S18 on its way

[LeinsterRebel]

You clearly have a bias here. When SA ask for something, your view becomes "think they are more important". You need to examine your position and the facts that have transpired over the years of Super Rugby. I think you'll find that SA have contributed and conceded a lot.



Is that why South African provincial sides come over most years to play the UK clubs in warm up games that are well attended? Where are the Australian or Kiwi sides?

Mank, the first portion is foundationless. I hardly have enough posts here to detect any sort of pattern or bias against SA, that is absurd.

In regards to your 2nd post, I will take being born and raised in Europe and spending the best part of 2 decades involved in the game there ahead of the fact that some South African sides have training games in Europe.

 

[Mank]

Mank, the first portion is foundationless. I hardly have enough posts here to detect any sort of pattern or bias against SA, that is absurd.

I don't mean this as a personal attack, and you should not be offended by it. You are biased, and I say that because your opinions do not reflect reality. This is normal for humans.

 

[MrTabua]

Is that why South African provincial sides come over most years to play the UK clubs in warm up games that are well attended? Where are the Australian or Kiwi sides?

Flight times have everything to do with Australasian teams not playing games (such as a lucrative World Playoff v Toulon) in Europe.

 

[LeinsterRebel]

I don't mean this as a personal attack, and you should not be offended by it. You are biased, and I say that because your opinions do not reflect reality. This is normal for humans.

In which case, Mank, we are all biased and there is no point in mentioning it.

I think that every participating nation should prioritise Super Rugby and make it reach its potential. It is the professional era and this is the elite competition in Southern Hemisphere. It should be the elite competition in the world and it is a competition that could, int he next 20 years, be watched by sports fans the world over. It is only scratching the surface of its potential, in my opinion.


I want all parties concerned going in the same direction, and I want South Africa to be a major part of it as it is a great rugby nation. If the will is not there in South Africa (and I only speculate that it is not) then bending to the will of reluctant participants is not in the interests of the game. In my view.

 

[boyo]

"…less sick days” is acceptable.

No.

Try again.

 

[LeinsterRebel]

No.

Try again.

Sigh, you win the internet and the prize is that you can re-define the rules of English. Congratulations

 

[boyo]

Sigh, you win the internet and the prize is that you can re-define the rules of English. Congratulations

No.

Try again.

 

[Sully]

The official GAGR policy is if everone understands your intention either word is fine.
Eg: We could give less fucks or we could give fewer fucks. In both cases you know how many fucks we give.

 

[LeinsterRebel]

No.

Try again.

While you continue to try to dig yourself out of a hole you do realise that everyone here actually has access to the internet and can look this up for themselves?

How about you stop being an insufferably pedantic keyboard warrior and let it go. I used "less" incorrectly in my original post you attempted to humiliate me on, while ironically quoting something which was incorrect. Anybody can verify this for themselves.

Or you can attempt to rewrite the language while you dig yourself out of your hole.

 

[Lee Grant]

This is getting bitchy - stop now please.

Lets talk rugby only.

 

[Teh Other Dave]

 

[PaarlBok]

As long as all the teams dont play each other at least once (this will never happen again) this competition wont work. Having the CC the conferense system is just an overkilling of the same old same. Numbers will continue to drop till the competition die.

 

[PaarlBok]

Australian and New Zealand rugby is the rugby that enthusiasts the world-over romanticise about.

Go to http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/the-nz-sa-rivalry-how-fierce-is-it.13399/

 

[Teh Other Dave]

As long as all the teams dont play each other at least once (this will never happen again) this competition wont work. Having the CC the conferense system is just an overkilling of the same old same. Numbers will continue to drop till the competition die.

Is that strictly true? The NFL seems to work quite well with the conference and wild card system. Not every team plays each other once.

 

[Omar Comin']

I would like to see Super Rugby evolve into a global competition with separate conferences in South America and Asia. Or at least two larger conferences in Asia Pacific and the Atlantic (South Africa plus Argentina, and potentially other nearby South American countries). No reason why it can't move to a NFL like format. Some cross-conference games in the regular season, but then separate finals series culminating in a super bowl style championship between the division winners.

No.

Try again.

Get over your obsession with less vs fewer. The myth that there is a set in stone grammatical rule is based on one persons preference from the 18th century. The following wikipedia article has a good history on it if you really want to delve into the topic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fewer_vs._less.

 

[PaarlBok]

Is that strictly true? The NFL seems to work quite well with the conference and wild card system. Not every team plays each other once.

Sorry for being stupid, what is NFL? I prefer each team play each other at least once and top of the log is champion. Money ruined this.

 

[Omar Comin']

Is that strictly true? The NFL seems to work quite well with the conference and wild card system. Not every team plays each other once.

Exactly. And it's the biggest sporting league in the world. There are many different tournament formats where not every team plays each other and luck of the draw is a factor. It tends to balance out over time. And a positive is you get more variety year to year.

A lot of people just fight against change.

 

[PaarlBok]

Always thought its unfair working very hard to end top of the log for months, then losing a semi or a final. One match ruining their whole seasons hard work. but then I am VERY old school.

 

[PaarlBok]

Exactly. And it's the biggest sporting league in the world. There are many different tournament formats where not every team plays each other and luck of the draw is a factor. It tends to balance out over time. And a positive is you get more variety year to year.

A lot of people just fight against change.

Luck of the draw? You must be joking. You are the best if you do the best against all the teams in the competition. Lucky draws happen with gambling.

 

[Omar Comin']

Luck of the draw? You must be joking. You are the best if you do the best against all the teams in the competition. Lucky draws happen with gambling.

Well teams make their own luck don't they.

But it's true that in many sporting competitions the luck of the draw is a factor. The biggest rugby tournament in the world is one!

Thankfully not all sporting competitions are exactly the same. And many different models are very successful. For instance, the two biggest sporting leagues on the planet are most likely the NFL and the English Premier League. The NFL has a conference structure and a playoffs system. The English Premier League is the kind of competition you prefer - full home and away and the team with the most points at the end awarded the title. Both work.