Your top 5 rugby wishes for 2009?

[beige]

Ok, it's a month late but there are some things I'm looking forward to this year so I'll be keeping tally of these!

So what are everyone else's?

Beige's Wish-List:
1. Official announcement that MES will be redeveloped.
2. Official announcement of a Super 14 revamp; whether it's an extended season, a new finals format, a 15th franchise or whatever - as long as it's positive.
3. Rugby sevens makes the Olympics; October 2, Copenhagen is the time and place!
4. Force makes the finals; just like every year of course
5. Indonesia wins promotion to Division 2 of the Asian 5 Nations; ok it doesn't sound impressive but the union has only existed for 3 years!

[Swee_82]

1. Force to make the finals
2. Retaining off-contract players
3. MES redevelopment announced.
4. Win back the Bledisloe
5. Super 14 expansion announced.

[jargan83]

Is it too much to hope that the ARU stops whoring out the Bledisloe Cup?

[WF2006]

1 Force win Super 14
2 Force win Super 14
3 Force win Super 14
4 Force win Super 14
5 Wallabies win Tri-Nations

[Flamethrower]

1;I get to the first home game.
2; I get to the second home game.
3; I get to the third................. I think there's a pattern forming

[Thequeerone]

As per Swee - especially contracts thing

Ireland puts on a decent show in the 6 Nations and whoops England
Leinster beats Munster
BOD replaced as captain by Rocky Elsom
FORCE IN FINALS
FORCE PLAYERS QUEUING TO RENEW contracts under John Mitchell

[TOCC]

1. SANZAR contract renegotiated with expanded comp and more money
2. Rugby makes Olympics
3. Wallabies win Bledisloe
4. Reds win S14
5. Rugby numbers continue to grow

[JediKnight]

1. Force beat Waratahs
2. Force beat Reds
3. Force beat Brumbies
4. Force beat Crusaders (because I'll be in Christchurch with the Crusader-supporting Mrs Jedi)
5. Force win Super 14

[Darren]

Force make Super14 Final
Another Australian team makes Super14 final
Force win Super14 final
Australia Win Bledisloe
Australia get given 2011 RWC after NZ bungle it

[blueandblack]

Force beat Waratahs in S14 final
Redevelopment of MES started
Perth gets penned in for a Bledisloe sometime before Chairman Rudd's 2020
South Africa finish up their S14 existence
Wallabies win all their matches

[BaldCunus]

1. Force win S14 Final
2. Government Commits to funding ME Upgrade
3. Force develop Cheerleading Squad based on reccomendations of TWF members
4. Wallabies secure bledisloe and tri nations
5. Bunbury City Bulls Rugby Club make final of SW Comp.

[AndyS]

1. Government makes a surprise announcement of a brand new state-of-the-art rectangular ground, citing a recognition that it would be the only iconic Perth building likely to be seen internationally on a weekly basis.
2. Force gets at least one home final.
3. Force re-signs and recruits well, with at least one new locally based and developed player making the breakthrough to S14.
4. Wallabies development progresses, winning a hard-fought Bledisloe campaign.
5. Having finalised the new S14 format, the ARU unveil a provincial competition structure complete with a television agreement capitalising on the new digital channels.

[Burgs]

1. Drop Goals only decide matches that are tied for any team.
2. Penalty Goals do not feature in scorelines or match strategy for any team.
3. Multi phase Tries are a feature all season and kick and chase is minimalised (especially by Drew).
4. Australian teams finish: Force-QR Reds/Brumbies-Waratahs.
5. Circumstance allows me to see most of the Force Home Matches and my DVD Fairy* continues his fantastic service feeding me RUGBY!!!

*Not an actual fairy...more of a "furry"

[thunderchicken9]

1. EWF win the Super 14!!! (This would really give me some juice against a certain South African I happen to see around town from time to time!)
1(A).. ok #2: USA Eagles win some meaningful matches and crack the top 15 in the IRB rankings..
3. Ireland win the 6 Nations
4. Ulster shock the world and move to the top of the Magner's League
5. That I find gainful employment in Somewhere in the Southern Hemisphere, just so I can take a look-see, play on an over-35 side somewhere..

Well, I believe that #1, and maybe..#3 could happen.. as for 2, 4, and 5, well, they're called wishes for a reason!

[Burgs]

Hey Thunderchook, don't sell yourselves short, the Eagles have often been in the top 15 since the rankings commenced, normally fighting it out with the Canucks and Romania for 13-15. A couple of wins will get you back up from 19th pretty quick, it's fairly fluid in the 13-21 postings.