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Not a a bad discussion piece, with key phrases being:
Franks has ... made a booking at ANZ stadium for every weekend next October, convinced that momentum will stampede the bosses of the two sports into a match, with $2 million being donated....
Franks calculates fan momentum will empower him to approach underwriters for the event and embarrass officials into approving it. The support of News Ltd will be critical. The media company owns the SANZAR television contract, half-owns the NRL and is a 50 per cent owner of Fox Sports, which screens Super 14 and five NRL game a week.
Perhaps a hybrid game falls outside the conditions of an existing broadcasting contract and if so would be a bonanza to a promoter who succeeds in attracting a free-to-air network.
The Kangaroos are scheduled to play in the Four Nations tournament in the UK at the end of next year but the Wallabies have shown they are willing to chase big purses by playing in Hong Kong.
Officials might consider it an ass of an idea but what's the alternative? One code waiting for the other to die? Both games are a chance of expiring in a world where every other team sport allows a forward pass.
Franks's game might not happen in Sydney in October but one day it will.
http://www.rugbyheaven.com.au/news/n...491461648.html