Where to for Super Rugby?

[Twoilms]

Super rugby will not recover from this. Expect a mass exodus of Australian players to Europe and a lessening of the overseas selection rules.

Beginning of the end.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

To be honest, I am just happy a decision has been made. Hopefully a decision on which team happens in the next 24hrs, I'd rather be very disappointed or very happy with the ability to move on from it than this silly constant state of flux we are in. There is no winners with all this speculation

The real decision hasn't been made.
If they were always going to just tug the forelock and agree with whatever other countries wanted they should have said so. The fact that they can't announce which team is going means they have wasted weeks of contemplation and spent what little goodwill might have been preserved.
A problem this creates is that the incompetent talent identification of QLD and NSW will further narrow the chances of late developers being brought into the pro game.

 

[TOCC]

Meanwhile, in Sydney the ARU continue progress in building the Taj Mahal of sporting office spaces

ARU HQ:

Untitled by Jimmy Cassidy, on Flickr

Untitled by Jimmy Cassidy, on Flickr

 

[Moono75]

Sorry has it been confirmed the Force are cut?

 

[Inside Shoulder]

So..

We're literally back to the same, arguably most successful format involving more than 12 teams, that we had in 2011-2015.

But this time we drop an Aussie team and a South African team for an Argie team and a Japanese team.

What a clusterfuck.

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What the fuck does the ARU think having the sun wolves in our conference will do for rugby in this country?
We're not even guaranteed of avoiding the wooden spoon by including them.
Mr Magoo and ARU - is it mere coincidence they rhyme?
For the youngsters: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Magoo

 

[Twoilms]

If we end up cutting the Force over the grossly incompetent and ill-thought out Rebels then the ARU has truly failed in every possible respect.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Meanwhile, in Sydney the ARU continue progress in building the Taj Mahal of sporting office spaces

ARU HQ:

Untitled by Jimmy Cassidy, on Flickr

Untitled by Jimmy Cassidy, on Flickr

Apparently that's the finished product the ARU specified

 

[I like to watch]

Meanwhile, in Sydney the ARU continue progress in building the Taj Mahal of sporting office spaces

ARU HQ:

Untitled by Jimmy Cassidy, on Flickr

Untitled by Jimmy Cassidy, on Flickr

werent all the various codes pretty much granted money to build a centralised elite performance centre, and this is what the ARU came up with?

 

[RedsHappy]

Apparently that's the finished product the ARU specified

They're now assessing if they'll need it or not.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Brumbies have released a statement

https://www.brumbies.com.au/2017/04/plus500-brumbies-statement-sanzaar-announcement/

Following the announcement today, Sunday 9 April 2017, by SANZAAR on the restructure of the Super Rugby Competition, the Plus500 Brumbies will be making a full statement upon the release of information from the Australian Rugby Union [ARU] tomorrow.

Whilst the 15-team format may not be the desired outcome that the franchises within the Australian Conference would have wanted, the Brumbies understand the stance taken by SANZAAR and the ARU.

The Brumbies currently lead the Australian Conference and will aim to continue our focus on our performance on and off the field.

“We would like to thank all of our members, sponsors and supporters for their backing of the Brumbies at this difficult time,” Plus500 Brumbies CEO Michael Thomson commented. “We will release further information following the decision by the ARU tomorrow, Monday 10 April.”

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[The torpedo]

I have heard through my connections in the medical community surgeons prefer working on ARU board members.

When inquiring why I was told that it was because they were spineless, gutless and the heads and arses are interchangeable

 

[Twoilms]

If only the Bears still existed, i could just escape this bullshit.

 

[RedsHappy]

If we end up cutting the Force over the grossly incompetent and ill-thought out Rebels then the ARU has truly failed in every possible respect.

FWIW I have heard numerous insiders say that, given the deal the ARU did to 'privatise' the Rebels, it's true that they simply cannot afford to close them, the contingent financial obligations would be too great.

Sounds just like the sort of deal the ARU would do, and the ill-considered mess they'd make of it.

 

[The torpedo]

Our last hope is internal resistance to the movement. It's why Stade Francais and Racing 92 canned the merger after a week

 

[The Snout]

If the Brumbies are cut lets see if they "understand the stance taken by SANZAAR and the ARU", then.

 

[Twoilms]

FWIW I have heard numerous insiders say that, given the deal the ARU did to 'privatise' the Rebels, it's true that they simply cannot afford to close them, the contingent financial obligations would be too great.

Sounds just like the sort of deal the ARU would do, and the ill-considered mess they'd make of it.

The fucking Melbourne rebels have about 3 supporters, produced fuck all in the way of talent and exist in a market place where it will NEVER FUCKING GROW.

The Force have a small but strong and growing supporter base, produce fucking Wallabies, and are actually a half decent rugby team. The fucking Rebels will end up wooden spooners in a conference with the Sunwolves for fuck sake.

 

[Lindommer]

SANZAAR and ARU: WTF do the Sunwolves have to do with the constituent members of either body? When they finally get around to setting up some sort of east Asian competition we'll have to invent another Aussie team to make up our 5 team conference. Re-establishing an Oz franchise in either Melbourne or Perth after shafting one just a few years prior's going to be interesting.

 

[Inside Shoulder]

Brumbies have released a statement

https://www.brumbies.com.au/2017/04/plus500-brumbies-statement-sanzaar-announcement/





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So that's either to assuage any brumby fans fears (by indicating they're safe) or to put pressure on the ARU.
I'm backing the former.

 

[Quick Hands]

there was the Ross Turnbull/ken Elphick effort at concord in the 80: Ken Elphick was the chief executive of NSW Rugby Union at the time that Turnbull was chair and when the Concord Oval plan was established. Elphick was found guilty of extracting funds between February 1984 and July 1987 from two related companies - Rugby Ground Administration Pty Ltd and Homan Pty Ltd - through false invoices and secret commissions. He was sentenced to 2 years in jail. Turnbull says the oval history is lengthy and complicated, "save to say I was one of a distinguished committee and the first Rugby World Cup's Sydney games took place at that oval": http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/01/03/1041566224415.html
And there was some odd loan last year: http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/u...-legend-loan-controversy-20161103-gsgz0w.html

Absolutely. The NSWRU are the gold standard at this sort of stuff.

 

[Twoilms]

SANZAAR and ARU: WTF do the Sunwolves have to do with the constituent members of either body? When they finally get around to setting up some sort of east Asian competition we'll have to invent another Aussie team to make up our 5 team conference. Re-establishing an Oz franchise in either Melbourne or Perth after shafting one just a few years prior's going to be interesting.

As in completely impossible? They won't get a single person to turn up and watch.