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mohikamo

That's a point a lot of people don't understand. They keep speaking like any changes will just shuffle the same amount of cash around. There's ways of making a much more compelling competition which would increase the revenue

One thing I think NZR has really got its head around, is the financials.
If there is any spare revenue floating around in the NZ economy, they'll be on to it in a flash.
Looks like NZR have kinda written off domestic pro rugby.
If there was any possibility of making a meaningful change, they'd have done it.
It is a just a drain on their line.

It was compelling in olden times; 40 or 50,000 at a Ranfurly shield game; world class players all over the field . . . great days.

nostrildamus

@Dan54 said in All Blacks 2026:

Yeah well not according to Crusaders CEO who reckons a lot most it was down to the young talent unearthed by Aaron Webb.
But, as Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge said: “Everyone goes ‘Razor, Razor, Razor’, maybe there should be more ‘Webby, Webby, Webby’.”

There's no "should" in rugby, young man.

Canes4life

@mohikamo said in Super Rugby 2026:

@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2026:

I think there should be more teams and the larger ones should be broken up. There should be more opportunities for players to play close to their home.. that makes for a more tribal competition with more interest.

On that.
I'm thinking most players are a bit more particular about which NPC team they play for than they are about their SR team.
As soon as an SR contract comes their way; they're in, they don't care which team.

I don’t think that’s the case at all, every player will have a Super franchise they support growing up and for most players that would be their first option no doubt. This is only true if they are struggling to find an opportunity and a spot at another franchise is their only option.

booboo

Funny. He's not been on the radar (or at least mine) in recent years.

Perhaps our collective indignationometer has matured so that his petty trolling is now recognised for what it is.

No loss to rugby or journalism.

mariner4life

The storm need middles and a difference making edge forward not another winger

mohikamo

@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2026:

I think there should be more teams and the larger ones should be broken up. There should be more opportunities for players to play close to their home.. that makes for a more tribal competition with more interest.

On that.
I'm thinking most players are a bit more particular about which NPC team they play for than they are about their SR team.
As soon as an SR contract comes their way; they're in, they don't care which team.

Virgil

Jeez the Aussie coms love making excuses for Green don’t they
Dropped a sitter in the slips worse it would have been swallowed by Smith who he dived in front off

bayimports

Yeah I agree complete making of his own volition, cant see the NRL making it easy for him either. Although there is a world where an extra player from the Storm also joins the Eels as a sweetener, the problem for the Storm is there is no one the Eels want right now that the Storm are also willing to let go

mariner4life

The Lomax story is hilarious, and i am honestly astounded that the Storm want to touch him given his recent history. His agent and R360 fucked him good, what an absolute dumbass. I hope the Eels make him rot at the Western Force.

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