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<blockquote data-quote="C A Iversen" data-source="post: 155150"><p>It would be that cut and dried if the big unions didn't have all the sponsorship, money and player base.</p><p></p><p>It's not their fault exactly, as that's professional sport. On the other hand if something isn't done soon, every year's final will feature Canterbury, Auckland, Wellington or Waikato. The only reason the other Super 14 franchise doesn't feature in that is because Otago have mis-managed their franchise in every way possible, ever since Laurie Mains got the player power push.</p><p></p><p>The unions I've mentioned above are attracting massive sponsorship and all of the best players, so why doesn't the NZRFU intervene, by making these unions contribute more into a central fund for the privilege and fact that they are S14 bases.</p><p></p><p>That fund could be funnelled into unions that could prove hardship on the basis of an independent financial report. Share the wealth in other words.</p><p></p><p>I'm not just saying this for Southland's sake, but for the whole comp. Once Southland goes, it'll be a matter of time before another union goes belly-up. Maybe four or five years, but it'll happen.</p><p></p><p>A good competition is an even one, and the way it stands it's like trying to fight thirty men with machine guns using a pop-gun with a BANG flag and a suction-cup bow and arrow set.</p><p></p><p>We need the Air New Zealand Cup to be strong in the regions and the main centres for the future of New Zealand Rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="C A Iversen, post: 155150"] It would be that cut and dried if the big unions didn't have all the sponsorship, money and player base. It's not their fault exactly, as that's professional sport. On the other hand if something isn't done soon, every year's final will feature Canterbury, Auckland, Wellington or Waikato. The only reason the other Super 14 franchise doesn't feature in that is because Otago have mis-managed their franchise in every way possible, ever since Laurie Mains got the player power push. The unions I've mentioned above are attracting massive sponsorship and all of the best players, so why doesn't the NZRFU intervene, by making these unions contribute more into a central fund for the privilege and fact that they are S14 bases. That fund could be funnelled into unions that could prove hardship on the basis of an independent financial report. Share the wealth in other words. I'm not just saying this for Southland's sake, but for the whole comp. Once Southland goes, it'll be a matter of time before another union goes belly-up. Maybe four or five years, but it'll happen. A good competition is an even one, and the way it stands it's like trying to fight thirty men with machine guns using a pop-gun with a BANG flag and a suction-cup bow and arrow set. We need the Air New Zealand Cup to be strong in the regions and the main centres for the future of New Zealand Rugby. [/QUOTE]
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