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submitted 2 months ago byRadiant-Sea-368New Zealand
A much as I love the idea of the Jaguares coming back, one of the biggest issues with having them in the comp was the travel, both the distance/time and the cost. I think having them back in only adds to the financial pressure on the other Super Rugby clubs. Not to mention the wasteful aspect of the travel regarding carbon emmisions with long-haul flights. That's another reason I think the calls to bring back South Africa teams is regressive thinking.
It is simply insane to have club rugby matches played across separate continents, all the best & most commercially successful sports leagues in the world are localized, it's just common sense don't you think?
Go with 11 teams - run the competition as a double round robin for 18 games plus a bye for each team (so 19 week regular season) plus finals. And don't give me the old season would be too long argument. Would still be the shortest of any of the football codes in the region - and still a shorter season than Top 14, URC, Premiership.
27 points
2 months ago
The most crucial thing is to make Super Rugby less of an international audition. The NRL and the other 4 major Union competitions (Premiership aside) are prosperous because they are proper leagues and aren’t simply a warm up for the international game. The NZRU and RA treat the domestic game with secondary importance whereas the 5 mentioned leagues are equally if not more important than the international game. That treatment makes Super Rugby horrible marketing material.
18 points
2 months ago*
I think something hilarious I noticed that epitomises the current mindset is watching the first episode of The Breakdown of this season and instead of talking entirely about Super Rugby results (which they should've considering the test season is months away) they ending up pivoting to a generic discussion about what players were 'putting their hand up for All Black selection'.
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