Super 15 a step closer

[Jer1cho]

I say do the following:

- Merge The Lions and The Cheetahs to form The Cats (as was the case before)
- Merge The Highlanders and The Chiefs to form, erm... The Highland Chiefs
- Merge The Force and The Reds to form The Red Force

Now, with essentially 3 teams less, this competition is now the Super 11. The newly formed teams will also be stronger opponents than their individual teams, thus creating a more exciting tournament. Now, we find ourselves with open spots for the 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th teams.

These last 4 teams can be the Japanese, Argentinean, Fijian and American national squads, or the best regional sides they have to offer.

Hence, a Super 15.

 

[Fa'atau82]

I say we go one step better and just put Saracens in S14 lol

 

[BLR]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jer1cho @ Mar 17 2009, 04:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I say do the following:

- Merge The Lions and The Cheetahs to form The Cats (as was the case before)
- Merge The Highlanders and The Chiefs to form, erm... The Highland Chiefs
- Merge The Force and The Reds to form The Red Force[/b]

Agree on the first count, 2nd case wouldn't work, either the Chiefs for the Canes or Highlanders for the Saders. 3rd Case Brumbies to the Tahs, as the Brumbies recruit from South NSW anyway. Stupid idea anyway besides the first case.

 

[Jer1cho]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (BLR @ Mar 17 2009, 04:07 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Agree on the first count, 2nd case wouldn't work, either the Chiefs for the Canes or Highlanders for the Saders. 3rd Case Brumbies to the Tahs, as the Brumbies recruit from South NSW anyway. Stupid idea anyway besides the first case.[/b]

It was not meant to be a serious idea. :glare:

 

[Brightside]

No more Australian teams please. Everyone wonders why the Kiwi's are so good and it is because of the rugby below the Super 14. Invest some more money into the local comps, even though half the players are kiwis or islanders.

 

[wjd23104]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Mar 6 2009, 01:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

I read somewhere that the Eastern Cape team would be exclusively black... maybe not even any coloureds. SARU going mad again...

Anyway here's what I'd do:

1. SA conference
Stormers
Cheetahs
Lions
Bulls
Sharks
Eastern Cape team

2. NZ conference
Chiefs
Hurricanes
Blues
Highlanders
Crusaders
another NZ team (Auckland wanted 2 no?)

3. Aus conference
Brumbies
Force
Reds
Waratahs
new team in Melbourne
new team elsewhere (Darwin/ Alice Springs)/ an Abo team like the RL dreamtime

4. Pacific conference
Argentine team
Argentine
Japanese
Samoan
Tongan
Fijian

Top of each conference goes through; 4 more places to the best losers (which would probs get round the problem of 2 pacific teams in the knockout stage)

semi-final

final.

Ie. make it a bit more like the Heineken cup. Each side has a minimum 10 games per season, maximum of 13, so then they have plenty of time to get on with their domestic comps.[/b]

Aus can't support five teams let alone six, Spliting the Blues on their current form looks unwise (the idea was floated a while ago when the blues had Mccalister and co giving them much greater depth than they have now). And Sa with six? they only have 2 good teams and one average team. If they are serious about East Cape and they certainly seem so then the Cheetahs or the Lions have to go.