Once again decision time comes around for the Three Stooges of Super Rugby and, once again, rather than acting with vision and passion all we see is insularity and the me-me-me syndrome.
Obviously they have not seen the message written clearly on the wall this season – the message of dwindling crowds and interest in Super [...]
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The Three Stooges of Super 14 rugby at it again…
Vale Patrick Innes
I was saddened to learn today of the passing of a friend and fellow statsman, Patrick Innes, who has left us in his 85th year.
I first encountered Patrick in my early days of writing about the Super 12 competition for the ARU when he sent me a copy of his weekly newsletter, a project he [...]
Super 14 rugby – should it expand? Poll
There has been plenty of talk, planning, expenditure on the idea of the Super 14 expanding – but nothing has happened yet.
What do you think?
Should the Super 14 rugby competition expand?
Super 14 finals system
There has been much debate about the Super 14 finals system and much resistance by SANZAR to change it.
Below I have listed an alternative Finals system that would allow more teams to take part in the Finals, in a more equitable manner, as well as a Finals system for a 16 team Super Rugby season. [...]
Super Rugby expansion – how to do it
SUPER 14- Discussion – Expansion! Part I
The Super 12/ Super 14 competition is one of the world’s more unique sporting competitions with teams spread over half the globe playing in a weekly league style competition.
But its markets are small and economically weak when considered against the global markets of the USA and Europe.
One obvious [...]
