Super Rugby 2022
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kirwan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
@derpus Would you be in favour of a longer competition with up 10 NZ based teams?
Chucking the NPC sides in there would certainly even up the competition, I'd be for it.
I'm not sure that it would help, as we'd probably end up with 4 strong sides and 6 weak ones, mostly due to central contracting.
As long as players can choose their provinces/Super sides with no real salary cap in place, we'd end up with some have very muches and some have fuck alls.
Plus, NZ rugby would need to run 10 fully professional teams.
So basically the same as the old pre-Super era NPC then...
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kirwan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
@derpus Would you be in favour of a longer competition with up 10 NZ based teams?
Chucking the NPC sides in there would certainly even up the competition, I'd be for it.
I'm not sure that it would help, as we'd probably end up with 4 strong sides and 6 weak ones, mostly due to central contracting.
As long as players can choose their provinces/Super sides with no real salary cap in place, we'd end up with some have very muches and some have fuck alls.
Plus, NZ rugby would need to run 10 fully professional teams.
The exiting npc teams are all at least part time funded plus the funding from the super teams would have to go a long way to paying for them, single “brands” might also be even more attractive to sponsors rather than having to choose between the super team or the box team to sponsor
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@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:
@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kirwan said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
@derpus Would you be in favour of a longer competition with up 10 NZ based teams?
Chucking the NPC sides in there would certainly even up the competition, I'd be for it.
I'm not sure that it would help, as we'd probably end up with 4 strong sides and 6 weak ones, mostly due to central contracting.
As long as players can choose their provinces/Super sides with no real salary cap in place, we'd end up with some have very muches and some have fuck alls.
Plus, NZ rugby would need to run 10 fully professional teams.
The exiting npc teams are all at least part time funded plus the funding from the super teams would have to go a long way to paying for them, single “brands” might also be even more attractive to sponsors rather than having to choose between the super team or the box team to sponsor
None of that matters unless there is a real salary cap for teams.
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@kirwan said in Super Rugby 2022:
I like the new SR comp with one exception, remove the 3 random games.
I'd also like to see an old style top 5 instead of practically everyone making the finals. Alternative is those three games get replaced by a Japanese team, an Argie team and one form the US. If the US teams isn't strong enough, maybe have two from Japan?
8 finalists out of 15 would be better, otherwise 5 of 12 is good.
Like the name.
No. Too much travel. I’m glad they’re keeping it local. Get the quality up and the travelling down.
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However, Fiji Rugby chairman Conway Beg has announced the team will be based entirely in Australia for “at least” the inaugural 2022 season. He said the intention was for the team to return to Fiji for 2023.
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It's all a bit academic isn't it?
Australia have lost the fight to keep Covid out. Even the dimmest politicians are starting to acknowledge that.
The NZ Labour Government isn't the sort to take chances, no matter how much they talk up "risk management" they'll run scared. We'll be screwed down tighter in terms of entry in 2021 than 2022, as they won't want another round of lockdowns making them look bad right before an election.
So no trans- Ta$man competitions in 2022.
And if Labour win, then I wouldn't like to predict the next time we will see one.
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@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
From a Blues perspective, lock and midfield signings are of most interest.
Seeing him last night, reckon Chocobares would have gone well for us. Will he be available in this new post-covid world?
Beaudy will be huge at 10 - can't wait. He's looking good, and witha decent pack in front of him should do plenty on the field.
Lock si the big area of concern for me, PT will be a big loss at Super level.
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@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
Any rumours of signings for next season?
From a Blues perspective, lock and midfield signings are of most interest.
It’s sadly quiet for the dawn of a new competition
Nz rugby really needs to higher some hype people
Would have thought we’d see at least some more chat from the new teams
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@nogusta I'm happy about that. I think he's a hard working and accurate player. He only missed 3 tackles out of 106 for Auckland in 2020. Ball carrying more often will be his work on. Do you know anything about Dilllon Hunt's health status for next year? Also any oil on new Locks? Or Tana's replacement?
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@chris said in Super Rugby 2022:
Anybody heard any oil on when the NZ Super Squads will be released ?.Are we looking at the normal Nov 1st, or due to an extension to NPC and a latter pre season for SR teams,Something like a Dec 1st release date.
You'd hope itd be a bit later to give the Auckland etc players more of a chance to win a contract. Though I guess there usually aren't many spots free anyway
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@yeetyaah said in Super Rugby 2022:
@chris I DMd all the super teams on insta last year and the Highlanders got back to me with a date. I'll try that again, well every team apart from the Canes as they've blocked me.
Hahaha they blocked you, geez that’s good PR ,
I see why Canes supporters get frustrated.
Ok good call let’s hope the Highlanders get back to you again.
