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Geoff Shaw (53)
Bullshit. I wrote a genuine post making reference to rugby experts and the needs they see in rugby - players including keeping 5 Australian teams.No its just that we can never have a genuine discussion about the game here because as soon as it is mentioned we get
".keep your quaint little, 3-rate domestic competition"
The hatred for anything NZ is so strong that the reply wasI have no problem with how many professional teams Australia wants to have so long as we have the talent to fill them.
The issue isn't so much having enough teams, it's having proper talent ID to try and retain the best talent early.
Personally, I've become rather indifferent to how many Super Rugby teams Australia has. After reading articles with Steve Anderson and David Nucifora who think that 5 teams are sustainable, I'm happy to listen to people who have way more experience and knowledge about these things. But what those guys also stress is the coaching ability that has to improve in the grades below Super.
Perhaps the focus on how many Super Rugby teams Australia has is a little misguided and 'apple cart before the horse' type of thinking?
‘Cool story bro…’
So please don’t give me this bullshit about ‘genuine discussion.’
If you want genuine, show me which of the top countries have their professional teams play only domestically? Point me in the direction of the rugby experts who say this is the best way to make Australian rugby better.