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<blockquote data-quote="Maccaweeny" data-source="post: 234081"><p>The problem with the S14's is that there isn't a great deal of variety. The player bases are absolutely huge; the games intense, and that obviously shows at an international level, but it's still relegated to the big three. </p><p></p><p>The problem with Argentina is obviously the flight times, same applies to a Californian team. I see no reason why Japanese and Islander teams couldn't be incorporated though. Japanese rugby has made some solid progress, and there is a potentially huge untapped market there. Whenever i've been in Japan i've noticed their love of contact sports, the market is also rather uncompetitive (only NFL and Soccer really, as far as football goes). They would probably experience a huge learning curve against established S 14 sides, yet through importing players from Curry/ANZ comps they could be competitive. It would also give native players more experience playing high-intensity rugby.</p><p></p><p>The benefits of islander teams is obvious, if they play down here the seasons would be standardised, meaning they would be released for national duty during the PNC. Some teams would have to play their 'home' games in either Sydney/Brisbane/Auckland but I think it's already been mentioned that the huge expat populations (specifically in Auckland) along with general interest may sell tickets. </p><p></p><p>Is the HEC a better comp? It offers a great deal of variety, but generally speaking if the games were of a higher intensity etc. then it would be reflected at an international level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maccaweeny, post: 234081"] The problem with the S14's is that there isn't a great deal of variety. The player bases are absolutely huge; the games intense, and that obviously shows at an international level, but it's still relegated to the big three. The problem with Argentina is obviously the flight times, same applies to a Californian team. I see no reason why Japanese and Islander teams couldn't be incorporated though. Japanese rugby has made some solid progress, and there is a potentially huge untapped market there. Whenever i've been in Japan i've noticed their love of contact sports, the market is also rather uncompetitive (only NFL and Soccer really, as far as football goes). They would probably experience a huge learning curve against established S 14 sides, yet through importing players from Curry/ANZ comps they could be competitive. It would also give native players more experience playing high-intensity rugby. The benefits of islander teams is obvious, if they play down here the seasons would be standardised, meaning they would be released for national duty during the PNC. Some teams would have to play their 'home' games in either Sydney/Brisbane/Auckland but I think it's already been mentioned that the huge expat populations (specifically in Auckland) along with general interest may sell tickets. Is the HEC a better comp? It offers a great deal of variety, but generally speaking if the games were of a higher intensity etc. then it would be reflected at an international level. [/QUOTE]
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