Twiggy is starting a break away rugby comp. Who would be in the 6 team indopacific league with the Force?
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Twiggy is starting a break away rugby comp. Who would be in the 6 team indopacific league with the Force?
Force, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Hong Kong, Japan (additional team to the Super-whatever comp)
It hinted at teams from same time zone as WA...?
GAGR thread on "TwiggyRugby" here: http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/com...y-rugby.17972/
You could go with one Pacific Islands team to reduce travel costs, and add a Western Sydney team. Likely to get World Rugby support funding for China, HK, and Pacific Islands which will be important to reduce Twiggy's outlay.
It is what caused this idea of cutting a team to get off the ground. But most of them will be staggered Clyne & Co knocked back a monster sponsorship for grass roots Rugby. Once they understood the facts of our situation, most Rugby folk over there were on our side. For mine they are welcome.
I'd like to see some exhibition matches thrown in as well, if possible. Perhaps a South African side could join for a finals series, or Edinburgh, or USA, or whoever, but leave a window so that one or two other teams could join for a part of the competition.
I think we should invite a North Korean team.
With all their belligerence, aggression and self belief, they'd be worthy opponents.
And we'd be safe from an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile attack for the weeks they'd be playing here.
I think Singapore would be a big target along with Hong Kong. I can't see mainland China being kept out of the loop. Not sure who else might be in the sights but there are plenty of options- Japan, South Korea, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa.
East Asia = Lack of talented players but lots of money.
Pacific Islands = Plenty of talented players but few financial resources and political instability.
Could they cancel each other out?
Who is paying for the Fijian Dura team in the NRC? How long have Fiji been struggling to get financial help? Am pretty sure players like Isi Naisarani would be delighted in having more of his mates able to come over for the chance to play!
Look at us Happy TWFers, we are a crowd of glass half full people. Yeah this morning stung like a MF, but Twiggy has given us a hand up off the canvas and look at us already looking upwards and onwards to the new comp.
Maybe this is the attitude that has made us the most passionate rugby supporters in Australia. Win, Lose or draw we support our team and our people no matter what.
Let's look at other aspects viewing of games etc - free to air / alternatives to Foxtel eg Netflix / amazon
Cheaper and interesting destinations travel. Sponsorship interest from asian airlines like airAsia Cathy pacific virgin Malaysian airliines etc. a win win for nations involved for tourism.
Not a competition that would compete with SR but compliment it. Maybe some competition cross pollination occurring once a new board has been installed at ARU level eg miniature version of champions league in soccer in a knock out comp.
Fact is we are only limited by our imagination and desire for rugby. The worst that can happen is it would fail. The best is we increase the popularity of rugby and make competition around the world more competitive from we point of view. If we can get WR on side maybe able to subsidise games in Fiji for example to ensure they get to play as a professional team on home soil.
Who knows - worth exploring and I'd watch if only to thumb my nose at the aru
I starting off with six could be expanded too maybe invite another state like south Australia someone close to our time zone plus they don't like the eastern states much either and could develop som aussie rivalry
Rival comp on the horizon. Possible alternate FTA telecast and affordable digital platforms. New teams. Increased player opportunities. Bet Foxtel is impressed they agreed to this clusterf@ck.
Western Force
Singapore
Hong Kong
Shanghai
Fiji
Sydney Subbies (They are an independent Union to NSWRU)
1st Expansion (take time to negotiate through with NZRU)-
North Harbour (Desperate to separate from Auckland)
2nd Expansion-
More China
Japan
Samoa
Tonga
Taranaki
Smokey-
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