Fiji's bid for 18th NRL license

[yakstorm]

Press Release from Fijian Government

The Fijian Government

Ministry of Communications - Official Fijian Government website with information about departments, ministries, news briefs and press releases

www.fiji.gov.fj

Cabinet agreed that Rugby League Bid (Fiji) Limited facilitate the bid to secure a licence to enter the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) premiership competition with men and women rugby league teams in the 18th extension franchise.

A successful bid would mean significant player opportunities and extensive profiling of Fiji that will bring major positive economic and social benefits for Fiji.

Cabinet also approved an official endorsement of the bid by Rugby League Bid (Fiji) Limited to be conveyed to the Australian Rugby League Commission by the Minister for Youth & Sports.

Cabinet also approved a 200% tax rebate to sponsors for Rugby League Bid (Fiji) Limited as currently awarded to sponsors of the Fijian Drua to be considered through the 2024 - 2025 Budget process.

 

[Canard]

This bid currently has more substance then any current one.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

Cabinet also approved a 200% tax rebate to sponsors for Rugby League Bid (Fiji) Limited as currently awarded to sponsors of the Fijian Drua to be considered through the 2024 - 2025 Budget process.

That is incredibly generous, you sponsor them for say 100 000, you get a 200 000 tax deduction. Lets say the tax rate is 30%, you save 60 000 on your tax.
!00 000 dollars of sponsorship publicity, costs you 40 000 dollars. Not bad.

 

[docbrown]

That is incredibly generous, you sponsor them for say 100 000, you get a 200 000 tax deduction. Lets say the tax rate is 30%, you save 60 000 on your tax.
!00 000 dollars of sponsorship publicity, costs you 40 000 dollars. Not bad.

Smart stuff. I suspect PNG will do something similar with their bid. It shows that the government is united and basically pro-NRL.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

Smart stuff. I suspect PNG will do something similar with their bid. It shows that the government is united and basically pro-NRL.

The Gov`t would well know that getting an NRL team would literally bring in 10`s of millions of dollars on an annual basis into the Fijian economy. Those tax rebates would pay for themselves several times over.

 

[MugaB]

This bid currently has more substance then any current one.

And it also means if this is one of the mooted 3 bids, it'll end up being PNG, Nz2 and Fiji.... and none in Australia

 

[Vlad59]

A holiday week in Fiji and an NRL game thrown in? Yes thanks.

 

[Iamback]

And it also means if this is one of the mooted 3 bids, it'll end up being PNG, Nz2 and Fiji.... and none in Australia

Ahh the whinging from the resident AFL fan would be glorious

 

[Vlad59]

Ahh the whinging from the resident AFL fan would be glorious

Fiji or Perth? Hmmmmmmmmm

 

[Iamback]

Fiji or Perth? Hmmmmmmmmm

I'd will always go East. Especially if as an excuse for an away game

 

[MugaB]

Ahh the whinging from the resident AFL fan would be glorious

Well there's already too many Australian teams in the NRL

 

[Vlad59]

Well there's already too many Australian teams in the NRL

Ahhh the butt hurt this thread must be causing

 

[Iamback]

Well there's already too many Australian teams in the NRL

Yep. The issue is location.

If it can get done the game will grow so much

 

[RL The greatest game]

Ahhh the butt hurt this thread must be causing

Wait until Queensland has another NRL club destroying any hope that fumbleball had of expanding in Queensland and see his reaction then

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

And it also means if this is one of the mooted 3 bids, it'll end up being PNG, Nz2 and Fiji.... and none in Australia

I'd be happy with that. Genuine growth of the game at all levels.

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Wait until Queensland has another NRL club destroying any hope that fumbleball had of expanding in Queensland and see his reaction then

I'd laugh my guts out if NRL introduced Brisbane 3 in southern Brisbane and AwFuL introduced Perth 3 in Joondalup.

Fox League should print a news story about it on April 1st to see if he bites.

 

[Brian potter]

NZ2 South Island team 18, Perth team 19 and SE Queensland 4 team 20.

then 2 more teams between Fiji, Adelaide and Melbourne2 beyond 2030.

 

[Mother Nature's Son]

NZ2 South Island team 18, Perth team 19 and SE Queensland 4 team 20.

then 2 more teams between Fiji, Adelaide and Melbourne2 beyond 2030.

Everyone is acting like NZ2 is a cert, but there remains the big question of finance and we don`t seem to hearing much about that. Talking about fan-funding doesn`t exactly fill me with confidence either.
There is no way the NRL are going to let a club in that has neither assets or strong financial backing, the last thing they want is a club scrapping by on the bones of its` arse.

 

[Matiunz]

Auckland2 playing 6 games in Fiji?

NZ and Fiji have had some pretty “Frosty” relations can’t see it being a raging success on either side. The Pasifika population in Auckland is much more Samoan and Tongan than Fijian

 

[Brian potter]

NZ and Fiji have had some pretty “Frosty” relations can’t see it being a raging success on either side. The Pasifika population in Auckland is much more Samoan and Tongan than Fijian

F@ck that idea of pairing NZ2 up with Fiji or any other pacific island country for that matter.

base them in Christchurch and play a game each in Dunedin and Nelson.