New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[final say]

Reds and Waratahs should join an expanded NPC if Super Rugby falls over.

Reds and Waratahs should abandon RU and join NSW cup and QLD cup.
Waratahs could take the central coast and the Reds could take west Brisbane
West Brisbane Reds - team 21
Central Coast Waratahs- team 22

 

[Wb1234]

Hidden behind a paywall but I think we can all guess what it says.

Gregor Paul: The only viable country for Super Rugby expansion

OPINION: Super Rugby is at a crossroads over whether to reduce or expand club numbers.

www.nzherald.co.nz

That guy has written a lot of anti league pieces back in the day

 

[Brian potter]

That guy has written a lot of anti league pieces back in the day

Well he must have typed up that article through gritted teeth then

 

[Wb1234]

this is what super rugby passed on

 

[MugaB]

SA? They were never in Super Rugby, it’s the most AFL-centric state in the country

South Africa my mon

 

[Get Rid of The Donkeys]

Reds and Waratahs should abandon RU and join NSW cup and QLD cup.
Waratahs could take the central coast and the Reds could take west Brisbane
West Brisbane Reds - team 21
Central Coast Waratahs- team 22

It would be a step up from Super Rugby.

 

[Dark Corner]

Not needed

maybe central coast one day but not crucial

Do you think a Sydney relocation team be the best for Central Coast ?

 

[Wb1234]

Do you think a Sydney relocation team be the best for Central Coast ?

Yep

the biggest missed opportunity was central coast bears over ten years ago

they had John singleton backing them

Gallop couldn’t get the clubs to agree so he changed his mind and went Gold Coast titans instead after privately telling the bears they were in

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Hidden behind a paywall but I think we can all guess what it says.

Gregor Paul: The only viable country for Super Rugby expansion

OPINION: Super Rugby is at a crossroads over whether to reduce or expand club numbers.

www.nzherald.co.nz

If your guess was the story is about adding Japan back to SR then you'd be spot on...

 

[titoelcolombiano]

f**k you are a narky merkin, he didn't say it, but you keep on pressing it as if he did, you're such a blow hard

Made me laugh that f**k was censored but c.u.n.t is play on

Edit: For some reason it changes it to merkin when I write it

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Yep

the biggest missed opportunity was central coast bears over ten years ago

they had John singleton backing them

Gallop couldn’t get the clubs to agree so he changed his mind and went Gold Coast titans instead after privately telling the bears they were in

You write this shit like you're sitting in on the meetings

 

[Wb1234]

Made me laugh that f**k was censored but c.u.n.t is play on

Edit: For some reason it changes it to merkin when I write it

Merkin used to change to legend

 

[MugaB]

Merkin used to change to legend

What's legend change to

I know narky cunť

 

[mongoose]

Yep

the biggest missed opportunity was central coast bears over ten years ago

they had John singleton backing them

Gallop couldn’t get the clubs to agree so he changed his mind and went Gold Coast titans instead after privately telling the bears they were in

made the right decision, central coast is a f**king dumb idea when 10 other teams are within an hour's drive away

 

[Wb1234]

made the right decision, central coast is a f**king dumb idea when 10 other teams are within an hour's drive away

Similar population base to your club

more juniors than yours

better stadium

better public transport and proximity of leagues club

plus wealth of north shore

 

[Wb1234]

 

[SpaceMonkey]

South Africa my mon

lol my bad.

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

Great question Izzy.... if you can figure out a way to get em back, please do

 

[Matua]

Great question Izzy.... if you can figure out a way to get em back, please do

Despite his fancy private school education, Izzy aint the brightest spark, we didn't let them go. I find it frankly preposterous that the media (and Cantabs like Izzy, yes I've disowned him from Hawkes Bay ) continually run with this line.

Here's a more realistic rundown:
The Saffas have been threatening to go north for the entirety of Super rugby.
The Saffas already had teams in the NH comps before Covid hit.
When Covid hit Super rugby had to be stopped as the teams could no longer travel to play each other.
NZ and Oz made decisions to run their own comps rather than stop rugby being played altogether.
The Saffas threw out their toys claiming they had been kicked out - the Saffa media ran with this little sob story.

If the Saffas wanted to be in Super rugby they would be, instead they used an international tragedy to enable them to move to a competition they had been threatening to go to for years because the timezones suit them (and they have a better chance of winning more often).

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Similar population base to your club

more juniors than yours

better stadium

better public transport and proximity of leagues club

plus wealth of north shore

Wealth of North Shore in Charm Haven?

You really are f**king stupid.