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Its a bit of a catch 22, but those private investors won't have to fund the grassroots, that will come from greater fan engagement and a less compromised financial structure.

What we haven't had is the leadership with any desire to look at those alternatives. As has been pointed out the top echelon of the code here has done very well since day one of professionalism. It's ironic that all of a sudden it is now Australian rugby that is going to be decimated, yet will...

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12197794 its getting to be a bloody joke, this is what happens when you spend twenty years ignoring your own domestic market. Lift the carpet and there is nothing there. Now there gonna have to sell the whole fucking kitchen...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/110183909/all-blacks-could-play-six-nations-champion-in-world-final Just to add to my point above, if anyone thinks that is gonna end up well for Australian rugby.

All good points, but I would argue that it is not the traditional competitions that are the issue, more the reliance on Test rugby to drive your revenue and the structural issues this creates. The situation where the domestic game is halted for long periods during the season to accommodate Test...

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/opinion/109808059/super-rugbys-future-is-leaner-cleaner---and-stable

And that's exactly what they are likely to do. They will sign up to whatever format super rugby is proposed (regardless of the fact that this competition has long past its ability to even maintain its market share in Aus, let alone improve it). And then it will be all in on the new Test...

Yep, Happy New Year to everyone at G & G, great to discuss with everyone my passion of rugby and yep I've even learnt a thing or two :) Special mention to the guys that do the rugby podcasts, they have brightened up many a dreary work drive.

https://www.therugbyruckus.com/#podcast Rugby Ruckus podcast, check out number 18 with Brett Papworth, pretty much hard to argue with a thing he says

Exactly, as has been pointed out, those in the so called tent of Australian rugby are all doing very well, the game is teetering on so called extinction here, yet were still signing $million contracts. The problem is those that need to drive the change, are the ones most reluctant to change.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=4 So after World domination went down the plug hole, now they can't even take over a small pacific nation.

I will go further and say it is the prime reason why rugby union is struggling to grow in this country, the lack of domestic growth but even more so, lack of desire to drive domestic growth is the biggest impediment to the game here. We are running a one trick pony, and any change is to only...

Agree, we are in deep s__t, but is it because we are always looking for the magic bullet, a quick fix. Is that not the reason we are in the big hole, we've had 20 years of short term money grabs. I'll come back to the lack of leadership or drive in growing a domestic competition which will...

I do wonder if there is an element of timing with this new comp. Nothing has been confirmed regards Super rugby except no Pacific team & it looks like the Sunwolves are going to be retired (which is all a bit comical when only a couple of years ago, we had expand or die shoved down our throat...

Totally agree about a proper domestic presence, but with a level of realism. Right now it’s like telling the A-league you must compete with English premier league wages. The big issue the game faces here is the whole set up is geared towards Test rugby. Our domestic product operates with one...

And that restructure is the only thing that can save the game here.

And the few fans left is apt. All partners are equally guilty the endless pursuit of revenue without ever dealing with the consequences of the cost of that revenue will haunt the game here for a long time. Make no mistake Super rugby has essentially ensured the game here has no chance of ever...

Yep, Super rugby version what the f--k ever. The saddest thing is the RA will sign up for this shit as long as the pay checks keep rolling in, so much for what is actually good for the game here.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/108329233/super-rugby-still-produces-the-worlds-best-players-says-sanzaar-boss-andy-marinos It just gets better, the small cost of being competitive at the international level, a game that doesn't exist domestically. AHH!!! those pesky headwinds

This is just laughable, so Castle thinks the world league will deliver the pots of gold they need to keep drinking the Whiskey, yet this guy is not so sure, and awaiting details, so why aren't there any, because lets face they don't have any details, but hey if we sell the whole fucking thing...