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<blockquote data-quote="Jethro" data-source="post: 289347"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (C A Iversen @ Nov 20 2009, 11:48 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=422151" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Yep, and I can't see myself cuddling up to forgiving a guy who wanted to shag New Zealands premier competition for a debt that was reducing. I'm not going to praise him for having his arm twisted into agreeing with a massive majority.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Exactly so. The NZRU seem to have forgotten they are representing the interests of New Zealand rugby, not SANZAR. This will be the second time Tewbacca and Co have got slapped down over this issue, what part of "we want the 14th team competition retained" do they simply not get? Tew should resign immediately and take up a role with the ARU who he has pretty much been representing through the past two years.</p><p></p><p>In simple terms, the NZRU decided on the 14th team competition, the Provinces lifted their infrastructure, training camps, and finances to meet the criteria the NZRU come up with, why should the G9 be held to account for issues in a couple of S14 franchises?</p><p></p><p>The major issue I am having is with teams like Counties who have to get sponsorship in the face of NZRU meanderings.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Jethro, post: 289347"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (C A Iversen @ Nov 20 2009, 11:48 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=422151']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Yep, and I can't see myself cuddling up to forgiving a guy who wanted to shag New Zealands premier competition for a debt that was reducing. I'm not going to praise him for having his arm twisted into agreeing with a massive majority. [/b][/quote] Exactly so. The NZRU seem to have forgotten they are representing the interests of New Zealand rugby, not SANZAR. This will be the second time Tewbacca and Co have got slapped down over this issue, what part of "we want the 14th team competition retained" do they simply not get? Tew should resign immediately and take up a role with the ARU who he has pretty much been representing through the past two years. In simple terms, the NZRU decided on the 14th team competition, the Provinces lifted their infrastructure, training camps, and finances to meet the criteria the NZRU come up with, why should the G9 be held to account for issues in a couple of S14 franchises? The major issue I am having is with teams like Counties who have to get sponsorship in the face of NZRU meanderings. [/QUOTE]
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