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    • BovidaeB Bovidae

      @Stargazer The Highlanders would be the smallest of the 5 franchises in terms of operating costs, and there is only so much fat you can trim to save money. The main sponsors of each team might have to dig deeper into their pockets.

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      @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

      @Stargazer The Highlanders would be the smallest of the 5 franchises in terms of operating costs, and there is only so much fat you can trim to save money. The main sponsors of each team might have to dig deeper into their pockets.

      Why would a sponsor pay more, for less product??

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      • sharkS shark

        @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

        @Stargazer The Highlanders would be the smallest of the 5 franchises in terms of operating costs, and there is only so much fat you can trim to save money. The main sponsors of each team might have to dig deeper into their pockets.

        Why would a sponsor pay more, for less product??

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        @shark said in Super Rugby 2020:

        Why would a sponsor pay more, for less product??

        Common sense says they shouldn't, but if NZR has no more money to give the franchises then outside of a bank loan the only available source of money would be from the goodwill of their sponsors.

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        • BovidaeB Bovidae

          @shark said in Super Rugby 2020:

          Why would a sponsor pay more, for less product??

          Common sense says they shouldn't, but if NZR has no more money to give the franchises then outside of a bank loan the only available source of money would be from the goodwill of their sponsors.

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          @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

          @shark said in Super Rugby 2020:

          Why would a sponsor pay more, for less product??

          Common sense says they shouldn't, but if NZR has no more money to give the franchises then outside of a bank loan the only available source of money would be from the goodwill of their sponsors.

          Which would be an awful look if those same sponsors had sent employees home without pay...

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            https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/120857316/coronavirus-all-black-richie-mounga-other-crusaders-caught-flouting-lockdown-rules

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            • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

              https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/120857316/coronavirus-all-black-richie-mounga-other-crusaders-caught-flouting-lockdown-rules

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              @KiwiMurph I assume the camera operators receive the same rebuke .

              "Acting on an anonymous tip, Newshub cameras caught Mo'unga and several unidentified players exercising together on a field next to the team's Rugby Park training ground."

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                Reporters are essential workers

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                • M Machpants

                  Reporters are essential workers

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                  @Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:

                  Reporters are essential workers

                  Ahh but did they touch the balls?

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                  • BonesB Bones

                    @Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:

                    Reporters are essential workers

                    Ahh but did they touch the balls?

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                    @Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

                    @Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:

                    Reporters are essential workers

                    Ahh but did they touch the balls?

                    who's balls?

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                    • M Machpants

                      @Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

                      @Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:

                      Reporters are essential workers

                      Ahh but did they touch the balls?

                      who's balls?

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                      @Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:

                      @Bones said in Super Rugby 2020:

                      @Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:

                      Reporters are essential workers

                      Ahh but did they touch the balls?

                      who's balls?

                      The ones Richie was fondling. Apparently everyone had a go.

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                      • antipodeanA antipodean

                        @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                        @shark said in Super Rugby 2020:

                        Why would a sponsor pay more, for less product??

                        Common sense says they shouldn't, but if NZR has no more money to give the franchises then outside of a bank loan the only available source of money would be from the goodwill of their sponsors.

                        Which would be an awful look if those same sponsors had sent employees home without pay...

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                        @antipodean A very good point. No amount of 'goodwill' defence could justify gifting a professional sporting outfit extra sponsorship dollars in lieu of paying the businesses' own employees.

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                        • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/120857316/coronavirus-all-black-richie-mounga-other-crusaders-caught-flouting-lockdown-rules

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                          @KiwiMurph Muppets. But this isn't an uncommon sight at parks. We saw a group of girls the other day well distanced but passing around a netball. And no, it's not likely 4-5 young girls around the same age came from the same bubble.

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                            https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/apr/06/club-world-cup-to-be-put-forward-as-radical-new-rugby-union-competition

                            Laporte has suggested the involvement of one team each from the US and Japan – as well as four from the Premiership, the Top 14, the Pro14 and six from Super Rugby.

