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<blockquote data-quote="scuubasteve" data-source="post: 155718"><p>With the 3N now going for 9 weeks it only finished on the 9th of September last year. If there was no world cup this year then the AirNZ cup would only see the AB's for 3 round robin games, providing they didn't take a weeks break (which they always do). So esoj, the internationals definitely don't play most of the AirNZ Cup in non-wc year, they don't even play 20% of the games.</p><p></p><p>On the issue of central contracting, if you brought in private investors and subsequently more money, wouldn't it be easier to pay players more and retain them?</p><p></p><p>Finally, the $2million salary cap can only be reached by 4 teams. Hawkes Bay's salary is closer to $1.5million. the salary cap is yet to make a big difference, because the big 4 still have 25% more money to play with. The AirNZ Cup has allowed Hawkes Bay in, but it has also been responsible for them needing to double their team expenses from one season to the next.</p><p></p><p>If NZ retained the laws which state that players need to be eligible for the AB's to play in NZ, then I don't see there being a problem with private investment.</p><p></p><p>At the moment the Big 4 hold the purse strings of the NZRU money anyway. They subsidise their AirNZ Cup teams with Super money and skim the top talent around the country to build their teams. If yo take a look at all the talent moving around the country you have all the upcoming players heading to the big unions and the average players moving to the lower unions. The only big names moving to smaller provinces are doing so to gain Super14 spots, and then play and handful of games for their province. See Rico Gear.</p><p></p><p>All the current system in doing is pushing the G9 unions into bankruptcy.</p><p>Where in the current system of 100% central contracting is the incentive for the owners of the clubs (NZRU) to make sure they survive?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scuubasteve, post: 155718"] With the 3N now going for 9 weeks it only finished on the 9th of September last year. If there was no world cup this year then the AirNZ cup would only see the AB's for 3 round robin games, providing they didn't take a weeks break (which they always do). So esoj, the internationals definitely don't play most of the AirNZ Cup in non-wc year, they don't even play 20% of the games. On the issue of central contracting, if you brought in private investors and subsequently more money, wouldn't it be easier to pay players more and retain them? Finally, the $2million salary cap can only be reached by 4 teams. Hawkes Bay's salary is closer to $1.5million. the salary cap is yet to make a big difference, because the big 4 still have 25% more money to play with. The AirNZ Cup has allowed Hawkes Bay in, but it has also been responsible for them needing to double their team expenses from one season to the next. If NZ retained the laws which state that players need to be eligible for the AB's to play in NZ, then I don't see there being a problem with private investment. At the moment the Big 4 hold the purse strings of the NZRU money anyway. They subsidise their AirNZ Cup teams with Super money and skim the top talent around the country to build their teams. If yo take a look at all the talent moving around the country you have all the upcoming players heading to the big unions and the average players moving to the lower unions. The only big names moving to smaller provinces are doing so to gain Super14 spots, and then play and handful of games for their province. See Rico Gear. All the current system in doing is pushing the G9 unions into bankruptcy. Where in the current system of 100% central contracting is the incentive for the owners of the clubs (NZRU) to make sure they survive? [/QUOTE]
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