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Another way to squeeze 5 hours into 3 (because it takes a minimum of 5 hours to play the necessary 18 pool games for a 12 team/3 pool tournament) is to split it into two fields and televise it like tennis where only the main game is televised. This would cut the time in half almost and give...

Maybe not yet but the same could have been said of the Rebels and Force. Also we are talking about an NRC team so it is semi-pro level and there are a number of people in other provinces who would jump at the chance. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

A day-night Sevens tournament featuring 12 teams in 3 pools of four could run from 5pm to 10pm two nights in a row. Sort of like the old VB day night cricket series - three day/night and three daytime tournaments aswell could be a good series. Get a series sponsor and hold it in regions...

I agree that the travel would be too if games were played daily so sticking to traditional 2-day 7's tournaments seems better. Nominating tournaments to be part of a league seems the way to go about that and making a trophy. There is no reason that only NRC teams or that even all NRC teams need...

After seeing the dates of the tournaments above the best answer is in the long term to move the major tournaments into the December-January window so you could get possible 4-5 major tournaments which are backed by the ARU, NRC teams and major sponsors. That is what would preceed any...

I would like to see the tour next year take the form of 2 Mid-week games played on Wednesday evenings during October in alternate countries - NZ 2015 and Australia 2016. Put a Trans Tasman trophy up for grabs like the Bledisloe. The respective competitions could take a 1 week break to...

I'm from Waikato Chiefs country in NZ but I live in South Korea as an English teacher. Strange combination. There's a little rugby here too but it's still yet to take off. Sent from my SM-A500L using Tapatalk

"Bundled" is legal business speak for they are not going to tell you how much if anything Fox valued the NRC at. Both the Currie Cup and NPC in New Zealand were given separate dollar figures even though they formed part of the larger deals.

It makes perfect sense for NSW Country to align with the Brumbies. The competition was not hemorrhaging money so give the teams a chance to consolidate their strategies and relationships with clubs and Super teams. Long Term the NRC and Super Rugby could aim for a 6/12 team ratio by 2020...

Fully agree. I believe the proposal made above is to: 1) get NRC teams to start entering these competitions 2) get these competitions to co-odinate with eachother in some way so fans could follow them somehow. I am not sure how that would be. It could be as simple as nominating the official...

Just one more thing: As a player you can see the obvious appeal. Those who are finished after the regular season and want a rest can do so. Those who miss out on the NRC or training squads get to try their hand in Club or Provincial Sevens and keep fit over Summer. There are more options for...

http://www.nationalsevens.co.nz/ Before the National Sevens New Zealand also has Club Sevens tournaments in each region before the Provincial Sevens are contested: http://www.mooloocommunityrugby.co.nz/news/2015-waikato-club-sevens-results/...

I also support the idea of NRC Sevens. New Zealand has Regional Sevens competitions culminating in a National Sevens competition. These tournaments are still in their development but include a Northern Region Sevens, Southern Region Sevens plus the upcoming National Sevens in Rotorua. New...