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<blockquote data-quote="Thingimubob" data-source="post: 205936"><p>no idea if this has been mentioned, but <em>Rugby World</em> ran a article about the Super 14 expanding, according to it, it's listed the places that are most likely to be bases for new franchises - Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Melbourne. Obviously there's no way that every single one of these places will be the home of a 'Super Rugby' franchise, but I can see a few (mainly Buenos Aires, Melbourne and possibly an American one) being set up by SANZAR and the country's respective Union. But, apparently the main reason for this is 1)To make money 2) Pump more money into the existing clubs, as well as the newly set up one's, and 3) to stop SANZAR players being lured away from their countries, while still in the prime. For example, New Zealand have found themselves in a bit of a difficult situation, they've lost a lot of their star players to the fatter paychecks of the likes of Toulon, Toulouse, Sale and Leicester, and it looks like they're set to lose more. South Africa aren't as badly affected, because of their change in policy, but it's still a daunting prospect, the same for Australia too. If they don't do something now, a few pundits have predicted that the majority of the worlds best players will be plying their trade with the likes of Toulon, instead of the Crusaders, Brumbies or Bulls within 10, at the most 20, years. So this, 'Super Rugby' plan will let players from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa play for franchises in other countries, but still be eligible to play for their countries. So instead of the likes of Carter and McAllister heading north and plying their trades in France and England, they'll be pulling in teh crowds in L.A., New York, Buenos Aires and Dubai, bringing in money for the Unions there, more money into Super Rugby and SANZAR, while still being able to run out for their country. It's supposed to be a win-win situation for everyone involved, but I myself think it's massively over-ambitious. </p><p>But as someone said, the Olympic Committee need to step up, and put the Sevens in the Olympics if they really want to develop rugby in other places. not only will it help the likes of America and Canada, but it'll give the likes of Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand, who aren't usually at the top of the list when it comes to medals, a chance at a Gold Medal. And, it'd mean we'd have a British Lions Sevens, which would just be awesome.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thingimubob, post: 205936"] no idea if this has been mentioned, but [i]Rugby World[/i] ran a article about the Super 14 expanding, according to it, it's listed the places that are most likely to be bases for new franchises - Los Angeles, Vancouver, New York, Buenos Aires, Dubai, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and Melbourne. Obviously there's no way that every single one of these places will be the home of a 'Super Rugby' franchise, but I can see a few (mainly Buenos Aires, Melbourne and possibly an American one) being set up by SANZAR and the country's respective Union. But, apparently the main reason for this is 1)To make money 2) Pump more money into the existing clubs, as well as the newly set up one's, and 3) to stop SANZAR players being lured away from their countries, while still in the prime. For example, New Zealand have found themselves in a bit of a difficult situation, they've lost a lot of their star players to the fatter paychecks of the likes of Toulon, Toulouse, Sale and Leicester, and it looks like they're set to lose more. South Africa aren't as badly affected, because of their change in policy, but it's still a daunting prospect, the same for Australia too. If they don't do something now, a few pundits have predicted that the majority of the worlds best players will be plying their trade with the likes of Toulon, instead of the Crusaders, Brumbies or Bulls within 10, at the most 20, years. So this, 'Super Rugby' plan will let players from New Zealand, Australia and South Africa play for franchises in other countries, but still be eligible to play for their countries. So instead of the likes of Carter and McAllister heading north and plying their trades in France and England, they'll be pulling in teh crowds in L.A., New York, Buenos Aires and Dubai, bringing in money for the Unions there, more money into Super Rugby and SANZAR, while still being able to run out for their country. It's supposed to be a win-win situation for everyone involved, but I myself think it's massively over-ambitious. But as someone said, the Olympic Committee need to step up, and put the Sevens in the Olympics if they really want to develop rugby in other places. not only will it help the likes of America and Canada, but it'll give the likes of Fiji, Samoa and New Zealand, who aren't usually at the top of the list when it comes to medals, a chance at a Gold Medal. And, it'd mean we'd have a British Lions Sevens, which would just be awesome. [/QUOTE]
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