Future of The Rugby Championship

[antipodean]

@Rapido said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

I don't think Italy can be replaced, though, anyway.

Tournament is owned by Six Nations Rugby Ltd. Tried to google ownership structure but to no vail.

But if single 6 Nations team could veto promotion-relegation in 6 Nations (and by proxy veto proposed Nations League), then assume same applies for kicking them out of a tournament they partly own for a shiny new play thing. Would need to be bought out.

So, expansion is only realistic option.

If you're prepared to pay they're available https://search.cro.ie/company/ListSubDocs.aspx?id=358420&type=C

[KiwiMurph]

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph NICE

[Hooroo]

@Tim said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@KiwiMurph NICE

In other news, NH rugby said they don't want the springboks in their comp

[Machpants]

@Hooroo said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@Tim said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@KiwiMurph NICE

In other news, NH rugby said they don't want the springboks in their comp

Don't care how they ended up staying, but they are

[Hooroo]

@Machpants said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@Hooroo said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@Tim said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@KiwiMurph NICE

In other news, NH rugby said they don't want the springboks in their comp

Don't care how they ended up staying, but they are

Yeah it is good for SH rugby.

[Kirwan]

That's great news for the future for NZ rugby.

[taniwharugby]

@Hooroo said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

NH rugby said they don't want the springboks in their comp

yeah that probably was a factor...oh well, think it is best result all round though!

[akan004]

[cgrant]

In a Covid world, the financial drawing power of the NH is cruelly declining.

[gt12]

@cgrant said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

In a Covid world, the financial drawing power of the NH is cruelly declining as they fucking deserve.

FIFY.

[Catogrande]

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[Catogrande]

It’s the best decision IMO. It retains robustness in the SH competitions and dies not further overcrowd the NH comps. Moreover and as far as the NH goes, is SA a financially sensible gamble? Maybe, but one I’d bet the house on, especially when you don’t need to.

Good outcome I reckon.

[mofitzy_]

@akan004
Strange he is doubling down when all international press says 10 years. Although having read his article, he has obviously got a few screws loose.

[Machpants]

Both NZR and SARU, and AR with respect to their Super teams, have shown that rugby agreements aren't worth the paper they're written on. So he might well be correct

[mofitzy_]

@Machpants
On balance I'll still take the global press over the ramblings of a stir-crazy saffa.

[Machpants]

@mofitzy_ oh I agree, I was just pointing out a ten year agreement doesn't mean spit

[nzzp]

@Machpants said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@mofitzy_ oh I agree, I was just pointing out a ten year agreement doesn't mean spit

'as sound as an NRL contract'

[booboo]

@mofitzy_ said in Future of The Rugby Championship:

@akan004
Strange he is doubling down when all international press says 10 years. Although having read his article, he has obviously got a few screws loose.

Has for years.

Been a bit quiet in recent years.

[Stargazer]

'The concept of a centralised TRC is very possible' - SANZAAR set to consider tournament format after Tri Nations success

Rugby's SANZAAR says it's open to the concept of again playing a centralised tournament-style competition following the success of the Tri Nations in Australia.