Rugbynutter39
Michael Lynagh (62)
Which, if the newspapers are correct, means that Twiggy gets to reshape the current NRC model into an Indo-Pac comp from 2018-2020, when the ARU and Twiggy's team sits down and decides what Super Rugby post-2020 might potentially look like.
It just means that the Force will exist in a second tier NRC-type comp for 2 years, until the current broadcast deal ends. All things considered, that is not the worst outcome for the Force.
I can just about say with confidence, that if the Rebels had folded there would have been no white knight to make that kind of deal on behalf of Vic Rugby. I suspect the Melbourne Rising competing in Twiggy's new league would have probably been the end game for us.
Given there already was a commitment by the ARU for the Spirit to remain in the NRC it seems this is only a marginal improvement for WA Rugby and the Force...Guess we got to see the detail. But one would assume if TF going to fund something to replace the NRC which provides a development pathway to the ARU at minimal cost then TF has some negotiating power to ensure WA looked after in the future if not immediately. No point speculating as really have no idea of what could transpire here.