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https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/american-dreams-for-super-rugby-in-secret-strategy-paper-20180502-p4zcx8.html Well sadly the game really is fucked

You have to think that conditions are changing. This new twiggy comp, everyone thought was a bit of a side lark. But after what has gone on with the game over the last year, maybe his timing is perfect. The anger and resentment toward the RA is palpable, it is now getting to a point when the...

Well 20 years later, we've found out the cost of sustainability of Super rugby. And it definitely wasn't worth it.

Those figures are scary especially in comparison with AFL, this from the Malcolm Knox article on Saturday. the picture for Super Rugby is even bleaker. The national Foxtel ratings on the night had 300,000 viewers for Swans-Adelaide against 57,000 for the Waratahs-Lions. Add another...

Do those figures include FTA, or are they exclusive pay TV

And another one. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=12040836

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/is-sydney-finally-an-afl-town-20180427-p4zbzl.html Another day, another article. You seriously do wonder what it is going to take.

Yes I suppose, its called reality, if Australia can't sustain a fully professional league but still operates one, to do this you have to subsidize it, which is what we do now. But that money comes from somewhere and as with everything in life at a cost. Hangovers are crap, but only then can...

Well then if our game is so complicated, you could argue all the more reason to create a more local and tribal competition.

They are playing in a well thought out sporting competition, that delivers to its fans and stakeholders all the ingredients that gave you last night. The Waratahs are playing in Super rugby. Enough said.

or this little beauty from Grandstand sport, reviewing the A-League "To be fair, if you deep-dived in the sporting loch, you would find the A-League finals before Super Rugby, which only seems to exist when a talented full-back expresses his religious faith by condemning homosexuals to eternal...

" Inexplicably, nobody from Rugby Australia spoke to the NRL or the Bulldogs about whether they thought she was up to it. Not NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg. Not Bulldogs chairman Ray Dib. None of them. Does that strike anyone as strange, that before hiring a person.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/rugby-union/rugby-australia-contributing-to-the-games-problems-not-solving-them/news-story/c60604bc270976de359baebe0c215732 And a nice little article from Alan Jones, it makes you wonder exactly what it takes for something to happen

"What we've seen so far this year in terms of ratings is an adjustment and it's certainly been a lot more positive than in 2017," Marinos said. "There's been a renewed interest and the upside is that we've also seen a lot more competitive games from all teams."My initial engagement with the...

They are up, but from a low base, but the game has painted itself into a corner, they have no bargaining power. It used to be the jewel in the Pay TV staple, now it is a bit player to be fitted in wherever. When you just have one person at the auction , what chance do you have. Short term pain...

The big issue facing the code is how do you tap into these areas especially when your professional set up is so alienated from them. Kids aren't going to follow the Wallabies when they don't know rugby exists or don't see rugby as a viable sporting path.

"Meaning to succeed and survive we need excellence in governance and competition systems. Whereas we have by light years the worst competition and governing systems. Meaning we are hugely disadvantaged by our own management". Exactly

There are so many issues facing the code here, but one thing that is undeniable is entering in another partnership regards TV rights will ensure that further compromise happens. Ultimately in the long run you are compromising yourself out of existence, your never going to be able to put yourself...

Interesting article and i wonder if this has any change on rugby on 2020. What was interesting was that Rugby Union the original Pay TV product for Fox Sport, did not get a single mention in the article.