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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 685197" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p>The NPC is more important to many kiwis than Super Rugby, if the Wellington team had all its players it would arguably be better than the Hurricanes (we...if we had a half good 12st 5/8th). It's hardly nothing in World Rugby - it's been going a lot longer and has much more history than Super Rugby, and it's not called the Air New Zealand Cup for five years :lol:. The SH doesn't really get the Top 14 either (outside of maybe a game a week on a premier rugby channel), so I'm not surprised you weren't aware. My point is I'm not sure why you blame SH people for their attitude towards Toulon in general. In the last few months Moudrad Boudjellal has been trying to restrict the release of SH players for international rugby despite knowing the rules. Leporte is now complaining about international players during the release. Now maybe I jumped the gun, and Laporte is suggesting changing the Top 14 season better around the internationals. If that is the case then that's simply a very sensible suggestion. However the general theme with these suggestions is to try and limit the internationals or not release players for them - and if that's the implication behind Laporte's remarks then it's likely the reason people are reacting.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>There is a hell of a lot of regional identity in New Zealand that I think people are not aware of, with plenty of history. The Auckland team of the 80s and 90s for example with Sean Fitzpatrick, Olo Brown, Zinzan Brooke, Robin Brooke, Michael Jones, Grant Fox, John Kirwan, Lee Stensness, Inga Tuigamala, Joe Stanley, Frank Bunce, Carlos Spencer etc. Then this is the Ranfurly Shield which is again very prestigious within New Zealand. The setup does support international rugby, but there is a lot that is overlooked. If you live in Manawatu, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Northland, Southland or Tasman - you're lucky to get one game of Super Rugby a year and one international game played every five or six years - so most people in those places have a much stronger affinity for the NPC - where they actually get to support their teams live.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 685197, member: 38640"] The NPC is more important to many kiwis than Super Rugby, if the Wellington team had all its players it would arguably be better than the Hurricanes (we...if we had a half good 12st 5/8th). It's hardly nothing in World Rugby - it's been going a lot longer and has much more history than Super Rugby, and it's not called the Air New Zealand Cup for five years :lol:. The SH doesn't really get the Top 14 either (outside of maybe a game a week on a premier rugby channel), so I'm not surprised you weren't aware. My point is I'm not sure why you blame SH people for their attitude towards Toulon in general. In the last few months Moudrad Boudjellal has been trying to restrict the release of SH players for international rugby despite knowing the rules. Leporte is now complaining about international players during the release. Now maybe I jumped the gun, and Laporte is suggesting changing the Top 14 season better around the internationals. If that is the case then that's simply a very sensible suggestion. However the general theme with these suggestions is to try and limit the internationals or not release players for them - and if that's the implication behind Laporte's remarks then it's likely the reason people are reacting. There is a hell of a lot of regional identity in New Zealand that I think people are not aware of, with plenty of history. The Auckland team of the 80s and 90s for example with Sean Fitzpatrick, Olo Brown, Zinzan Brooke, Robin Brooke, Michael Jones, Grant Fox, John Kirwan, Lee Stensness, Inga Tuigamala, Joe Stanley, Frank Bunce, Carlos Spencer etc. Then this is the Ranfurly Shield which is again very prestigious within New Zealand. The setup does support international rugby, but there is a lot that is overlooked. If you live in Manawatu, Taranaki, Hawkes Bay, Bay of Plenty, Counties Manukau, Northland, Southland or Tasman - you're lucky to get one game of Super Rugby a year and one international game played every five or six years - so most people in those places have a much stronger affinity for the NPC - where they actually get to support their teams live. [/QUOTE]
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