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The decision came as a shock but the government has been threatening this for years actually and it was in response to a report showing very low levels of effort and outcomes by the major sports in South Africa to include and develop children and players of colour into their sporting systems...

In New Zealand, sevens is quite popular and most often run in open parks by touch associations. If the ARU were smart they would hand VIVA7s over to local clubs along with the funding and get them to send out their local volunteers. Instead of making it an ARU event it Should be a place where...

I remember a Bledisloe at Etihad Stadium (formerly Telstra Dome) in Melbourne years back where they had the same problem. Pitches prepared for AFL? Wrong groundsmen?

I did door to door raffle ticket sales and helped sell raffles in my local rugby club to raise money often. In return clubs stick their neck out and fund juniors.

JGC teams should be at the very least heavily subsidised. Clubs and teams should do raffles. There is pokies money around. Sponsors through club contacts. Sport already costs families a lot through transport, equipment, medical care, local club fees, events....

Yes the form top 8 has already formed on the table. Positions within that will now become important. The Jaguares and Sunwolves have already list too many games even if by close margins. The Blues are in the strongest pool and cannot hope to overtake the other information NZ teams. The Reds...

The force can recruit internationally. There are some good coaches floating around. Gibson at the Waratahs has served a long apprenticeship at the Crusaders and Waratahs but we still don't know if he has the goods as a head coach. Larkham either. Reds and Force need to have a Global search...

Sydney will get its second team in 2020 Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

Groucho is right. The only purpose for profits in most unions within rugby is to replenish "rainy day funds". Most aim to break even after distributing funds like a non profit but I do think more commercial acumen would help like what Michael Jones has brought to the Brumbies. Sent from my...

NZR is increasing funding annually by $9m. This is to cover ITM Cup and Grass roots. ARU is increasing by $5m so it's comparable. Current funding is already between $20-25m including $15m for ITM cup

I feel like others are looking at this the wrong way. There are more people in Perth and Melbourne combined than there are in Brisbane + Sydney. That is where your revenue comes from - television viewers,even if the teams themselves struggle financially they engage viewers in larger areas.

The JGC and NRC are not intended to be money making. They are primarily development initiatives of which Perth desperately needs. The ITM Cup in New Zealand has never made a profit as a competition. $25m in higher ARU revenues means there is enough to keep these going.

The NZRU just announced a $9 million cash increase in club distributions. Out of NZ's 26 provincial unions 4-5 made smallish losses. Major financial restructuring of local unions 5 years ago has disciplined costs. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

I think it's a good move. Force are an outlying area and stronger links with ARU are beneficial. Ultimate goal financially will be a private investment like Melbourne and Highlanders. But ARU needs to run the program back into profits first. Talk of moving the Force is nonsense in my...

Agree. The ARU should mend fences with the Shute shield clubs. The old saying is that people start fighting when the money runs out. The ARU wouldn't have a problem with small payments if there was enough to go around for which the Shute Shield clubs probably blame the ARU and around we go...

Apologies. Went a bit overboard.

You say they're more connected to Super rugby. And they're part of a commercial competition. There is no reason their pay will not increase Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

Which means you see it as an extension of the wider training group. Which means they should be paid (they are) but fairly. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

The NRC isn't trying to become a nationwide Shute Shield or a better version of it. That's the impression I'm getting. way off. It is semi pro and that means wages. wages which go up Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

In the last 3 seasons the standard of rugby in the ITM Cup has rapidly matured also. Overseas scouts watch the games. Top super players don't want to let young guys get a start their in case they lose their spot. There was a record amount of recruitment from the ITM over the past few seasons...