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                              Reporters are essential workers

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                              @Machpants said in Super Rugby 2020:

                              Reporters are essential workers

                              Of course someone has to spew out the constant dribble we are receiving amongst the important messages.

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                                More relevant in this thread.

                                So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

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                                • BovidaeB Bovidae

                                  More relevant in this thread.

                                  So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                  https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

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                                  @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                  More relevant in this thread.

                                  So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                  https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

                                  If thats their thinking it will kill Rugby in Australia, no one will care not broadcasters they will keep NRL and AFL as strong as it is now.
                                  It will drive all the decent athletes to those sports even more than now.
                                  Big mistake if that is their thinking it will drive Rugby even more underground.

                                  From a NZ perspective the sad thing is Australia in Rugby circles is no longer what it was a fierce rivalry for a time,so fans in NZ will not really care.

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                                  • BovidaeB Bovidae

                                    More relevant in this thread.

                                    So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

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                                    @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                    More relevant in this thread.

                                    So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                    https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

                                    That would be an unmitigated disaster.

                                    There's something fundamentally wrong with people who don't recognise two issues:

                                    1. The environment and circumstances that made Australian rugby world beaters does not exist now, and
                                    2. People complaining about the current malaise are (at least to me) grossly overestimating their ability to adjust and manage sports administration.
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                                    • BovidaeB Bovidae

                                      More relevant in this thread.

                                      So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

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                                      voodoo
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                                      @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                      More relevant in this thread.

                                      So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                      https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

                                      What a strange article! I genuinely have no idea what point Cully was trying to get across there. That Kearns would play hardball somehow? That NZ should beware???
                                      Just weird.

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                                      • ChrisC Chris

                                        @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                        More relevant in this thread.

                                        So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                        https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

                                        If thats their thinking it will kill Rugby in Australia, no one will care not broadcasters they will keep NRL and AFL as strong as it is now.
                                        It will drive all the decent athletes to those sports even more than now.
                                        Big mistake if that is their thinking it will drive Rugby even more underground.

                                        From a NZ perspective the sad thing is Australia in Rugby circles is no longer what it was a fierce rivalry for a time,so fans in NZ will not really care.

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                                        @Chris said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                        @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                        More relevant in this thread.

                                        So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                        https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

                                        If thats their thinking it will kill Rugby in Australia, no one will care not broadcasters they will keep NRL and AFL as strong as it is now.
                                        It will drive all the decent athletes to those sports even more than now.
                                        Big mistake if that is their thinking it will drive Rugby even more underground.

                                        From a NZ perspective the sad thing is Australia in Rugby circles is no longer what it was a fierce rivalry for a time,so fans in NZ will not really care.

                                        The "return to club rugby" suggests emulating the NRL / AFL model where the competition is entered around one major city, with token interstate representation to form a "national" competition.

                                        Fine in theory but two major issues jump out to me:
                                        a) Unlike say Essendon in AFL or Paramatta in NRL, Randwick does not have a major state-wide following, capable of drawing huge crowds live and on TV.
                                        b) What happens to the state teams, the 'Tahs and the Reds?

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                                        • voodooV voodoo

                                          @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                          More relevant in this thread.

                                          So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

                                          What a strange article! I genuinely have no idea what point Cully was trying to get across there. That Kearns would play hardball somehow? That NZ should beware???
                                          Just weird.

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                                          @voodoo said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                          @Bovidae said in Super Rugby 2020:

                                          More relevant in this thread.

                                          So Aust wants a return to club rugby?

                                          https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/120837105/coronavirus-australias-boardroom-war-will-turn-new-zealand-rugby-on-its-head

                                          What a strange article! I genuinely have no idea what point Cully was trying to get across there. That Kearns would play hardball somehow? That NZ should beware???
                                          Just weird.

                                          That if Rugby Aus decide to withdraw from SANZAAR that NZRU could be in quite a pickle.

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