Super Rugby 2022
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby 2022:
@mariner4life covid and Fozzie, the perfect storm for NZ Rugby's drop to mediocrity.
Covid gives Foster the excuse matrix ready to deploy
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@machpants You guys have the balance of a Rugby Pass article. Nothing to do with over 400 kiwis playing pro rugby overseas, earning more than they would here.... Might have some influence on the declining quality of super rugby.
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@arhs There might be that many playing up north but the number who are actually starters or even in the match day 23s are surprisingly low in the Gallagher Premiership, United Championship and Top 14. There are probably plenty playing professionally in places like Spain, Portugal, Sri Lanka and even Russia but those guys would not go within cooee of Super Rugby. Even those playing the The States are mostly NPC standard with a bit of a mix of both in Japan. You can discount those in Romania as, sadly, they did not get paid so technically are not professionals.
Incidentally here is an article showing where you might earn a bit of coin playing rugby in the world. This excludes one particular club in Wellington that is whispered to have a fairly large inducement involved when playing for it!
Every country in the world where you can be paid to play rugby
There are plenty of countries where the game is growing, with professional competitions in all four corners of the world.
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The Fijian Drua and the Fiji Rugby Union have sacked Serupepeli Vularika for unexplained disciplinary reasons. Vularika will return to Fiji and discuss future opportunities with the Fiji Rugby Union.
Drua CEO Brian Thorburn said: “The foundation of a successful professional team are the values that underpin it. We set very high standards for our players, management and staff in this regard. All of us at the Drua are expected to live up to our values and adhere to these standards. We are disappointed to have to make this decision today regarding Seru, but it is in the best interest of our Club.”
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Maybe only 1 game this weekend
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@machpants we'll still loose
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@machpants I'm slightly confused by this:
The only positive news for Super Rugby Pacific is New Zealand preparing to welcome Australian travellers without any isolation requirements from April 13 – a move that will allow all trans- Ta$man sport to resume normality.
What normality when New Zealand is so incompetently dealing with this in 2022 they're unable to field teams? I'm now revising my previous position and agree that the competition should've been held in Australia.
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@antipodean even if they only had a spattering of fans in the stadiums, no different to the limited numbers we are allowed here.
NZ Rugby is getting reemed by Covid and these rules.
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@taniwharugby The MoH seem to be indicating that crowds (20% capacity) would now be allowed in outdoor settings. That would be in line with the cricket.
So reading that article, the only possible game could be MP vs Chiefs in Dunedin.
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@bovidae so why can't the Hurricanes play? They sounded pretty confident of getting a team ready for Sunday..
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@canes4life It appears that the Hurricanes had agreed to play the Crusaders, and the latter has covid problems. No reason they couldn't play that fixture though. If there is a game this weekend MP need to be playing in it.
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@bovidae this news suggests the Hurricanes are playing the Chiefs still:
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COVID outbreaks in the Blues, Highlanders, and Crusaders squads have forced New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to amend the DHL Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 schedule.
The Gallagher Chiefs will now play Moana Pasifika at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland at 7.05pm on Saturday night in what will be the only New Zealand-based DHL Super Rugby Pacific match this weekend.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-will-now-face-moana-pasifika-in-rd-5
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@bovidae said in Super Rugby 2022:
COVID outbreaks in the Blues, Highlanders, and Crusaders squads have forced New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to amend the DHL Super Rugby Pacific Round 5 schedule.
The Gallagher Chiefs will now play Moana Pasifika at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland at 7.05pm on Saturday night in what will be the only New Zealand-based DHL Super Rugby Pacific match this weekend.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-will-now-face-moana-pasifika-in-rd-5
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@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
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You don't want MP to play any games?
I'm happy to get any games.
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@nepia said in Super Rugby 2022:
@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
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You don't want MP to play any games?
I'm happy to get any games.
I'd rather have 3.
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@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nepia said in Super Rugby 2022:
@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
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You don't want MP to play any games?
I'm happy to get any games.
I'd rather have 3.
Me too, but that's not an option so I upvote the one game we get to see.
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@nepia said in Super Rugby 2022:
@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
@nepia said in Super Rugby 2022:
@machpants said in Super Rugby 2022:
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You don't want MP to play any games?
I'm happy to get any games.
I'd rather have 3.
Me too, but that's not an option so I upvote the one game we get to see.
PMA !
Three games postponed as NZ Rugby confirm major Super Rugby changes
