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No, the word 'sunk' has a fairly negative connotation. It means the money is already gone, it cannot be reclaimed; it shouldn't be taken into consideration of any future decision.

As I've made quite clear, I think axing one of the teams is a short sighted decision. But that money is what an economist would call a sunk cost.

In two weeks time???

This is a disaster, whichever way you look at it. They've kept the conference system, kept the stupid finals system that mean that better teams miss out, and have removed teams that were designed to grow the game, but a team from outside SANZAAR stays.

So that's the Upper North Shore, Lower North Shore, Northern Beaches, Eastern Suburbs... Who am I missing here?

If you're right Kiap, we've all killed off a major source of revenue. After nailing the first decade of professional rugby, SANZAAR seems to have made a mess of the last 10 years, and it seems to be co-inciding with a decline in Australian and SA fortunes. Funny that.

'We should play an Australia-only comp' or 'we should play in a trans-Tasman competition' just shows a limited understanding of the situation at hand. Half the point of Super Rugby and SANZAAR is the pooling of resources (read 'television contracts'). The small population of NZ, rugby being a...

Mate, the field markings don't just paint theirselves.

Wait, let me guess: attack, defence, and set pieces. Was I right?

Everything's turned black, my eyes have rolled into the back of my orbits.

I.e. actually wanting to compete for 80 mins and win.

The rot had well and truly set in by the time Pulver took over, and he's basically had to try and turn things around while limiting the haemorrhaging of money. In the mean time, we won't see the benefits of the NRC for a while yet, but if it remains sustainable, it will be a fine legacy...

I'm guessing this did not make it off the editor's floor:

The formatting! WTF is the deal with their ad placement? Talk about cluster fornication. Yeah, maybe Australian Rugby is dying, but fucked if I'll be going over to the roar. It's like Shiggins's insight and punctuation with DP's paintbrush skillz. Actually, Gagger could put that behind a...

At the end of the day, SANZAAR is a set of compronises. Australia gets extra teams to grow the game in WA and Vic. SA can field six teams and keep the NSC on side. Argentina get regular tests against quality opposition. The Sunwolves give Dismal Pillock extra material to work with. The...

Say it ain't so.

So basically we're playing to all bar one KPI - scoreboard. Despite the benefit of most of last season, and a summer, we're still on a learning curve. This morning's lesson was keeping one's head up. After two close losses, a dribbing on the high veldt, and injuries. The difference this...

I can barely recognise the place.

Wait... that's the same thing.

Nothing some propofol, suxamethonium, and a caulking gun can't fix.