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Rob Cayzer. Go Australia!

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Team Finn vs Team Toony

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Thanks BeeMc! Well putt. And well put

The closer to the grassroots the better for Rugby. The only real thing to do now as a sports economy… is to go toe-to-toe with league.

A national cup competition is an idea worth exploring

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Thanks GP. You mauled this the right way:
– Some great games last weekend
– Too bad, not many saw it. Hopefully RARA and Castle can fix that
– Sunwolves are the Andrew Yang of Super Rugby. Looks cool in theory, but it doesnt work
– GO REDDSSssssSSSSSsssSSSSSsssssss…SSSSSSS! Win! or else…

The Wrap: The Sunwolves and Super Rugby’s shame file

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2w

She has good taste.

2020 coaches: Who will we see the best of?

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Thanks Hazza. From me and Fafs mum. Faf too

2020 coaches: Who will we see the best of?

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2w

Thanks Nick, very good work

This weekend, the Chiefs are the team to watch, other than the Reds haha

Why Warren Gatland is winning the battle of the basics

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2w

Thanks Dan. It’s an endless string of sagas for RARA sigh

Roll up, folks, it's time for another round of rugby broadcast negotiations by media

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3w

Thanks BeeMc.

Thats a lotsa questions! So let’s see the answer.

Time the NZAAR part of the partnership asked the obvious question of SA

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3w

Yup!

So is EPL AFL etc

The Wrap: How Super Rugby can help save the environment

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3w

I’m sleepy

The woke Waratahs need some resilience to become winners

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Im not a fan of FOX nor RARA, for related and different reasons. I find both sadly lacking in knowledge and wisdom in sports economy. Im clearly outside the FOX bubble and the RARA bubble. Both will burst eventually unless they make necessary changes, which I havent seen… yet

Having said all that, Im looking at it from a commercial standpoint:
– Castle had two options. Now she only has one
– Considerable leverage has gone
– That single option is yet another subscriber network, one which seems to have limited sports production knowledge
– I was expecting she would have more options by now.

A contributor to this problem, I think is declining attendance and viewership, which in itself is due to a weak sports economy.

The Wrap: How Super Rugby can help save the environment

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3w

Thanks GP. Strange turn of events re broadcast. FOX / RARA. Separation or divorce? Either way, its seems to be a slap for Castle

The Wrap: How Super Rugby can help save the environment

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3w

I think we are seeing the same thing in the paddock.

Wessels is a playing a flat game, everything is done close to the gainline. But his forwards arent strong enough to do this.

Moreover, it is one dimensional. Its quite predictable and much easier to defend against.

Three strikes and you're out? Thorn needs finals footy in third year of Reds reboot

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4w

I think his game plan was poor, which was mismatched vs his team’s core capability

Three strikes and you're out? Thorn needs finals footy in third year of Reds reboot

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I think a Wessels article is overdue:
– I wanted to write one last year, but couldn’t find the time
– I thought Wessels was poor last year
– His game model was discernable. But wrong
– But not as bad as BT.

Three strikes and you're out? Thorn needs finals footy in third year of Reds reboot

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Thanks gents! Psst Brett. Sportsbet.com or similar 😛

Super Rugby Round 1: Whaddya mean it starts this week?

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Thanks Nick! Enjoyed that. I also enjoy watching Lucas on the paddock.

I think he will be very good, over a period of time. This year, I am hoping he gets a bit of space and time from his pack, so he can do his thing.

Can Isaac Lucas become the new Stephen Larkham?

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Jan

Thanks BeeMc!

Round 1, if SR tradition holds up, will be totally unpredictable. Especially after the RWC year musical chairs!

What do we know about the Australian conference ahead of Round 1?

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Jan

I think leading WBs and Aus SR into a leading position will be a good thing

Bringing Aus Rugby into a winter sport market leading position is another thing altogether!

The Wrap: Where did rugby’s offseason go?

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Jan

Very nice James, thanks!

Keep them coming.

Aussie abroad: Ben Tapuai

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Jan

Thanks GP!
Lots of resets post RWC. Hope it’s not the case for 2020 scrums!
I also hope RARA delivers some kind of cohesive strategy that brings Rugby into a market leading position. Relying on SANZAR and WB wins, bringing on new personnel, is a tired plan that clearly doesn’t work
But I’m not holding my breath

The Wrap: Where did rugby’s offseason go?

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Jan

Just when you hoped selection head scratchers by the Reds was over.

"At first it was a pretty hard pill to swallow": Rodda opens up on Reds captaincy miss

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Jan

Yes Lucas at 10. I think so Red

Liam Wright named new Reds skipper

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Jan

Thanks for sharing gents. I haven’t looked into whatever improvements the Reds have made for 2020. So I cant I expect anything different from the Reds.

For now, based on the last couple of years, I expect none.

In any case, this article is a distraction:
– The real story is what is BTs credibility going into 2020?
– I cant believe for the life of me, that we cant find a better coach

Liam Wright named new Reds skipper

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Jan

I’m not into name calling a person.
But his results have been a dill:
– 3rd last in 2018 in the comp
– 2nd last last year
Until I see a marked improvement I don’t trust anything he says or does has a positive effect for Reds.
I pity the players:
– So much potential
– But end up losing badly.
If they improve their D 2020 maybe they have a chance. But without Samu Km they need to be much smarter in attack
Let’s see Lucas in action.

Liam Wright named new Reds skipper

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