"LIV Rugby"?

[barbarian]

@mohikamo said in "LIV Rugby"?:

I think they want to create the IPL cricket type scenario in rugby.
When the IPL goes into action, the rest of the cricket world stops.
And when the IPL finishes, the cricket world goes back to normal.

Sure. They said that about LIV Golf as well - look at the IPL! Let's have that!

The two things that R360 does NOT have, as I see it, are two pretty critical things that made the IPL work:

1. Teams based in the cities they represent, so they have a guaranteed local fanbase, and maybe more importantly:
2. A ready-made fanbase of a BILLION people, and a ready-made commercial backing of a GAZILLION dollars.

There's no sporting equivalent of what cricket is to India. There's nothing in rugby that comes within a million miles.

[mohikamo]

@barbarian

Agree, but people are guna want to try.

Trending like this in other sports.

I notice UEFA and FIFA are freaking out at the mo because some of the big European soccer leagues are starting to take regular season games overseas.
Spanish league to US. And I think I read that an Italian Serie A game is going to Perth WA!
And the NFL is taking regular season games off-shore. Including a regular game in Melbourne from 2026 on.
EPL wont be far behind.
Or even the IPL!

So you can see the how they think.

[Bones]

@sparky said in "LIV Rugby"?:

Mike Tindall's really bad day just got even worse.

England, Ireland, France, New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, Italy and South Africa will ban from their national squad anyone involved in Rugby 360.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c0m43d30rjko

Countries without club comps not included in that. Interesting times for Argentina... and Wales.

@MiketheSnow

[mohikamo]

@Bones

Haha
Wales are such a shambles at the mo they cant make a decision about anything!

This is the UEFA/FIFA type reaction.
The establishment trying to retain contol, the international/nationist card is what gives them their leverage.
In Cricket the traditional establishment is long gone, the Indians are calling all the shots.

[barbarian]

Wales issued a statement as well saying they reserve the right to do the same as the other nations.

[MiketheSnow]

@mohikamo said in "LIV Rugby"?:

@Bones

Haha
Wales are such a shambles at the mo they cant make a decision about anything!

Will preserve that one for posterity if we get within 10 pts of your mob at the end of November

[Bones]

@barbarian said in "LIV Rugby"?:

Wales issued a statement as well saying they reserve the right to do the same as the other nations.

Fuck off with your facts.

[mohikamo]

There is an Italian league game in Perth!
And has it caused a brouhaha amongst the euros.
One of the Milan players complained (a Frenchman) and the league boss told him to "respect his employer."
It's the way of the world now.

[African Monkey]

@mohikamo said in "LIV Rugby"?:

There is an Italian league game in Perth!
And has it caused a brouhaha amongst the euros.
One of the Milan players complained (a Frenchman) and the league boss told him to "respect his employer."
It's the way of the world now.

And it's only the beginning no matter how defiant people want to be about it.

[barbarian]

Those are very different to a breakaway league though. Governments have paid money for one-off games for decades now.

[mohikamo]

@barbarian

Yes
But it is an elite soccer game played in a city where soccer is a minor sport, in the middle of f'n nowhere.
And Milan are one of the Super clubs, the break-away Euro league aint far behind.
That's why the trad euro soccer fans are gettin a bit freaked.

Shows you how flush the WA government are at the mo.
I'd say they tried for an EPL game first.
And they've even manged to get a Vic v WA state of origin australian football game up for next season.

It is only the beginning.

[Tim]

Oct 8  /  Sport

Senior rugby figures believe rebel R360 league all but dead after unions’ statement

Senior global rugby figures believe the rebel R360 venture is all but dead unless it can find a way to appease the world’s top nations

[Tim]

Oct 9  /  Sport

R360 rebel league would be a major blow to Prem, warns Exeter’s Rob Baxter

Exeter director of rugby believes clubs must try to improve the Prem and keep it attractive to lure the best players

[sparky]

It's behind Murdoch's Paywall but Eddie Jones has given at interview to The Times where he comes out in favour of R360.

[sparky]

More Eddie quotes:

[barbarian]

Well that kills it stone dead then. If Eddie thinks it's a good idea then it's got no chance.

[MiketheSnow]

He’s just lining up his next coaching job

No ifs, buts, or maybes

A true professional in fairness

He did hit upon one thing though

The season schedule

It’s a fucking joke in the NH

League, Europe, Autumn Internationals, League, Europe, 6 Nations, League, Summer tours

If we had the sensible schedule of the SH it would be so much better

And so much better attended

[mikedogz]

Sounds like a ten year ban for any NRL player that goes to R360. Most of the players that might go will be older. Sounds like the ban could even affect their ability to play at lower levels if they wanted to in their late 30's.

[African Monkey]

@mikedogz said in "LIV Rugby"?:

Sounds like a ten year ban for any NRL player that goes to R360. Most of the players that might go will be older. Sounds like the ban could even affect their ability to play at lower levels if they wanted to in their late 30's.

The real test to those rules will be if/when the first massive name(s) jump ship.

[antipodean]

@mikedogz said in "LIV Rugby"?:

Sounds like a ten year ban for any NRL player that goes to R360. Most of the players that might go will be older. Sounds like the ban could even affect their ability to play at lower levels if they wanted to in their late 30's.

That's a rule which would be quickly thrown in the bin if sufficient numbers of big names go.