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To me it is, it’s exactly the same format used in Europe. Also allows you to 100% control your own domestic footprint. Also would mean we can stink for a number of years in the cup competition while we grow it back up but still have sustained success domestically with a guaranteed winner...

Can’t we just have the obvious option of a domestic competition for 10 weeks then a Cup competition with a group phase involving whatever countries are interested? That way we have an Australian comp to supply a winner and then a cup competition for other interests (eg. 5x aus, 5x NZ, 5x SA, 5x...

Rugby as a whole needs to get so much better at transfers and rumors etc. it drives a hell of a lot of discussion for other sports

My French is terrible (well basically non existent), but looking at the official release from the club it looks like he has signed for just the 2020-2021 season (if someone can correct me please do). Wonder if we might see him after that season is completed.

It’s almost certain to be Fox. I don’t think the deal will be as bad as many think as well. It’ll be a reduction but something that could be mitigated through the reduction in travel, a small player wage decrease and reduction in head office costs at both RA and Super Rugby sides.

Absolutely no idea. I could see him playing 15 or even 12 but I worry he’d be too small for 12.

Potential movements are happening at Fox atm which will see them potentially abandon their A-League deal, unless the A-League swallows their pride and takes a massive reduction. I have heard murmurs that Rugby could be in line to benefit as fox have decided to prioritize Rugby over domestic...

His younger brother Alex is a promising prop, was in the Aus 20s wider squad for this year. Jordan Uelese’s younger brother Junior is another good young prospect, he moved to NZ for the last couple of years of high school to for its rugby program. Back in Aus now he’s finished and been training...

I have always wondered what twiggy’s thoughts on the Asian sides in his comp are. Would he abandon them for the Forces gain? Or is he wanting them apart of a solution going forward?

Sport is about building equity and greasing the wheels of other businesses. If you lose 2-3m a year on a team but it helps facilitate income in other businesses it’s a positive investment. Thing is does Rugby in this country have the ability to do this?

There is a few things that will be weighed up. They will want a strong professional presence so they can justify the Lions series, as there is outside threats to either reduce the tour even more and the inclusion of other countries. It could potentially see the huge windfall it brings reduced if...

It’ll be all about Government support. Which countries will be able to afford or been seen to stump up the cash needed to host. I think we will see Aus 2027, USA 2031. It’ll give them more time to strengthen the national team.

I think this is what RA want, get rid of the liability.

Some might laugh at this, but would 3 Aus teams mean Aus would be stronger than the majority of NZ teams. Therefore reversing the issue of competitiveness in the other direction? If that was the case would it cause issues in the other direction?

Broadcasters will be wanting 16-20weeks of content. Guaranteed timeslots and regular fixtures in timeslots they can monetize. For Aus 3 will fail to achieve the timeslots issue, there will be weeks where there is only 1 game on at prime time. This has been an issue for Fox. For NZ a 5 team...

There is almost 0 chance of a Brums/Rebels merger. Taking aside the performance of the clubs, there is a tyranny of distance between the two areas. Our professional offerings means there isn’t enough content to spread over the two regions and therefore not enough content to engage with...

I’d say there is a high probability the players are still contracted by RA. Anderson and Skelton were both players of interest to the club post Olympics, but I hadn’t heard anything about Holland, so there was a natural fit there.

I presume it’d be a similar deal to what happens in Eng, where the RFU pays a sum of money to the Premiership for exclusive access to players at certain times of the year and also limits players of interest been over played.

I was indicating tour matches etc. Yes 3 game test match tours are well and truly alive but there would be very little chance of Ireland vs QLD etc. it’s not covered by world rugby regulations and would also require extra insurance to cover the players if they did play it. It would be amazing...

There is almost 0 chance of overseas clubs allowing their players play in midweek tour fixtures. Those days are well and truly done.