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Jones2004
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Eastern outpost
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Hope the extra cash doesn’t get snaffled away from the regions.
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joni_bach
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I don't like to moan but it's a shame there are no quarter-finals or semi-finals in either tournament. It means there will be a lot of dead rubber games in the Rainbow Cup. Could have done it with four regional conferences I suppose.
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Sosban89
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It can't be me who thinks this is just idiotic timing? Currently in the midst of the worst point of the pandemic, and come April it is likely to still be out of control. So now we are adding more nations from around the world to travel back and forth too? This just shows how desperate rugby is for money because there is no way that tournament goes smoothly without games getting cancelled.
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Gate12
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I quite like the sound of it to be honest, this season has/will continue to be a mess so hopefully come April it'll feel like a fresh start and a good build up to the Lions.
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gaffer
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Crock of poo.
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What's going on?
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Mr Ian
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the timing of play is not so comfort but will be only for this year. From the next SA 's team will be a presence...this is the sign that SA would move to Europe and leave Oceania.. the next step for them ll be 6N's for Italy...for italian 6N ve been a nice experience, economical specially...we had much more money then other tier 2 teams but our level seems dont increase, either the gap with the big is bigger... Will be good play against bokkies team for our visibility, TV bonus income and hard test for every clubs. South Africa is a giant in terms of development players, for quality and numbers...
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NobbySosban
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Under the current circumstances, this is a perfectly understandable solution to a number of issues.
There are some huge BUTs in this, of course...
So it's fraught with pitfalls - I understand anyone who sees this PROXX expansion into SA as a big step in the wrong direction, but anything that improves our financial security and enables us to promote ourselves on a more global stage has to be the right thing to do. It's about staying in the game and leveraging our position when a potential Welsh-Anglo or B&I or even World Clubs tournament becomes tangible. Edited by NobbySosban - 23 December 2020 at 2:40pm |
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GPR - Rochester
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Excellent post Nobby.
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N14
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https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-uk-confirms-two-cases-of-another-new-variant-linked-to-south-africa-12171410?fbclid=IwAR1NuZoihfvWFngkXrRQS8eqPzwrE3uYxIVoHmPEBraxJvjeHGT20vXJUQY
What timing
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John
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Thats pretty much what I think as well. In the longer term though, a pro 16 with the top Saffer sides will have to mean a coordinated international season. Mr Ian's suggestion of SA joining the 6 mations in the placce of Italy would mean foregoing the SA/NZ rivalry which they consider to be the biggest in the sport. If we had to take on the top Saffer sides without our internationals, we would get thumped.
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N14
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By the way I think joining forces with the South Africans is a great idea. Regardless of how any of us feel about the pro14 and the way that it's run, the English aren't interested in partnering with us so we have to work with what we've got. The addition of the 4 SA teams will surely add better competition to the league, not to mention the financial benefits. I do wonder about the future of the Italian teams in the league, are they adding anything?
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greypower1
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Doubt it will happen due to the covid variance discovered in S Africa.
Will our new prop cause our squad to have to isolate for ten days or did he arrive more than two weeks ago?
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Keep the faith
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EJPT
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The wrong time to be doing this. Plan it for 2022 unless they have already brokered some tv money.
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Wil Chips
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Like. Bit selfish as I can get to the SA grounds in a few hours see.
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scarletnut
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I still wake up late at night and think of what might have been when tim stimpson hit that jammy penalty1
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