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Not quite... All clyne has to do is pick up the phone and admit defeat, which I'm not sure he's capable of doing.

I don't think the Reds are choosing anything, quite frankly.

All a new comp has to do is wait out the seemingly inevitable bankruptcy of the remaining Super teams (and probably the ARU, too).

Not only that, but rugby has an extremely narrow geographic range. If you were to start a national comp, it'd be geo/demographically logical for a couple of mergers of neighbouring teams, but then you'd lose some of the most passionate rivalries.

Wow! Those Parra plans are fantastic. What kind of time scale can we expect though?

I'm out. Not a cent of my hard-earned is going to anything connected with the ARU until there is real structural reform. I'm aware that this is a drop in the ocean of their revenue,and the general futility of corporate boycotts, but it's all I can do. I can't even imagine how the Force fans are...

Maybe, but it's not like they can do anything about it.

Yeah, it's yet another case of what could have been. It's not even that difficult to get to from Mosman- the site has everything they were after. Anyhow, as Jimmy_Crouch said above, there's a long-term lease for the football club built into the deal, and apparently extensive renovations...

Those are some strange points. I've never seen the argument that saffers should change their kickoff time. Just that games in the middle of the night are a detriment to interest for the Aussie teams. If kiwi players signed here, NZR would have agreed to the structure of the comp, and therefore...

Exactly. Then what for them?

Do you live here? If not, it might be hard to grasp just how damaged rugby is in this country. The other members of SANZAAR need to understand one thing, and understand it quickly. Rugby in Australia is currently sitting on the precipice. If changes aren't made, it will collapse. If that...

For those who are interested in the future of TG Milner, I heard from a player the other day that the top oval is being sold off, but the Woods aren't going anywhere. I still think it's a real missed opportunity for the ARU.

Hang on, hang on just a second. *If* there's no Plan B!? Hahahahahahahahaha

Ripe for the picking, IMHO. Looks very weak.

Great post. That'd also strengthen the Shute, probably (ok, probably not), and then we'd really find out if it was a potential basis for a national comp.

Edit: probably shouldn't post unsubstantiated gossip.

Wasn't the issue with Fowler not exactly of Genia's making?

It'll be interesting to see what the Shute Shield ratings are for today's game- the only rugby on the box today involving an Aussie side.

Such cutting insight. Higgers plays a similar game to Hanigan, only Cheika refuses to use him in this capacity and forces him to play 8 rather than 6. Nobody suggesting Higgers should be in over Hanigan is saying that Higgers should play 8.

What happened?