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Thanks, Jets!

That Australia has excellent squads and is reference in both union and league is not news. What surprised me in my researches is the fact that the same is not true for NZ. Why does that happen?

Thanks, Jagman. Do players of one code play in the other when they're idle?

Sorry, lads. A window popped up saying I had to send the post again, this is why I overflew the page with the same post. Really sorry.

And what was there prior to and post 2007??

Thanks for your brilliant explanation, Kiap. But when the ARU and the state federations decide to create new tiers - in other words, entire new championships - to build players depth isn't it more costly for them than simply gathering a certain number of teams from each city/state and...

Thanks a lot, Iluvmyfooty. Things are getting clearer now. However, I have a remaining question on this: since the NRC and Super Rugby players are the same (they've just been geographically allocated), why the need of naming new teams rather than keeping the ones which played in the Super Rugby? Or are Rebels and...

BTW, thanks for your clarification, GhaffaChino.

I got it. So, for the IRB, SANZAR, ARU and state rugby federations each of these championships (TRC, Super Rugby AND NRC) counts as though they were different tiers.... thinking out loud here. This is how I understood it.

All right. No free-to-air ever on, then? It's frustrating being a rugby fan in Perth most of times

Ok, ok...so, for instance, Force will never be able to play against the Spirits. Is that right?

Hummm.. would this be regional (state) competitions? (Sorry, the Internet lets me down on my researches about it)

Thanks, Braveheart! I got it. But is there any national competition in which Force, Rebels, Brumbies (and so on) play? Or will they stay idle throughout the second semester?

Does anyone know where I can watch these semifinals, whether on free-to-air channels or online free streaming?

Guys, I'm new to rugby so I'm here to learn. I apologize if I sound like a rookie... well, indeed I'm one, ain't I? Apparently, each of the Wallabies have been distributed into different teams which will compete in the NRC. But which clubs did they play before being drafted to play for the...