anyway...) So that means that both countries refuse to cut 2 teams so the whole plan falls apart. We then go to a round robin of 18 teams (adding 2 extra weeks) and everyone is happy...

I'd much prefer to turn up and watch the Rebels win 1 game in the season than not have any rugby in Melbourne. The Force fans are the same.

Wouldn't be convinced. If the Force are considered above the Rebels, then I reckon that WA would be pushing for the next Lions test on the basis that it is a Rugby stronghold You have to remember that if the Rebels go, this will be the second time in the past 10 years where the ARU have...

Also you want to make sure that you keep Rugby alive in Melbourne. Don't want to lose a Lions test or World Cup matches.

Drop the Rebels now and move the Force to Western Sydney. Wait a couple of years for the Brumbies to go completely bankrupt and then they can be dropped and perhaps moved to North Shore Sydney with the Waratahs becoming Eastern Sydney. Now just to work out how to get rid of the Reds so that...

TAC has also historically sponsored Geelong, Collingwood and Richmond (and just dropped Geelong so they have some spare cash available). The Tasmanian Government also sponsor Hawthorn so that they can get AFL games in Tasmania. The Vic government also contribute around $60 million per year for...