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Where to for Super Rugby?

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Jim Lenehan (48)
Brumby Runner said:
A chairperson being a person af any or no gender who sits in a chair? But who doesn't necessarily have any connection at all with the running of a meeting?
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Makes me think of this:
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Nathan Sharpe (72)
Twoilms said:
Blows my mind A league is outstripping Super rugby for popularity. Both these teams would lose to a 5th division Scottish side. Terrible, terrible stuff.

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if UK soccer was as bad as that the historical bad behaviour of their fans would be understandable.
 
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Alfred Walker (16)
KOB1987 said:
Wayne Keith Smith‏ @WayneKeithSmith 2m2 minutes ago
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BREAKING: Melbourne Rebels to sue ARU for several million as fight breaks out between WA and Vic governments to keep a Super Rugby team.


Pear. Shaped.
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So, not quite... but almost... The lead isn't backed up. The facts about the Force and WA govt are stale



The Melbourne Rebels owners are to sue the Australian Rugby Union for a multimillion-dollar amount as the Victorian and West Australian Governments battle to retain a Super Rugby team in their state.

Rebels owner Andrew Cox was asked by The Australian today to confirm that he intends to take legal action against the ARU but reaffirmed only that he is reserving all his rights.

It is understood that the ARU has counteracted by offering to buy back the Melbourne franchise, presumably to close it down, unless it wants to reactivate the proposal to move the Canberra-based Brumbies to the Victorian capital.

The ARU is embroiled in controversy as it attempts to reduce the number of Super Rugby teams from five to four. The Western Force have long been regarded as favourites for the axe but that has changed dramatically.

Further complicating the issue is that the West Australian Government is prepared to compensate the ARU for the $5 million the Victorian Government had pledged to the ARU to stage a Bledisloe Cup Test in Melbourne. Additionally, it is understood the WA Government is prepared to fund the Force for $2 million a year, which would surely resolve any questions about its financial sustainability.

But it is understood that the Victorian Government now is considering matching the WA offer to provide support for the Rebels. Certainly the Victorian Government is adamant that it wants to retain a Super Rugby presence in Melbourne. If the Rebels were to get that level of support, their financial crisis also would be over.
 
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
KOB1987 said:
Wayne Keith Smith‏ @WayneKeithSmith 2m2 minutes ago
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BREAKING: Melbourne Rebels to sue ARU for several million as fight breaks out between WA and Vic governments to keep a Super Rugby team.


Pear. Shaped.
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Wayne Smith is such a hack........

In that same article...... second sentece:

Rebels owner Andrew Cox was asked by The Australian today to confirm that he intends to take legal action against the ARU but reaffirmed only that he is reserving all his rights.
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Quick Hands

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David Wilson (68)
Boomer said:
So, not quite. but almost. The lead isn't backed up. The facts about the Force and WA govt are stale



The Melbourne Rebels owners are to sue the Australian Rugby Union for a multimillion-dollar amount as the Victorian and West Australian Governments battle to retain a Super Rugby team in their state.

Rebels owner Andrew Cox was asked by The Australian today to confirm that he intends to take legal action against the ARU but reaffirmed only that he is reserving all his rights.

It is understood that the ARU has counteracted by offering to buy back the Melbourne franchise, presumably to close it down, unless it wants to reactivate the proposal to move the Canberra-based Brumbies to the Victorian capital.

The ARU is embroiled in controversy as it attempts to reduce the number of Super Rugby teams from five to four. The Western Force have long been regarded as favourites for the axe but that has changed dramatically.

Further complicating the issue is that the West Australian Government is prepared to compensate the ARU for the $5 million the Victorian Government had pledged to the ARU to stage a Bledisloe Cup Test in Melbourne. Additionally, it is understood the WA Government is prepared to fund the Force for $2 million a year, which would surely resolve any questions about its financial sustainability.

But it is understood that the Victorian Government now is considering matching the WA offer to provide support for the Rebels. Certainly the Victorian Government is adamant that it wants to retain a Super Rugby presence in Melbourne. If the Rebels were to get that level of support, their financial crisis also would be over.
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A competent organisation would have leveraged maximum government assistance already.

I can imagine the ARU sitting back in wonder and say:

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Phil Kearns (64)
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Decided to read the thread an am amazed at how everyone is coming to the same conclusions I have been saying for years. Maybe there is hope after all.

Twoilms post above well last nights ratings on Fox say nay SCREAM for a National Domestic Competition.
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We've got one. It's called the NRC. How are the ratings for it going?
 
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