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<blockquote data-quote="ChiefsFan" data-source="post: 194016"><p>In the NZ Herald recently they have revealed what they say is what SANZAR is considering for a new tournament.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>What would happen is that the teams would be split up into three differnt 'conferences' of pools. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Conference 1</p><p></p><p>5/6* South Africa Teams </p><p></p><p>1 Argentinian Team</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Conference 2</p><p></p><p>5/6* Australian Teams</p><p></p><p>1 Japanese Team</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Conference 3</p><p></p><p>5/6* New Zealand Teams</p><p></p><p>1 Pacific Islander Team</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Each team would play each team from their conference twice (home and away) but also play each other team only once. This would minimize (supposedly) the ammount of travel each player has to partake in.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Upon completion of pool rounds the teams would ove into Quarters, Semis and a Final. I'm not sure how seeding would be granted however.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>---------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>My Opinions:</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Althoughit would effectively be a new competition, it would be much of the same. I can't see how they would change the conferences after each year so basically teams would play the same teams every year, which supposedly is not what the players want. The TV show Re:Union proposed a similar idea. There would be two conferences, East and West.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>East</p><p></p><p>Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders, Highlanders</p><p></p><p>North America</p><p></p><p>Pacific Islanders</p><p></p><p>Reds, Waratahs, Brumbies</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>West</p><p></p><p>Sharks, Bulls, Lions, Cheetahs, Stormers</p><p></p><p>Two Argentinian Teams</p><p></p><p>Two Japanese Teams</p><p></p><p>Western Force</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Each team would play the same teams in their conference twice (home and away) before moving into the quarters, semis and the final. Same kind of tournamnet really. Although it'll reduce travel factor I can't see it functioning well. It would effectively be two differnet competitions (Guiness Premiership, Top 14) but with finals between thetop four teams from each competition. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So what do you guys thin of these ideas? I can't really see either taking off. What would you change with them?</p><p></p><p>Notes:</p><p></p><p>* - It says on the Herald Website that each SANZAR nation would have 5 teams within the article, but upon conclusion it is changed to 6. I assume it is 5 as it mentions having 18 teams (5 NZ, 5 SA, 5 AU, 3 Other). Also, I can't imagine why they would want each nation to have six teams.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ChiefsFan, post: 194016"] In the NZ Herald recently they have revealed what they say is what SANZAR is considering for a new tournament. What would happen is that the teams would be split up into three differnt 'conferences' of pools. Conference 1 5/6* South Africa Teams 1 Argentinian Team Conference 2 5/6* Australian Teams 1 Japanese Team Conference 3 5/6* New Zealand Teams 1 Pacific Islander Team Each team would play each team from their conference twice (home and away) but also play each other team only once. This would minimize (supposedly) the ammount of travel each player has to partake in. Upon completion of pool rounds the teams would ove into Quarters, Semis and a Final. I'm not sure how seeding would be granted however. --------------------------------------------------------------- My Opinions: Althoughit would effectively be a new competition, it would be much of the same. I can't see how they would change the conferences after each year so basically teams would play the same teams every year, which supposedly is not what the players want. The TV show Re:Union proposed a similar idea. There would be two conferences, East and West. East Blues, Chiefs, Hurricanes, Crusaders, Highlanders North America Pacific Islanders Reds, Waratahs, Brumbies West Sharks, Bulls, Lions, Cheetahs, Stormers Two Argentinian Teams Two Japanese Teams Western Force Each team would play the same teams in their conference twice (home and away) before moving into the quarters, semis and the final. Same kind of tournamnet really. Although it'll reduce travel factor I can't see it functioning well. It would effectively be two differnet competitions (Guiness Premiership, Top 14) but with finals between thetop four teams from each competition. So what do you guys thin of these ideas? I can't really see either taking off. What would you change with them? Notes: * - It says on the Herald Website that each SANZAR nation would have 5 teams within the article, but upon conclusion it is changed to 6. I assume it is 5 as it mentions having 18 teams (5 NZ, 5 SA, 5 AU, 3 Other). Also, I can't imagine why they would want each nation to have six teams. [/QUOTE]
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