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Well 99% of successful sporting leagues in the world would dis agree with you

So really a continuation of a dogs breakfast of a format that will see professional rugby propped up in this country for another 5 years. But the code here will go absolutely nowhere. So nothing will change.

The sad fact is for rugby to have any hope of FTA coverage in Aus, it will need to pull out of Super rugby. A genuine domestic competition is the only hope the code has of FTA coverage and as such the only hope for genuine growth. Super rugby is a pay TV product, was 20 years ago, is now and...

Actually its called a domestic competition, It takes time and you build from the ground up, it is club based and you have 10 to 16 teams covering the markets available in Australia. The AFL and the NRL have one which they built up over time, both have signed $billion TV deals, and soccer is...

Absolutely correct. That's the fault of the way the ARU have run things, not the concept of super rugby. But its the fault of the ARU, for not having the guts, foresight or whatever to realize that Super rugby will never give them that ability to grow the base. The concept of Super rugby...

[. It's not as simple as saying you have to 'build from the ground up.' Of course its not as simple. 20 yrs ago when rugby went professional in Australia it needed to do one thing.That was to build a base on top of its traditional support, private schools & expatriates. But it didn't...

I have been a Rebels member since day one and support the team, however i do not support Super rugby a competition that has absolutely zero relevance to the market that it is trying to enter. Having watched grassroots rugby in Victoria survive on sausage sizzles for 20 years. It is ironic now...

So after 20 yrs of Super rugby the fact that it is slightly more popular than when it was amateur is okay. Exactly how is the NRC going to develop the domestic market, a 6 week 3rd tier development competition specifically aimed at supporting the Super teams is some how going to gain the ARU...

All this talk of expansion is exactly what is wrong with the code in Australia. We have a competition that is stuck on pay TV and is basically not even relevant on the sporting landscape anymore. Rugby union is becoming a niche sport. Grassroots rugby is dying and for 90% of the kids here...

It is funny was reading an article on ESPN rugby, from the head of Asian rugby who said that this Super rugby team is nothing more than a pipe dream. The Asain rugby budget covering 28 countries was no more than $2 million. Yet Steve Tew says they have 3-4 interested parties that they are in...

This is the problem with having a team in a non rugby state, you are invariably filling it with players that will move on, especially if success is not regular. Super rugby is a catch 22 for Melbourne while it is fantastic having a team there, the reality is the standard required limits the...

I'm sorry dan you miss the point, Super rugby just isn't working in Australia, it simply is not getting any market penetration. We have the best year of Super rugby, but quite simply not enough people are watching. And that has got nothing to do with the quality, but the fact they are just not...

WOW Braveheart all I can say is I bet the AFL are glad that 20 years ago they had people with a bit more vision than you.

The higher up the chain yes agreed, But you just can't prostitute the Wallabies for 20 games a year for revenue. playing the All Blacks 3-4 times a year ain't working, theres nothing special about it any more. The AFL produce over 200 games for the domestic market, we get just on 40 with Super...

I personally think the ARU is %$#$ financially, agreed and that is after 20 years of Super rugby. So to keep a competitive Wallabies we have sacrificed playing numbers, Spectator numbers are declining, Test rugby is being watched by less people, we have no free to air, rugby in Australia is...

Whats the point of having a competitive Wallabies when no one is watching, compared to the other three codes in Australia rugby union is well and truly now running last. And all this so that the wallabies are competitive. And please exactly how can the finacial situation get any worse, the ARU...

Spikhaza, I think that you are right about the situation the ARU find themselves in, they have few options and really have to go along with what is dished up. But i am concerned that if the new deal is from 2016, that means that they will be committed to probably 2020-21 season. IMO i have...

Okay here's my theory because looking at the proposal first up you think, are you serious thats just a ridiculous idea. However the ARU we now know are seriously broke and Pulver has to do something, So this is basically the cheapest option that creates a larger playing pool, and come 2016 the...

Agree with you on that one, i think it's bloody criminal that Jon O'neil walked away with 2.5 million bonus for exactly F____G what