any chance of cutting and pasting the article behind that paywall?From Brett Harris in the Australuan
Behind the pay wall. Article is actually on player payments in the NRC. Essentially Super Rugby contracts will cover NRC games, EPS and club players will be paid to play, but wages will be 'reasonable'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/spo...-new-competition/story-e6frg7o6-1226781983255
I see a growth in Talent Scouts coming.
any chance of cutting and pasting the article behind that paywall?
Let's put it another way. What exactly would another Shute Shield club get out of joining in a bid with Sydney Uni if Uni were providing 90% of the players?
Let's say Uni put in a bid with West Harbour, Parramatta and Penrith and based it at Concord. Those other clubs would be lucky to contribute two players each to a 30 man squad.
That's an interesting question for all clubs in the SS,not just prospective Uni partners.
No matter which clubs combine,there will be dominant partners,in terms of balance sheet and playing strength.
Without quotas or something similar,the junior partners will end up being absorbed by the more dominant clubs.
There are always unintended consequences when things like the T3 are established.
This is the part of the proposal that worries me.There is another issue, sfr. AS CEO isn't his primary responsibility the management, administration and finances of Australian rugby? Or has he got all that under control and now has spare time to indulge in dilettantish tinkering with the Laws of the game - and not just with the Laws but with its very spirit and ethos? He has already decreed on innumerable occasions that we are to have "smart, creative, running rugby", whatever that actually means.
Now the man may well have been an avid student of rugby while at the Shore school but there is not much evidence of real involvement since then. A very large number of the contributors to this forum have displayed real passion and commitment to the game over decades but no one is interested in drawing on their accumulated knowledge and wisdom.
You're being paid an absolute truckload to run the business of Australian rugby, Bill. Focus on that.
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Oh, and as to the teams to be included, my thoughts :
8th team to come from wherever can put up a good case.
I know people are saying that Adelaide hasn't got a hope but it is effectively an untapped market. Only really up against AFL so the possibility of some decent sponsorship dollars making the project viable is higher then I would expect in some other areas. Tassie might be in the same sort of position but their economy is not looking flash so may not get there. Also Adelaide might make scheduling easier, believe it or not.
That's not what I was talking about at all.
What about when Blake or Kava get the coaching gig,tell a bench player they are being held back at the Club they currently play for?
Or maybe the outside back that sees little ball at his weaker club,and his new T3 team mates work on him to join them next year?
Etc etc
You know,as I do,with a quota,any movements will stop this type of talent drain and contribute to making the SS a much more balanced competition.
I hope Sydney Uni do get in. Then I instantly have a team to hate
I guess the West Sydney team will be made up of Eastwood, Parra, Penrith & West Harbour.
Interesting quotes from Bill this morning:
Mr Pulver said in addition to providing additional broadcast content, the National Rugby Championship will generate extra revenue for Rugby.
Successful teams will be selected based on a number of criteria including: financial performance; professional team staffing structure and environment; commitment to player development; venue facilities; links to Super Rugby clubs; and current or potential fan base.
One of the criteria for entry should be the nomination of a home ground that has good spectator facilities, and is good for television. That alone would rule the Camperdown Claque out of contention straight away.
I thought I heard this year that Syd Uni is converting their No 2 oval to a Rugby Oval with Stands?