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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 193885"><p>I read a plan earliet today in the NZ Herald (online edition) which is supposedly the NZRU's ideal scenario. It splits Super rugby into three pools of 6 teams. Pool one has 5 SA franchises and an Argentinian franchise (based in SA). Pool two is 5 Oz teams and a Japanese franchise (based in Oz) while pool three sees the 5 NZ teams joined by a composite Pacific Islands team. Teams play the other sides in their pool home and away while they play the other teams either home or away, thus creating a 22 game season (if my maths are correct!) followed by playoffs.</p><p></p><p>If this is the plan for Super rugby's expansion (and although it should probably be tweaked so that the new teams play their "home" games at home, it's not a bad option) it would give Australia an extra franchise. If that's the case, I'd guess that it's between Gold Coast and Melbourne for the 5th franchise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 193885"] I read a plan earliet today in the NZ Herald (online edition) which is supposedly the NZRU's ideal scenario. It splits Super rugby into three pools of 6 teams. Pool one has 5 SA franchises and an Argentinian franchise (based in SA). Pool two is 5 Oz teams and a Japanese franchise (based in Oz) while pool three sees the 5 NZ teams joined by a composite Pacific Islands team. Teams play the other sides in their pool home and away while they play the other teams either home or away, thus creating a 22 game season (if my maths are correct!) followed by playoffs. If this is the plan for Super rugby's expansion (and although it should probably be tweaked so that the new teams play their "home" games at home, it's not a bad option) it would give Australia an extra franchise. If that's the case, I'd guess that it's between Gold Coast and Melbourne for the 5th franchise. [/QUOTE]
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