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All this hype about the ultimate battlefront of the war of the codes is steaming to a breaking point, and the AFL and NRL have come out against the event.
Amongst all of this, many have grouped the ARU and Super competition in with this crowd, but let me point out, they haven’t come out and said anything.
Recently, I read an article on Frank Farina’s comments on why the AFL and NRL should get out of the FFA’s way.
I was disappointed, however, that he grouped the ARU amongst the people condoning the rejection of the staging of the Football World Cup. I have not heard of the ARU’s actual opinion on the World Cup’s staging, and would like to know its opinion.
The ARU can actually work around the World Cup with the Super 14 (or 15 season), because many of the Unions own their own stadia, even if smaller than the normal SFS or ANZ stadias.
So this leads me to a further point.
Doesn’t the World Cup give an opportunity to all codes to return to their own spiritual and traditional home grounds that the fans have been yearning for.
Surely all the small grounds and training grounds that the teams use could help bring back an atmosphere, which people have been saying, is lacking, with the massive stadiums that are half empty and don’t have the traditional Aussie watching hill.
So two points can be made.
One, that the ARU haven’t released an opinion or position to do with the World Cup, and two, doesn’t this give an opportunity to return to tradition for a season?
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