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With the news of Sam Burgess heading over to union, it appears that NRL headquarters once again let another one go without a fight.
It seems rugby can poach league players at will, yet the NRL is defenceless and continually fails to react to this situation.
In spite of the $1 billion dollar TV deal which was supposed to keep all league players in the game as a result of a increase in the salary cap, players still go over to rugby.
Rugby has two intangibles that league never has: a legit international game and a Olympic credentialed sport.
These intangibles also allure league players to rugby as league’s inability to grow internationally since its formation hinders its international attractiveness.
The small-town mentality and insular attitude that league has since its formation cost itself in the long run.
By having a weak international competition, it is harder to keep players in the long-run.
International revenue from Europe and Japan is something the NRL will never match on it’s own.
The pinnacle, State of Origin, sounds great at first but would get repetitive going to the same venues over and over again.
With RU you can go all over the world.
League HQ has it’s work cut-out in moving the game forward while keeping the star players that makes the NRL great.
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