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<blockquote data-quote="fcukernaut" data-source="post: 146721"><p>Prestwick, I fully understand your qualms about the system, and you're quite right for having them. There shouldn't be wink wink nudge nudge type of backroom deals. However, it is what it is so please, stop whinging. We don't get anywhere if we continually come back to this point. All we can do is hope that in the future the leaders of the Unions start using their brains and commit to developing rugby world wide.</p><p></p><p>For those who have brought forward the suggestion that America could host the rugby world cup, please stop. The idea is naive and idiotic. Certainly they have the stadia and the infrastructure, but the American public will not turn out. Perhaps you'll get the stadiums filling with ex-pats and vacationers, but it would not develop rugby at all. There are far too many problems in American rugby to even start to believe that they would gain a single ounce of benefit.</p><p></p><p>As for the 2011 Rugby World Cup I'm not seeing what the fuss is about outside of how the bid was gained (which I already outlined). Who cares if the NZRU loses $30million? That money will just be supplemented by the NZ government and they won't have a single problem doing it. The World Cup will bring in billions of dollars into the economy, what is mere $30mil. Even when the costs go over $60 and $70mil, the costs will still be negligible. </p><p></p><p>Another issue that was brought up was the cost of traveling to New Zealand. Now, assuming there isn't a huge shift in the NZ dollar the difference between going to NZ and going to Japan will also be negligible. Sure the cost of the ticket will be more, but the cost of living expenses will be cheaper. Spending two months in NZ will be far cheaper than in Japan.</p><p></p><p>At the end of the day though, the iRB will still pocket over $200million from TV contracts, and the game will continue to progress, so it will automatically be a success regardless where it is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fcukernaut, post: 146721"] Prestwick, I fully understand your qualms about the system, and you're quite right for having them. There shouldn't be wink wink nudge nudge type of backroom deals. However, it is what it is so please, stop whinging. We don't get anywhere if we continually come back to this point. All we can do is hope that in the future the leaders of the Unions start using their brains and commit to developing rugby world wide. For those who have brought forward the suggestion that America could host the rugby world cup, please stop. The idea is naive and idiotic. Certainly they have the stadia and the infrastructure, but the American public will not turn out. Perhaps you'll get the stadiums filling with ex-pats and vacationers, but it would not develop rugby at all. There are far too many problems in American rugby to even start to believe that they would gain a single ounce of benefit. As for the 2011 Rugby World Cup I'm not seeing what the fuss is about outside of how the bid was gained (which I already outlined). Who cares if the NZRU loses $30million? That money will just be supplemented by the NZ government and they won't have a single problem doing it. The World Cup will bring in billions of dollars into the economy, what is mere $30mil. Even when the costs go over $60 and $70mil, the costs will still be negligible. Another issue that was brought up was the cost of traveling to New Zealand. Now, assuming there isn't a huge shift in the NZ dollar the difference between going to NZ and going to Japan will also be negligible. Sure the cost of the ticket will be more, but the cost of living expenses will be cheaper. Spending two months in NZ will be far cheaper than in Japan. At the end of the day though, the iRB will still pocket over $200million from TV contracts, and the game will continue to progress, so it will automatically be a success regardless where it is. [/QUOTE]
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