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I see Hunt has been named at 13 this week, another hard hitting performance and I think he will come into serious contention for the 13 spot. Kurindrani has a lot of fans (I am one of them) but his performances the past 18 months have been very lackluster. He’s at risk of been the Foley...

I’m just of the belief that if I was an American supporter that’s an unsatisfactory result, having half the country isolated from what should and would be the primary competition, through having content on at that time. It’s one thing playing at such times on a tour, but playing these times in...

I get the US times are workable for us, but our time zones are horrible for them, all matches in Aus/NZ would fall between midnight and 530am. It’s not something that’s capable of maximizing commercial and stakeholder engagement from all parties. Yes it would be beneficial for both parties...

Once again I think the moment the US is included it become too stretched. Asia I get, because at least the content can be shared at a reasonable time to all involved parties. All commercial interests can be satisfied. The US is a satisfactory time zone for our broadcasters, but our timezone is...

One thing I think we all need to remember is the KISS principal. I don’t think having European countries involved in a (and I don’t mean this in the wrong way) Frankenstein like competition, where half the countries play in a competition against teams 20hrs away while there is a European based...

Wouldn’t surprise me to see him named on the bench this w/e

I’d say there would be legal implications if they didn’t. Wouldn’t stop them signing extremely cheap players tho and having 60-70+ blow outs each week

This article doesn’t reflect well on a few parties.

I think they will look to Goddard to back Genia up if he stays, he’s the future at the club. Ruru would have options in the NH or even NZ if he chose to move. I couldn’t see him go to another Aus franchise, he’s not better than Gordon or Powell, and the reds have a young crop they look like are...

It just makes sense, plus plenty of opportunities for young players to be exposed when the wallabies are playing etc. also some associated success with at least one side will bring positive stories to the game. If the world league goes ahead I’d also love to see the a push for no super rugby on...

I see in an article on the Australian there is murmurs of support behind the 5 Australian based franchises coming together with a team from Fiji post the shortened Super Rugby season in 2021. Will also mean the canning of the NRC, which the article states is losing player support when compared to results...

The significant difference is that their model is based on where you first played the game. Islanders and kiwis that have played in origin have by in large entirely learnt the game in one of the two states, as they came from rugby backgrounds never playing league before. If the same method was...

State of origin wouldn’t work, it’d immediately be perceived as a cheap copy of the league version, which ultimately it would be. Plus as much as I love rugby, as a spectacle it definitely hasn’t a got the kamikaze gladiatorial visuals that league has, that has built the foundation of why origin...

I know the players association has put forward and prefer the Trans-Tasman concept, which to me indicates the concept commercially isn’t completely financially devoid. The major issue has been the relationship with both SA and NZ towards it, currently they need each other to have any power on an...

Yep record audience apparently. No Sydney team involved either

I think it’d be easily workable if both parties agreed to certain parameters, such as (and only as an example) 60% of match day squad must be qualified for the nation they are playing in, the other thing and because we’d be the masters of our own destiny there could be competition wide bye weeks...

I don’t get why Coleman is rested. Missed week 1, we had the bye week 2, off the bench week 3, played week 4 and 5. Absolutely no need to be rested. Unless as stated earlier it’s concussion. Naisarani been rested and not Jones, Philip and Rangi might be a indicator of who’s in the mix for wallabies.

I always thought if things went to a trans-Tasman comp then Monday nights could be a good option. When the NRL was on it, it was Fox Sports largest viewing program every week. It only got taken away because channel 9 wanted the Thursday night fixture instead.

It’s time for just some common sense. I don’t agree with the Sunwolves cutting but on saying that I wasn’t overly supportive of them been included to start with, purely down to distance. The same with South Africa, I don’t think their future lies anywhere other than internally. It’s way too far...

I don’t really like the comparisons with the NFL, as it’s probably the only example of less is more succeeding in a sporting context. Even that’s a little misunderstood as American television is inundated with hundreds/if not thousands of college football games on during the same time of the...