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<blockquote data-quote="back2back" data-source="post: 786306" data-attributes="member: 73797"><p>Can't see SR investing in Pacific Island teams ever, SR just wants to expand its income, they won't be prepared to put up the money for Pacific Island teams who have no infrastructure, no income through viewership because of the populations and having to front up with large salaries to retain players for the franchise they would already have to create and support out off its own pocket.</p><p></p><p>It will never happen sadly (Pacific Island teams), unless a private investor wants to create the teams on their own, but I highly doubt there's very many rich people in the Islands truly invested into Rugby to front their own money which they would only lose and never get back.</p><p></p><p>The option to replace them (Pacific Island) with a team from USA is some what viable, them and Canada could combine player resources. Not sure where that other team in Asia you're talking about could come from though. </p><p></p><p>1 more NZ team, possibly Hawkes Bay combined with Bay of Plenty and another Australian team, perhaps having to divide the Tahs into two teams, or keeping the Tahs (county) and making a Sydney City team or create a Central Coast team.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Also losing SA to Europe would be a disaster for SR income, SA have a huge population and huge viewership. Not many Aussies watch rugby and NZ only has a population of 4m which about a quarter of that is Asian/Indian and not interested. Can't see it ever happening.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="back2back, post: 786306, member: 73797"] Can't see SR investing in Pacific Island teams ever, SR just wants to expand its income, they won't be prepared to put up the money for Pacific Island teams who have no infrastructure, no income through viewership because of the populations and having to front up with large salaries to retain players for the franchise they would already have to create and support out off its own pocket. It will never happen sadly (Pacific Island teams), unless a private investor wants to create the teams on their own, but I highly doubt there's very many rich people in the Islands truly invested into Rugby to front their own money which they would only lose and never get back. The option to replace them (Pacific Island) with a team from USA is some what viable, them and Canada could combine player resources. Not sure where that other team in Asia you're talking about could come from though. 1 more NZ team, possibly Hawkes Bay combined with Bay of Plenty and another Australian team, perhaps having to divide the Tahs into two teams, or keeping the Tahs (county) and making a Sydney City team or create a Central Coast team. Also losing SA to Europe would be a disaster for SR income, SA have a huge population and huge viewership. Not many Aussies watch rugby and NZ only has a population of 4m which about a quarter of that is Asian/Indian and not interested. Can't see it ever happening. [/QUOTE]
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