New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[Perth Red]

If warriors don’t get their sht together again this year it’s back to square one for nz rl.

 

[Perth Red]

Are you honestly saying a team in any of those states would produce the same amount of Rugby League players as a second NZ side? Really?

Thers more to roi than just player production. If you really wanted to develop more nz players for the nrl you could spend the $19mill a lot better than on another nz club that might end up as sht as warriors have been. Sadly this commission is all about top down and continues to underfund nzrl and grassroots generally

 

[Chief_Chujo]

Thers more to roi than just player production. If you really wanted to develop more nz players for the nrl you could spend the $19mill a lot better than on another nz club that might end up as sht as warriors have been. Sadly this commission is all about top down and continues to underfund nzrl and grassroots generally

Ok. What ROI advantage do those states offer over nz2?

 

[Canard]

2 losses is all it takes to plunge Union into oblivion.

Apparently

 

[The Great Dane]

Ok. What ROI advantage do those states offer over nz2?

Are you honestly saying teams in those states couldn't produce a better ROI than a side in either Wellington, Christchurch, or one of the even smaller cities in NZ? Really?

Depending on the timescale we're talking about, and the amount the NRL is willing to invest into it up front, WA, SA, and VIC are all capable of producing similar amounts of talent as regions of NZ like Wellington or Canterbury.

Obviously starting from the low base that they are that won't happen overnight, maybe not even in some of our lifetimes, but that doesn't mean that it isn't a worthwhile endeavour, just like the fact that NZ sides commercial ceilings are likely to be lower than those of teams in the major metros in Australia doesn't mean that they aren't worthwhile either.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

If warriors don’t get their sht together again this year it’s back to square one for nz rl.

At least they will still have a team.

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Wb1234]

 

[jim_57]

I assume they’ll use the AET 6pm game whenever there is one unless the Warriors are in the 8pm slot. Seems like a good result.

 

[Canard]

This is just sad now.

This guy is turning from a well meaning nobody with no funding or support, to a sad loser tweeting to no- one.

 

[Wb1234]

During his time at the NRL in the late 1990s and early 2000s, he was instrumental in ensuring the Warriors franchise did not disappear. Influential Sydney league identities were pushing for the Warriors to be dumped from the competition during the messy transition of ownership from the Waikato-based Tainui iwi to now disgraced Kiwi businessman Eric Watson. Moffett resisted those overtures and made sure the Warriors survived.

Sports Insider: Logo, jersey revealed for South Island NRL bid

Kea could take flight in NRL.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Wb1234]

 

[final say]

Well that's 2 bids now... what other areas have 2 bids?

 

[final say]

Had to double check the thread title!
Bang on!
Former nz rugby boss.. rubbishing Super Rugby and now the front of a bid for an NRL team in the South Island...
The Blows have started already!

'Destroyed the soul of rugby': Ex-NZR boss delivers damning verdict of Super direction - and his plan to fix it

Rugby union in Australia and New Zealand is in danger of becoming irrelevant unless it reconnects to the community game and prioritises “quality over…

www.theroar.com.au

 

[final say]

Incredible.

Why a former NZ rugby union boss won't watch the Rugby World Cup

A former chief executive of the national union has slammed the current state of the game.

www.nzherald.co.nz

 

[Canard]

So far both bids seem to amount to "well there is a stadium coming soon"

 

[final say]

So far both bids seem to amount to "well there is a stadium coming soon"

Get on board the Kea mate.