Super Rugby 2020
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I'm in favour of flagging SR and going into an AB-laden NPC. Some of the player availability would be sexy, especially if the likes of S Whitelock and other NH refugees were available. And at a stretch, if a trans- Ta$man bubble were possible, why not chuck four Australian teams into it for kind of a halfway house competition? Then play a BC series in November/December.
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"We will be able to play in Level One," Robertson told Will Greenwood's Podcast. "We will just play local games, derby games as we call it, so it will be 10 weeks home and away, and the first (team) - top of the table wins."If we start June, July, August - we will get the Super in and we will go into the NPC and just finish later in the year," Robertson noted. "That's the information here at the moment but it all depends on what the government says." -
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@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2020:
What training would be allowed at level 2? 1m distancing is meant to be in effect so no contact training?
Surely that means no start until 3 weeks after level 1?
Level 1 has "No restrictions on gatherings". That seems like a long way away.
We might see exemptions made in Level 2. like NRL in Australia once that starts up it will set a standard for other codes.
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Maybe, it would get tough on the Highlanders though. A 7 week round robin with no breaks
The Hurricanes would get one bye and everyone else two.
[edit - there's more byes needed than than because of the odd number of teams]
I'd rather think of it as a new season
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@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2020:
Maybe, it would get tough on the Highlanders though. A 7 week round robin with no breaks
The Hurricanes would get one bye and everyone else two.
[edit - there's more byes needed than than because of the odd number of teams]
I'd rather think of it as a new season
i would watch the shit out of that. Zero points to start. Home and away. Final. Go!
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@mariner4life Robertson is saying no final will be played.
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@Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:
@mariner4life Robertson is saying no final will be played.
who the fuck is he to tell me what i want?
Rugby is a finals game.
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@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2020:
Just skimming through the number of derby matches
Highlanders 1
Hurricanes 2
Blues, Chiefs & Crusaders 3I don't think it's about making the fairest rugby decision, it's about putting on the most number of matches
Question will come down to - what makes more money? Mitre 10 Cup or Super Rugby as to what the season will look like. I don't think the answer is clear cut. You still have to pay all the Mitre 10 Cup players even if they don't have a season. Mitre 10 Cup is 7/8 games per week. Super Rugby is only 2. Super Rugby broadcasting rights can go all around the world but will South Africans or Australians bother watching if it is just NZ teams?
Then you throw in uncertainty around internationals. That will be the priority
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@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2020:
If Scott Robertson is correct the plan is to have both
Right but under his plan you have to get under way in early June. Mitre 10 Cup is scheduled to start on Thursday 6 August. Let's say Super Rugby is scheduled to finish on July 25. To get in 10 rounds the competition would need to start on May 23. Throw in three weeks training before hand and the players basically need to be allowed to start training in one week's time. The earliest the country can go to level 2 is May 11.
So best case scenario we can get this competition happening if we push Mitre 10 Cup back two weeks. Mitre 10 Cup can probably get put back up to five weeks (you don't want it finishing after November as players need a break before next season).
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Benefits:
- Cheaper competition without flights to South Africa and Argentina.
- Less physical demand on players with travel.
Negatives:
- Could dilute the strength of NPC.
- May not drive enough revenue.
If Australian Super Rugby were as strong as the Reds used to be (in the early days), then the competition could be good. Unfortunately the Rebels remain diluting the player base.
I'd expect their broadcast partners will inform them which are the big audience fixtures. The problem is the parlous state of RA's finances and the board upheaval. Will they have to accept whatever Fox throws at them for next year?
Unless RA can be in a strong position, it will simply feel like a continuation of the last 30 years - New Zealand propping up Australian rugby. And given who is rumoured to be pushing for CEO, it doesn't fill one with confidence that support will be remembered.
