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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 928222" data-attributes="member: 13611"><p>Formula 1 paid out $940m to it's 10 teams in 2017. If that's running it into the ground, sign me up. They took it off terrestrial TV and onto subscription services. Rugby did this 20 years ago. CVC chased money in Asia to increase revenue. The Pro 14 chased money in Africa to do likewise.</p><p></p><p>Saying Premiership teams don't want their players playing for England is hyperbolic. They do, they just want to be fairly compensated for it. Their owners aren't philanthropists, they're businessmen. It's the RFUs job to grow the game, not a private 13 team clique.</p><p></p><p>The Pro14 is a multi country competition which has the potential to grow beyond it's current borders to increase revenue streams. If bringing in investors with a track record of growing beyond their current base helps them do so, that's a good thing. CVCs investment in the Premiership has changed the landscape so there's no point burying our heads in the sand and hope it goes away. The Pro14 needs to be creative or else rugby in Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Wales and South Africa will be left behind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 928222, member: 13611"] Formula 1 paid out $940m to it's 10 teams in 2017. If that's running it into the ground, sign me up. They took it off terrestrial TV and onto subscription services. Rugby did this 20 years ago. CVC chased money in Asia to increase revenue. The Pro 14 chased money in Africa to do likewise. Saying Premiership teams don't want their players playing for England is hyperbolic. They do, they just want to be fairly compensated for it. Their owners aren't philanthropists, they're businessmen. It's the RFUs job to grow the game, not a private 13 team clique. The Pro14 is a multi country competition which has the potential to grow beyond it's current borders to increase revenue streams. If bringing in investors with a track record of growing beyond their current base helps them do so, that's a good thing. CVCs investment in the Premiership has changed the landscape so there's no point burying our heads in the sand and hope it goes away. The Pro14 needs to be creative or else rugby in Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Wales and South Africa will be left behind. [/QUOTE]
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