Recent content by Omar Comin'

Yeah it would probably help to have a team lots of people would see as a villain straight out of the gate.

Wouldn't be surprised if they did. If Red Bull were to be involved, Monster should invest in a team too. The Monsters would be a great name for a rugby team, and they already sponsor the Springboks.

Or the RC gets moved into the same window as the 6 nations.

What do you think about the Rugby 360 concept? Seems a bit of a pipe dream, but reports have suggested they have interest from Premier League, F1 and NFL owners. I can imagine Red Bull Rugby being a thing (I note they just bought the Newcastle Falcons), and the City Football Group having a...

Surely if it's something like an 8-9 month sabbatical they'd be sticking by him, plus these are global brands and he'd be returning in mid 2026 with huge publicity. But let's go with Leicester or a French club then. There's no way he'd do it unless he's going to be earning more money than he...

RA could partner with Sale Sharks on a deal. He plays for them for the next season, lives in or near Manchester with Mary Fowler and learns the game under a bit less pressure than he'd have here. Leicester could be another option as it's only a couple of hours away and a bigger club. Comes back...

I agree it's a decent and fair sporting outcome, but I don't think it's ideal from an entertainment perspective. Surely peak sport is a super close high jeopardy match or series that ends in extreme elation and devastation in equal measure! A draw takes away that emotional climax. There's a...

I think it's better to have a winner than a drawn series, and something like golden point is better than most alternatives. But I don't like the rugby penalty shoot out as the decider if no one scores in the golden point period. I'd probably prefer something like a golden try, where every 3...

Given there won't be an actual Champions Cup in those years it's probably more accurate to call it a qualifying pool stage for the world cup. They essentially have to qualify twice - first by finishing high enough in the domestic leagues and then through their qualifier pool. Whereas the 7...

I think it's great. I'm guessing given the 8 European/South African teams will come from an earlier pool stage that the world cup part will just be a straight knockout from the round of 16? Or has there been mention of a 4x4 pool stage?

Something like 2-3 American players per team on development contracts (funded by WR (World Rugby) and/or other sponsors) wouldn't make any difference to the comp or fan interest (and a few foreign imports in Aus and NZ teams has never hurt). They'd probably barely play any Super Rugby minutes anyway, it'd...

There's been a few articles recently about a potential West Coast US based team joining super rugby. Hopefully RA and NZR realise this is an insane idea that has very little chance of working. That said, I do think it's in our collective interests to help try and boost the sport in the US...

Hong Kong also played the Brumby Runners on the weekend losing 55-14. On the positive side, it's an improvement on last year when they lost 65-0. But World Rugby will have to put a lot of work into them over the next 2 years if they qualify for the world cup (which is expected).

I'm imagining more that there could be an under 85kg world cup one day that we all get into (perhaps with a different name, like Middleweight Rugby or something along those lines). Focusing on this division, for some nations, may be a lot more realistic than trying to develop a forward pack to...

I see that the Sri Lankan test team is playing two matches against the NZ under 85kg team this weekend and next. I hadn't thought of weight graded rugby as a potential growth avenue for the sport before, but maybe it could be. Especially in Asia. In combat sports the middle weight categories...