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@Tim Not a huge loss considering the backbone of that squad is made up of Kiwis. Kind of a shame though as they had great support at home matches in Tokyo and have shown they have the ability to compete.
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@Canes4life said in Super Rugby News:
@Tim Not a huge loss considering the backbone of that squad is made up of Kiwis. Kind of a shame though as they had great support at home matches in Tokyo and have shown they have the ability to compete.
I work for a Japanese company and the ones from Tokyo mentioned that while they were reasonably supported the clubs didn't support the team and also outside of the local base of fans there wasn't much support outside the area.
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@Tim I remember reading a similar article last week. Are they using old articles as their source again, or has something actually changed since last week? I don't believe anything, until I see an actual decision from SANZAAR (preferably published on their website).
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@Stargazer Sumo on twitter saying he has confirmation that Sunwolves team has been informed they are gone.
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@KiwiMurph said in Super Rugby News:
@Stargazer Sumo on twitter saying he has confirmation that Sunwolves team has been informed they are gone.
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I feel sorry for the players. They've basically been part of a failed experiment. I hope that the better players (particularly, Little) will be able to score a spot in a NZ SR squad next year by playing well for the SW this year (their Japanese club contracts permitting).
By the way, SANZAAR will come with an official announcement on Friday - not limited to pulling the SW, going by this tweet:
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby News:
I feel sorry for the players. They've basically been part of a failed experiment. I hope that the better players (particularly, Little) will be able to score a spot in a NZ SR squad next year by playing well for the SW this year (their Japanese club contracts permitting).
By the way, SANZAAR will come with an official announcement on Friday - not limited to pulling the SW, going by this tweet:
The other way you can look at it is those players got Super contracts when otherwise they wouldn't have
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JRFU believes University Competition and Top League provide enough depth as plans are made to join Nations Championship via SANZAAR
Based on 'plans' to join the Nations Championship?
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@Machpants said in Super Rugby News:
Makes you laugh about an announcement on Friday when the cats already out of the bag. So many bodies and businesses are no responsive enough for the modern world
I wonder who the mole is?
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@taniwharugby said in Super Rugby News:
JRFU believes University Competition and Top League provide enough depth as plans are made to join Nations Championship via SANZAAR
Based on 'plans' to join the Nations Championship?
Well I guess that gives us all a good indication of the status of those plans then.
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Given that the Sunwolves have not had the support of the Top League or the JRFU negotiating for the very players to appear in Super Rugby, this was probably inevitable. It will make Super rugby better, but will slow down Japan's development. They are silly for not taking better advantage of the opportunity. Hopefully it will lead to some development of the Top League (which to be fair, is getting better).
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@Stargazer All good prospects but in Blackwells case I hope they don't see him as a long term lock option.
If they (Fidow & Numia) stay fit, Wellington/Canes could finally have two high calibre Props on their roster.
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I saw this in a stuff article:
The Rebels may still be in a daze after the Lions ran them down in such bizarre circumstances in Jo'burg last weekend. Ahead 33-5 early in the second half, the Rebels lost 36-33. The penalty count? 20-1 in favour of the Lions. Referee Egon Seconds absolutely caned the Ockers.
Seconds won't have the whistle this weekend. He will instead be running the line in Brisbane, where the Reds will host the Brumbies.
I skimmed through the game but had no idea the penalty count was that one sided. That must be a record
