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The Hunter Rugby Union run a Friday night social league. All games played in one of two venues. Meaning opportunities for multiple games at each venue. Requiring less overall commitment in terms of training etc. Could be a worthwhile model to look to emulate. Though I'd suggest making it a 10s...

You cannot build depth and competitive environments with the current system where the step down between SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) and club Rugby is so huge. Especially for emerging talent. I suggested a centralised squad but it's not necessarily needed if a orgnaised Super Au was in place giving the likes of EPS and...

Obviously if a player is good enough to be playing SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) at 20 they would remain as part of their respective franchises primary squad. But we do need some sort of level of competition in order to develop younger players instead of warehousing them and confining them to anything less than 1st...

The 8 NH teams will qualify via the Champions Cup pool stage.

Watching the U20s recently and then listening to Whitakers interview about the amount of time they have together in the lead in to the U20s which accounted for about 2 weeks in total I started thinking about how we could improve the development of those players. One option I thought of would be...

Good to see some enthusiasm for it. Over on Reddit the usual hand wringing featuring primarily NH posters is in effect. I know it's the internet and not a reflection of reality (most of the time) but honestly the Rugby fandom is just so negativevand depressing about anything that resembles...

I would have thought moving to the team GB model would have been to specifically attract Olympic funding. What other purpose woyld there have been otherwise?

May be they were hoping to use 7s as a spring board to contracts overseas that haven't eventuated. Coupled with the landacape in terms of competitve professional Rugby evolving in Argentina and South America allowing them to explore opportunities domestically.

That certainly was part of their justification for holding back. But it was no secret that they had little interest in 7s prior to it becoming an Olympic event.

Well, apparently it was only mid range. Which is baffling. So they started at 6 weeks and worked back from there. She also showed remorse so they decided it couldn't have been that bad. Because you know. She was sorry after the fact at the disciplinary meeting. Not on the field. Where she pushed...

Don't think it'll be Ospreys. They've just moved St Helens Sports Ground and have a development agreement with Swansea Council to build out the facility into a new purpose built stadium for them. It won't be Cardiff. Because. It's Cardiff. So it will likely be between Dragons and Scarletts...

I agree. I was just pointing out that given they came late to the party regardingv7s having resisted the move the IRFU making this move isn't too surprising.

Not overly surprising given they resisted setting one up for a long time.

These competitions are more for development so branding means little. I'd like to see two new teams plus possibly an expanded schedule.

I genuinely believe something like this but with 10s would be ideal.

The proposed move to the franchise model certainly would have encouraged the investment.

It's being reported by Rugbypass that Red Bull may be in line to purchase the Newcastle Falcons.

The NZ U85kg team comfortably accounted for the Sri Lankans 55-7. Thinking on this tour and the suggestion that something like thisvkind of squad could be useful in providing more opportunities to Asian nations. I wonder if a Club based national aquad might beva better option. The best...

Yeah. Terita looked dangerous every time she touched the ball. And Pohiva made a number of crucial plays early on when needed. Impressed with Miller as well. Not had a lot of touches but has been playing much bigger than her stature in defence.

Pohiva also off.