flippikat
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Yes, BUT..Such a good time for a second nz nrl side to fill this void and benefit from that playing base
A) You need to realise that NZ is in some severe economic turmoil at the moment. Inflation & balancing the budget is proving difficult, Disposable income is collapsing, the public service is being decimated by cuts, and Wellington CBD is in a death-spiral. How much of that is caused by Government austerity & how much of that demands austerity depends on your political stripes, and it may take a few years to come out the other side of this.
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B) A 2nd NZ NRL team is only part of the solution. Pathways for youth into that 2nd team, a firm direction for the 2nd tier under NRL (is it state leagues, is it reserve grade? Does that involve more NZ teams than just one or two? How does it all fit?), the schoolboy league vs union issues, and indeed getting a profile for the local game underneath NRL level are ALL things that need addressing - and just plonking a 2nd NZ team into the NRL won't do all that in itself.