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Bernard Laporte says the Boks are in advanced stages of talks to take part in UK/Europe 8 Nations tournament:
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@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:
We're fucked if we don't get the boks in RC long term, don't care about SR, but do for RC
Laporte absolutely hates NZR for not letting the French clubs sign up current ABs. He'd love to fuck over the ABs.
That said I' d be surprised if Bok fans would rather play in some Mickey Mouse tournament rather than their Old Foe. IMHO the Boks against the ABs is the greatest rivalry in any sport.
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@sparky said in NH International Rugby:
@Machpants said in NH International Rugby:
We're fucked if we don't get the boks in RC long term, don't care about SR, but do for RC
Laporte absolutely hates NZR for not letting the French clubs sign up current ABs. He'd love to fuck over the ABs.
Oh, for heaven sake.
Hopefully, this will remain the dumbest thing I will read today.
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@sparky said in NH International Rugby:
@Rapido Are you a fan of loose-cannon Laporte?
It's not whether I'm a fan or not.
It's that you have invented an opinion you think he holds and then invented a ridiculous motivation for his invented opinion.
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@sparky I think you’ll find their fan base is pretty sick of the site of us and IMO many NZ fans are bored as shit with the Springboks. I am one of them.
The RC has become stagnant. Adding the Argies was good but it’s not the spectacle it once was.
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@sparky said in NH International Rugby:
@Rapido I have invented nothing but passed on what that I've been told many times, but thank you for your feedback.
It doesn't make any sense Sparky. Unless he also hates the RFU, WRU, IRFU, RA, SARU and UAR for the same reasons. The man must be full of hate.
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@Rapido said in NH International Rugby:
@sparky said in NH International Rugby:
@Rapido I have invented nothing but passed on what that I've been told many times, but thank you for your feedback.
It doesn't make any sense Sparky. Unless he also hates the RFU, WRU, IRFU, RA, SARU and UAR for the same reasons. The man must be full of hate.
Frenchman, ça va sans dire
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@raznomore said in NH International Rugby:
@sparky I think you’ll find their fan base is pretty sick of the site of us and IMO many NZ fans are bored as shit with the Springboks. I am one of them.
The RC has become stagnant. Adding the Argies was good but it’s not the spectacle it once was.
Really?
That's interesting. I'm not sick of it. Boks twice a year is fine and they are one of the few teams that really challenge us and always have historically.
If it is stagnant, what would you change? The 5 nations still seems to captivate fans (deliberately left out the 6th one, like the Force, they add nothing).
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@Snowy said in NH International Rugby:
@raznomore said in NH International Rugby:
@sparky I think you’ll find their fan base is pretty sick of the site of us and IMO many NZ fans are bored as shit with the Springboks. I am one of them.
The RC has become stagnant. Adding the Argies was good but it’s not the spectacle it once was.
Really?
That's interesting. I'm not sick of it. Boks twice a year is fine and they are one of the few teams that really challenge us and always have historically.
If it is stagnant, what would you change? The 5 nations still seems to captivate fans (deliberately left out the 6th one, like the Force, they add nothing).
Hey come on now, Italy have done a lot for Scottish Rugby in that competition.
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@Snowy said in NH International Rugby:
The 5 nations still seems to captivate fans
a number of reasons for that. It's nearly the perfect sporting competition
Geography. Not only same timezones, but very close to each other. It's easy for away fans to head to the host city and get amongst it.
History: Been going for ever. The countries have been rivals for hundreds of years before that.
Less is more: Play each other once a year. And at your house every 2. And every game means something. You drop a game and you might be fucked for the competition
If SANZAR were in charge of the 6N, Georgia would have been added, and it would be home and away (with France and England playing another test as well).
Even thought the on-field product doesn't always deliver, i envy the 6N
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@raznomore said in NH International Rugby:
@Snowy I think there would be a majority of NZ fans that feel the same as you do mate. But there are more and more of us that are over TRC.
So tours then? Like most of us have wanted for a long time. Mid week games, etc? A 3 test series against the Boks every 2 years with mid week against Bulls, Stormers, et al?
What are the other options? Just shut down the ABs? We've got to be in some matches somewhere.
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@mariner4life said in NH International Rugby:
Even thought the on-field product doesn't always deliver, i envy the 6N
Yeah. It is a great competition. Maybe that is where TRC should go. One match against each country, alternating years home and away, if fans really are jaded by it.
