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<blockquote data-quote="Steve-o" data-source="post: 242574"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Prestwick @ Feb 5 2009, 05:22 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=375755" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>From what I've seen the Japanese like "Westerners" and their culture. They got nuts over American sport like baseball and basketball, and sell out Back Street Boys concerts faster than you can say sashimi. And I know their players love the S14 (I saw a thing about it on Re-Union).</p><p></p><p>Expansion there would be more desired as it's in the same time zone as Oz and NZ, roundabouts.</p><p></p><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Feb 5 2009, 01:59 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=375717" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>You were probably being sarcastic when you said this but it's pretty true. Argentina still don't have a pro league up and running, SANZAR would be wasting resources on it. Unfortunately SANZAR can't bail out Argentina because it has it's own very big issues. The 'North Drift' has forced SANZAR to focus more energy and resources to keep our players down here, for the good of the game in our respective countries.</p><p></p><p>Japan on the other hand could help this. Firstly because they have a pro league already, they're in the same time zone, and they have loads of dosh (hopefully still!).</p><p></p><p>If you guys care so much about Argentina why don't invite them to your comps? Not so impossible considering the UK has just about the same timezone as SA. SA being the Argentinians closest destination if they were to join Super Rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steve-o, post: 242574"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Prestwick @ Feb 5 2009, 05:22 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=375755']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> From what I've seen the Japanese like "Westerners" and their culture. They got nuts over American sport like baseball and basketball, and sell out Back Street Boys concerts faster than you can say sashimi. And I know their players love the S14 (I saw a thing about it on Re-Union). Expansion there would be more desired as it's in the same time zone as Oz and NZ, roundabouts. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teh Mite @ Feb 5 2009, 01:59 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=375717']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> You were probably being sarcastic when you said this but it's pretty true. Argentina still don't have a pro league up and running, SANZAR would be wasting resources on it. Unfortunately SANZAR can't bail out Argentina because it has it's own very big issues. The 'North Drift' has forced SANZAR to focus more energy and resources to keep our players down here, for the good of the game in our respective countries. Japan on the other hand could help this. Firstly because they have a pro league already, they're in the same time zone, and they have loads of dosh (hopefully still!). If you guys care so much about Argentina why don't invite them to your comps? Not so impossible considering the UK has just about the same timezone as SA. SA being the Argentinians closest destination if they were to join Super Rugby. [/QUOTE]
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