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I would also suggest by Grassroots that is also the failure to grow the domestic product, rugby maybe different that the NRL/AFL but it specifically chose a structure different than those two opposing codes, and quite clearly this was a bad decision 20 years after they had that option. The...

My first thought was are you serious, but you may have a point add an element of risk, my only caveat would be the marker should be forced to play on quickly, tap & go. not allow for a slow build up of the defense line, keep the game moving.

And we should be employing two to three times as many players and coaches as we currently do. But next year we won't have a professional rugby team in Melbourne but we will have $400 Lions tickets and enough red wine dinners to fund a small pacific nation.

It does not matter Half who is in charge it is the structure of the game here that is the issue, the business model does not work or it actually does work at a limited level but at the same time the game goes broke. Until you have a better business model (and we all know what that is) all a...

So come next year when the Rebels fade into the sunset, the RA can point to pretty much zero % growth over the last 20 years, and a bank loan of some $40/50 million give or take a few as no one seems to actually know. Ironic really that the only tangible growth they can point to is due to...

I agree they are protecting there asset the World Cup, and yes the money that comes from that is important, but sacrificing everything to chase that so called pot of gold is partly why we are in the current mess.

Well if World Rugby are stepping in then the game here is more stuffed than we ever thought, and apparently now they are appointing our coaches. Rugby in Australia is in trouble because for 20 years it has neglected its own domestic market, hell the Argentinians are gonna save us now next year...

They should have upgraded the NPC when the game went professional instead of Super rugby. NZ is now starting to see the effects of introducing Super Rugby without addressing the underlying platform that already existed. Don't get me wrong they have done a far better job the Aus but Rugby being...

NO, it failed because it was a reserve grade development competition designed to support Super Rugby, it was never going to be attractive to broadcasters, you can't sell them your B competition. Those broadcasters aren't chomping at the bit now, and as I said above reality is a bummer. but we...

if you take the 5 existing teams add one in NSW & QLD, retain the Drua, you have a workable 8 team competition. Given time that could become 10 teams (5-15 year time frame) Problem is were broke, so why didn't we do this sometime over the last 10 years when we actually had a couple bucks in the...

Sadly pig lipstick is all we can afford, because we spent like a drunken sailor for twenty years. The Waratahs become the Sydney Waratahs, the Reds become the Brisbane Reds, and I hope the Drua pick Australia.

There isn't, but you have to start somewhere, 20 years of Super rugby has ensured the game is utterly broke with a rapidly declining supporter base. You take the existing 5 teams, add the Drua to start with 6 teams. Beg and scrimp over the next 3/4 years to get to 8 teams (add one each in QLD &...

"THE GOVERNING BODY HAS AN $80MILLION LOAN WITH PACIFIC EQUITY PARTNERS, WITH AT LEAST $50 MILLION DRAWN DOWN SO FAR" That has to be a major concern already, the whole thing just doesn't stack up.

It ain't fucken Rocket Science

Or be involved in a competition that gives that operator at least a decent chance of long term survival.

This point I agree with, the game has been living beyond its means for to long, pretty much life on a credit card. Now all the statements are in the mail. We have been told the only way the game can survive is essentially through elite level competition and Wallaby dominance, but that is not the...

Sorry but I can't buy that, I think this is just damage control. They won't condemn the Rebels before the season starts, that would just lead to a shit show, and Super Rugby already looks like something the cat dragged in. They will claim they are in serious backroom discussions with no stone...

The problem the RA have is they are already something like $30 million in debt and have just borrowed another $80 million to fund the game over the next three years. Come 2028 the best case scenario is the RA have a $0 balance. Its what they choose from this date, which will probably decide the...

The advantage of this structure it allows and promotes growth, but at the same time does not incur expenses when the game doesn't grow, budgets adjust to present time financials. The issue we have now is the game is funding itself through a credit card, sooner or later it has to be paid back

The problem with another NRC is once again you will end up in no man's land, just another added cost without really generating more interest or income. You can't just add another entity because you primary product Super Rugby is not working. IMO like you the only option is to go with a Super Rugby au...