Trans Tasman comp, hard to dis-agree with much in there.
True, he has grasped the underlying facts but I do chuckle a bit at old mate Cully.
“Of course, everyone knew the competition's inherent weakness was its complexity and the fact it was played across multiple territories. Eventually, the madness of putting 30-plus massive humans on carbon-spewing airplanes for up 20 hours just to play 80 minutes of footy would have become a significant issue: that's not how future generations will roll.”
Really, Paul? You're only five years late in filing this copy.
… Well, some might say twenty but the gloss hadn't quite worn off then. … He is on the money about Rugby Australia having minimal weight pushing for a trans-Tasman comp, though. That's not how things can be made to happen (money being a pertinent word, given they ain't bringing any).
Yes look at Heineken cup style competitions to help pay the bills, but imho as economically hard as it may be until the game here learns to stand on its own two feet it will forever be stuck in limbo, surely there will never be a better time.
Yeah, there are ways forward but they necessarily involve breaking the old castings. Reform or go bust.