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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 731109" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Ugh!</p><p></p><p>I'm so sick and tired of this talk of SA should leave Aus and NZ and look north. Why?? There is no goodwill from the North towards us! They plunder our squads and just leave the carcass for our local coaches to work with.</p><p></p><p>Here's my question.</p><p></p><p>If we move our teams to play in another tournament, would our players necessarily stay in SA?? I think not. Why would they play for a local team where they get paid in local currency when they can play against the same opposition for another team and get paid in pounds or euros. I think this would just make the exodus worse than what it already is.</p><p></p><p>And WTF is up with all this negativity all of a sudden with our teams? Our teams were still very competitive. We can't always win a trophy. Every team has a one in 15 shot at winning the trophy, not really good odds.</p><p></p><p>It would be the dumbest thing ever for us to leave the Super Rugby tournament, even with it's flaws and terrible referees (which isn't that much better in the NH) it's still the best and toughest tournament for domestic teams. </p><p></p><p>I'm rather looking at the positives from this season, than the negatives:</p><p>1. Our teams had to adapt for the first in playing some games without their Springboks, as they had to be rested.</p><p>2. Not one of our teams finished in the bottom 3.</p><p>3. We are the only conference where every team won 5 or more games.</p><p>4. The new contracts that players make with Japanese teams allows them to still be part of Super Rugby teams and be available for the Springboks. This will slowly curb the mass exodus to the NH.</p><p></p><p>I've stated this before, and I will say it again. The Super Rugby tournament was not the focus for players this year. The focus was on the RWC. Some coaches also knew beforehand that this would be their last season (Allistair Coetzee and Naka Drotske) while for others this was a last gasp attempt in keeping their seat in the coaches box (Frans Ludeke). And Ludeke would have been safe, I think, if it wasn't for that horrible 4 games on tour (The Bulls were second on the log before they went on tour) and granted, that they had the shortest straw when it came to ref calls, if they performed better on tour, then the playoffs would have looked very different.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 731109, member: 40658"] Ugh! I'm so sick and tired of this talk of SA should leave Aus and NZ and look north. Why?? There is no goodwill from the North towards us! They plunder our squads and just leave the carcass for our local coaches to work with. Here's my question. If we move our teams to play in another tournament, would our players necessarily stay in SA?? I think not. Why would they play for a local team where they get paid in local currency when they can play against the same opposition for another team and get paid in pounds or euros. I think this would just make the exodus worse than what it already is. And WTF is up with all this negativity all of a sudden with our teams? Our teams were still very competitive. We can't always win a trophy. Every team has a one in 15 shot at winning the trophy, not really good odds. It would be the dumbest thing ever for us to leave the Super Rugby tournament, even with it's flaws and terrible referees (which isn't that much better in the NH) it's still the best and toughest tournament for domestic teams. I'm rather looking at the positives from this season, than the negatives: 1. Our teams had to adapt for the first in playing some games without their Springboks, as they had to be rested. 2. Not one of our teams finished in the bottom 3. 3. We are the only conference where every team won 5 or more games. 4. The new contracts that players make with Japanese teams allows them to still be part of Super Rugby teams and be available for the Springboks. This will slowly curb the mass exodus to the NH. I've stated this before, and I will say it again. The Super Rugby tournament was not the focus for players this year. The focus was on the RWC. Some coaches also knew beforehand that this would be their last season (Allistair Coetzee and Naka Drotske) while for others this was a last gasp attempt in keeping their seat in the coaches box (Frans Ludeke). And Ludeke would have been safe, I think, if it wasn't for that horrible 4 games on tour (The Bulls were second on the log before they went on tour) and granted, that they had the shortest straw when it came to ref calls, if they performed better on tour, then the playoffs would have looked very different. [/QUOTE]
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