Wilson
David Codey (61)
That was the case this year outside of super round, wasn't it?
Super Rugby 2024 General Chat
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Good for them, but the different time zone and travel isn’t ideal
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Invited, but yet to accept... apparently:
Jaguares may return to Super Rugby in 2026 - Americas Rugby News
Los Jaguares may return to Super Rugby. In an interview with Argentine journalists Alejo Miranda and
www.americasrugbynews.com
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
You can accommodate one long distance team IMO.
Hopefully, though, we are no longer part of Super Rugby by then.
Highlander35
Andrew Slack (58)
I genuinely hope not.
The saving grace of a Super Rugby sans RSA teams is that all games take place at "reasonable" times and travel is kept to a comparative minimum. An Argentine team would destabilise what little foundation remains for a competition worth following and supporting.
The saving grace of a Super Rugby sans RSA teams is that all games take place at "reasonable" times and travel is kept to a comparative minimum. An Argentine team would destabilise what little foundation remains for a competition worth following and supporting.
HogansHeros
Syd Malcolm (24)
Isnt that the force?
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
No one gets super rugby. That's why no one watches it.
dru
Tim Horan (67)
God yes, what a fantastic idea. Just do it NZ.
They could call it something like, maybe, the National Provincial Championship?
HogansHeros
Syd Malcolm (24)
You're onto something
John S
Chilla Wilson (44)
For Waratahs it's usually round 3 or 4 when we come out with the Next year is our year line
I really miss the days of #Believe2104...
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Warriors capitalising on the NZ Rugby failings?
www.nytimes.com
As a National Favorite Fumbles, New Zealand Falls for Another Rugby Team
An improbable run by the New Zealand Warriors has offered some excitement to counter the All Blacks’ recent misfortune.
Adam84
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
Head in the sand if you think the NRL isn’t making commercial inroads in NZ and the kiwi supporter base in Australia, but yeah, laugh away. Lets just pretend Super Rugby is a comparative product.
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waiopehu oldboy
Stirling Mortlock (74)
Been reading that kinda stuff since the year (1988, I think) TV2 started showing Winfield Cup highlights on a Monday night & televising the GF live. Can also remember the foundation CEO of the Warriors (came from AFL marketing & went back to AFL when the second set of owners fired him) declaring that within five years people wouldn't know who'd been around longer, Warriors or All Blacks. Marketing hype for sure but at the time there were those who nodded their head & said, yeah, it might take ten years but it'll happen for sure.
League used to be strong in areas (such as Taranaki per @Dan54's post but also West Coast (which used to host Test matches), suburban Christchurch, Northland & Bay of Plenty) where it's now non- or barely existent. Interestingly softball which was once the preferred summer sport for leaguies is also struggling in many of the same places.
The fact is that Loig is nowhere near the threat to men's rugby that basketball is: for the last three years at least male b'ball has had higher high school participation numbers than rugby & even if that doesn't translate to Club (which so far it doesn't seem to be) those are kids who aren't going to be playing rugby (or league).