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In the midst of a wildly popular Rugby World Cup tournament being held currently in the Shakey Isles, NZRU boss Steve Tew has stated…
I think this is a long way past the point that Tew, O’Neill and others started discussing this with the IRB. So it’s hardly ‘the start’ just because it’s the first time you read about it on the Roar.
I don’t think for a second the IRB will want to run a tournament without the ABs and Wallabies. I also don’t believe for a second they’ll have to, but this does need sorting.
All Blacks are right to boycott 2015 RWC
To beat a metaphor to death, I saw one journo describe the RWC without the ABs as a milkshake without milk.
All Blacks are right to boycott 2015 RWC
Why should the IRB not compensate the unions better for their involvement with the WC? Tew isn’t saying give the ABs more, he’s saying pay all the unions involved properly. Teams (paid by unions) with amateur players at the cup don’t have enough to cover their daily expenses properly. The international players union has also come out strongly in support of this comment.
All Blacks are right to boycott 2015 RWC