Super Rugby 2024 General Chat
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dru
Tim Horan (67)
I dont like it. I never got the Football in England, though even there they have a cup competition (or two) as well.
In my mind to claim to be a season champion the season needs to aim bringing together the top two teams and then fight it out. Knock out is fundamental to football codes in my mind.
Steve_Grey
Larry Dwyer (12)
When there are (Football in England) 24 teams (46 games) you don't need a playoff system for Premier League - the reward for the winner is consistency and not a potential random / one-off playoff system. As you rightly say, that is what the two domestic Cup competitions are for.
The bottom teams can't give up either as they are trying to avoid relegation (where there is a playoff system).
Imagine Rugby trying to play 46 games in a season!! Footballers play internationals and European Competitions also.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
Most people in England consider the league to be the pinnacle and the cups a bonus that are more accessible to lesser teams (or used to be). Maybe the Champions League would be considered a greater honour but I think even then it's very much dependent on who you ask.
It works well and they still have massive games between the main contenders. But then again, they have 38 games a year.
Ignoto
Greg Davis (50)
You can easily incorporate both.
Have a "minor premiership" like they do in the NRL and go into a 3 week finals comp for the top 6 with 1 & 2 getting a bye week before going into the Semis.
There's so many different ways to improve Super Rugby but the powers to be seem to be content with doing the bare minimum.
Steve_Grey
Larry Dwyer (12)
Is there any prize money for Super Rugby? Or is it just for the glory? I tried to find on google search, without any luck.
The European Competitions all have prize money - as far as I could find on google.
Dan54
Tim Horan (67)
I don't really see rugby as anymore predictable than many other sports. Generally any sport team with good coaching/administration (so pathways etc) will do bloody well. There is a reason in general the same teams win Soccer comps in England and Europe etc. They are clubs who have good pathways etc etc. There will always be upsets etc, and odd teams come through in most sports, but in general there are predictable higher ranked teams year in and year out in lots od sports.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
Soccer is equally predictable over a season but I think there is greater chance for individual upsets.
Dan54
Tim Horan (67)
Yep maybe mate, but just because there are more games. I think we had enough upsets in super this year for anyone really. That would include most Tahs, MP (Moana Pasifika) and Force wins would of been considered upsets on form etc.
Jimmy_Crouch
Ken Catchpole (46)
Hence the reason they have leagues and cups
dru
Tim Horan (67)
If anything I think the Football in England far, far more predictable. You don't have to be far into the season before there are clubs with no shot. In deed the promotion teams likely never gain that status. Well before the final game, many season already know the answer, and very common the only thing more broad than knowing then answer is it being down to just a couple of teams.
I'll stick to my start, a football code should be won by a team that beats the palpably next best in a final.
The interest at the end of the football season swaps to who will make Champions Cup (or whatever it is called) and for the top half of the comp, a series of "almost" Cup comps with European exposure.
I'll stick to my start, a football code should be won by a team that beats the palpably next best in a final.
The interest at the end of the football season swaps to who will make Champions Cup (or whatever it is called) and for the top half of the comp, a series of "almost" Cup comps with European exposure.
The_Brown_Hornet
John Eales (66)
I'm not a fan of the football league style setup to be honest, for all the reasons Dru points out.
Wallaby Man
Trevor Allan (34)
Marce
Greg Davis (50)
NPC is the answer, Super Rugby is dead. Add the 4 Aussie Super Rugby sides into the NPC
The Aussies can't win it and the Kiwis don't care. It's time to bin rotten to the core Super Rugby Pacific and start over
Really, what is the point of Super Rugby in its current form? The Aussies can't win it and the Kiwis don't care. Give us…
www.theroar.com.au
dru
Tim Horan (67)
NPC is the answer, Super Rugby is dead. Add the 4 Aussie Super Rugby sides into the NPC
The Aussies can't win it and the Kiwis don't care. It's time to bin rotten to the core Super Rugby Pacific and start over
Really, what is the point of Super Rugby in its current form? The Aussies can't win it and the Kiwis don't care. Give us…www.theroar.com.au
No thanks.
Adam84
Phil Kearns (64)
NPC is the answer, Super Rugby is dead. Add the 4 Aussie Super Rugby sides into the NPC
The Aussies can't win it and the Kiwis don't care. It's time to bin rotten to the core Super Rugby Pacific and start over
Really, what is the point of Super Rugby in its current form? The Aussies can't win it and the Kiwis don't care. Give us…www.theroar.com.au
NPC isn’t financially viable either, diluting the product further whilst maintaining significant overheads with no uplift on broadcast value is a recipe for financial disaster worse than the current model. Only way this idea would work is if the game reverts to semi-amateur, but I fail to see how that addresses the grassroots and pathway issues for young talent, the stream of talented rugby players to NRL will become a torrent.