John O'Neill

[Biffo]

You just have to love him! Within the day on which he towelled the South Africans, he's at it again. :thumb

DUBLIN: Super rugby finals might soon be played at neutral venues, going to the southern hemisphere city that is the highest bidder. And a north versus south provincial championship is again on the agenda.

Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill yesterday said that from 2011, SANZAR wanted to transform the expanded six-team finals series, to be played over a three-week period, into an extravaganza.

The finals series would comprise the best two teams from the Australian, New Zealand and South African conferences.

''We want to turn that into more of a crescendo, like what occurs with the Heineken Cup in the northern hemisphere. We want to make that into an event itself,'' O'Neill said.

That would involve major cities bidding for the final. ''I'd like to think that might not be too far away. It is an exciting concept,'' he said.

 

[daz]

A bloody marvellous idea, JON. Let's put this on the agenda post haste.

While you are looking at ways to fill the SANZAR coffers though, is there any chance the ARU could provide some leadership and/or funding on grass-roots development towards actually getting one of our teams into said final in the next 10 years?

Big picture is good, to a point....

End-of-Rant.

 

[PaarlBok]

Think its a brilliant idea, give it to the country that gets the average most bums on the seats per game.

 

[Gagger]

Think its a brilliant idea, give it to the country that gets the average most bums on the seats per game.

That's not what he's saying. It's money, not bums.

I guess the Kiwis would feel put out by the 6 team make up?

Good for us

 

[PaarlBok]

Think its a brilliant idea, give it to the country that gets the average most bums on the seats per game.

That's not what he's saying. It's money, not bums.

I guess the Kiwis would feel put out by the 6 team make up?

Good for us

Saw his celebration interview last night on Boots and All and surprise to see Foxtel only now joining Super Rugby. Money still will do the trick,the enduser most TV viewers will fit us perfectly.

Still Newlands will beat them all hands down.

 

[PaarlBok]

Still I am worried about NZ rugby. That empty stadium in their NPC final, hell I just cant get over that one. Unbelievable and now I cant even tell them on TSF.

 

[Biffo]

Think its a brilliant idea, give it to the country that gets the average most bums on the seats per game.

Glad you apprve the idea, PB . I look forward to all the finals in Melbourne which would be all years except when the Rebels are in it. :yay

 

[PaarlBok]

Think its a brilliant idea, give it to the country that gets the average most bums on the seats per game.

Glad you apprve the idea, PB . I look forward to all the finals in Melbourne which would be all years except when the Rebels are in it. :yay

Boet Melbourne is a kak name for any place. :fishing No only joking, give the finals to the real rugby supporter, the one that give the most revenue for the Super Rugby Competition, bums & TV viewers.

 

[BillyWebb]

You have to hand it to the sneaky bugger.
He realizes that with the expansion to a 5th franchise, Aussie are unlikely to have too many teams in the finals for at least a season or two. At least with this proposal, he still gets a shot of finals rugby in Oz during that time.

I can't see the kiwis agreeing to this too happily.
Mind you, they have had the wool pulled o er their eyes by Oz rugby so many times, they may just fall for this one too... :nta:

 

[Biffo]

Think its a brilliant idea, give it to the country that gets the average most bums on the seats per game.

Glad you apprve the idea, PB . I look forward to all the finals in Melbourne which would be all years except when the Rebels are in it. :yay

Boet Melbourne is a kak name for any place. :fishing No only joking, give the finals to the real rugby supporter, the one that give the most revenue for the Super Rugby Competition, bums & TV viewers.

And thanks for approving Melbourne :thumb

 

[Scarfman]

They were going to call it Batman, you know PB.

 

[cyclopath]

They were going to call it Batman, you know PB.

What? Melbourne?
Would that mean we had a city with the alter-ego "Bruce"?

 

[Biffo]

I like the story of Robert Morley arriving in Sydney and asking a local:

"how did this city get its name?"

reply: "it was named after a pommy bloke"

Morley: "well didn't they call it Fred?"

 

[PaarlBok]

They were going to call it Batman, you know PB.

You lot must fill me in here, not in the Aus politics. :nta:

 

[Pfitzy]

Oom - Batman he was an early entrepreneur in what we now know as Victoria.

http://www.whitehat.com.au/Melbourne/People/Batman.asp

John Batman had the potential to become one of the more revered names in Australian history. He is the only native-born Australian to found a state capital city. He spoke Aboriginal languages and was one of the few people of his time to attempt to compensate Aborigines for the use of their land. In fact, had things turned out differently, Melbourne might now be known by one the names proposed early in its settlement - Batmania!

 

[Biffo]

They were going to call it Batman, you know PB.

You lot must fill me in here, not in the Aus politics. :nta:

I believe John Batman prepared the first (and quite superb) city plan for Melbourne.

 

[liquor box]

Oom - Batman he was an early entrepreneur in what we now know as Victoria.

http://www.whitehat.com.au/Melbourne/People/Batman.asp

John Batman had the potential to become one of the more revered names in Australian history. He is the only native-born Australian to found a state capital city. He spoke Aboriginal languages and was one of the few people of his time to attempt to compensate Aborigines for the use of their land. In fact, had things turned out differently, Melbourne might now be known by one the names proposed early in its settlement - Batmania!

It would have been great, imagine if the parliament was underground!

they would be in the bat cave

 

[PaarlBok]

Oom - Batman he was an early entrepreneur in what we now know as Victoria.

http://www.whitehat.com.au/Melbourne/People/Batman.asp

John Batman had the potential to become one of the more revered names in Australian history. He is the only native-born Australian to found a state capital city. He spoke Aboriginal languages and was one of the few people of his time to attempt to compensate Aborigines for the use of their land. In fact, had things turned out differently, Melbourne might now be known by one the names proposed early in its settlement - Batmania!

Dankie Nick honestly thought your lot were talking about the movies Batman.