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Which requires they split the unions, kill the BIL tours, end of year tours.......and the NH audience could be over the repetitive content it quickly. We live in a world where Trump is president so nothing is ever too strange to happen. Actually, the decline in live TV sports audience and...

Fixed. As with Alcock, Toua and Ah-Wong.

You raise a good point and in doing so may have identified the achilles heal of WR (World Rugby). If the Southern Hemisphere don't want the WR (World Rugby) ways they certainly can go it alone. It well reported the NZRU want better deals and a better system. The SARU have a foot on each side of the equator and both...

Um, why do the Sunwolves need a survival plan? They are not at risk.

Now this is where it all starts to get really intersting and World Rugby (and especially the ARU will be getting vety nervous). So lets just put aside the institutionalised views and beliefs and look what we have. So is Rugby WA a union? Would anyone strip Rugby WA of that status for...

There very little in it for the Sunwolves apart from more travel. They have really strong crowd and for them its about building local talent. You will see that as of next season Japanese players are returning as per the RWC agenda. World Rugby may step in if SANZAAR try to ditch the Sunwolves...

Another in the Vikings Group in Canberra.

As long as it looks after our interests i could live with it. It would be interesting to see how stable SANZAAR actually would be if challenged.

Alcock is probably an even better example. The way he filled in the gap with Pocock missing and the other attributes he brought in attack and general play are an asset. But its all a moot point with Hooper blocking the way for real 7's.

Its a funny thing when you consider that the ARU have pushed most of the NRC licences to be held privately and not by Super Rugby clubs where possible. :D

Why? In actuality it could finally force (accidental pun but convenient none the less) serious consideration about an overhaul of the national body and setup and move us towards a true national DOMESTIC (as in only Aussie teams - sad i have to clarify the word domestic) competition.

In what context? There were a lot of people that turned out and innocently got caught out witnessing a public execution (blood bath) and won't be tuning in again? The figure were ok, but this is what the public didn't need to see and for the sake of the game we didn't want people to see...

Yes. Three. Playing full back does not fit in with someones "master plan". Being arguably one of the two other better 15 options than the current incumbent national option is unacceptable and career limiting due to some of the reasons below. He has been able to step up showing he his...

From my perspective I look at the deal in terms of the equality for players. I have no issue with Christian being given certain exceptions on compassionate grounds but where does it stop? Is he sick ATM (still) or is he now the same as all the other players and fine to play? In regards to...

But that deal or option has not been available this year. Brumbies asked the ARU if they could use it with Toua and it was refused. This deal is outside of the margins.

So even though others employees (like the Force players who have no job and other players who have been injured all season) can't get the same deal?

So your work place makes decisions based on a particular persons illness and give them special benefits because of it? I don't see the Force players getting any special deal even though they are all unemployed. They even have to uproot family.

I wonder if this deal will be called out and questioned and IMHO rightly so under the current climate. IMHO the deal stinks. The ARU have blocked other players signing deals to play elsewhere (including ITM) and then return to a Super Rugby team in addition to insisting that players stay and play NRC...

Unlikely. That decision will have been leaked if it was available as it has massive implications across all of SANZAAR. More he wanted to get out quickly and before next season. He also can see the Super Rugby unravelling quickly. As a business man you would figure with the option to recover damages...

Or a smart passionate rugby that is wealthy mining magnate could have bought it to double the votes ensuring they had two teams surviving and changing the balance of power and have more influence on the future for both rugby and their investments. Would have been a good start on a true...