Mana Pasifika

[Pippen94]

Pacific pitch: new bid's grand plans for NRL expansion

A bid team based out of Auckland have told the NRL they want to play games in Tonga, Samoa and Cook Islands each year, representing the people of the Pacific.

au.news.yahoo.com

 

[chrisD]

Do the people of these island countries share enough of an identity for this to work? How have their populations taken to the Super Rugby team trying this? I don't know and the people in the article saying it will are obviously pushing an agenda.

But in theory I love the idea.

 

[Pippen94]

Do the people of these island countries share enough of an identity for this to work? How have their populations taken to the Super Rugby team trying this? I don't know and the people in the article saying it will are obviously pushing an agenda.

But in theory I love the idea.

Concept hasn't worked too well in super rugby. I prefer team in Christchurch.

 

[Wb1234]

Auckland
Waikato
Christchurch
Tonga
Samoa
Cook Islands

Auckland may also be Eden park and mt smart

This is on par with gws

 

[The Daddy3]

Please God no. It didn't work in RU and it's not gonna work here

 

[Matua]

The bid sounds very pie in the sky when they suggest a match being played in Rarotonga each year.

 

[Canard]

Auckland
Waikato
Christchurch
Tonga
Samoa
Cook Islands

Auckland may also be Eden park and mt smart

This is on par with gws

This is a troll right?

 

[Wb1234]

This is a troll right?

It should be but it’s not

 

[SirPies&Beers]

'Future of the game': Stephen Crichton, Ardie Savea among Pacific sporting legends backing Mana Pasifika bid - ABC Pacific

Pacific NRL players are backing the bid for a Pasifika team, with sporting heavyweights emphasising that Pacific Islanders are the "future of the game".

www.abc.net.au

 

[Wb1234]

This is an example of why footy players should stick to football

 

[flippikat]

In a future stage of expansion, there may well be a place for a team in the Pacific Islands - I imagine Fiji would logistically be the best choice, with maybe a game each year in Samoa/Tonga (trials?) given that Fiji has the biggest population base...

BUT right now? nope. Assuming Perth is in, it's mad to think that Auckland should play host to a 2nd NRL team when Christchurch or Wellington don't have one (let alone Adelaide, not forgetting the 1 million+ market there - in just one city). Directly splitting the existing Warriors fanbase is just the tip of the iceberg.

And don't get me started on the insanity of an Auckland based team playing in *how many* far-flung secondary markets?!?

in short: THIS IS NUTS.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Never going to happen thank goodness.