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Saw Devlin 2 weeks ago saying the news reported were union asked Hansen and Foster
They including the guy who’s been shouting sack Razor for a year all thought it was gonna be a straight swap of Joseph and this is a bad lookCould be Joseph saw how it went down and Brown said no for this cycle so they need to bring back Rob Penny 2024 version to ride out dead rubber time
otherwise Joseph losing 0:4 or 1:3 to SA and knocked out at quarters he will not survive, Hansen will take the fall if this comes trueNZRU what a fluster cuck
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Hanson would be the only one that would have a chance at toppling South Africa currently with his win rateSaw Devlin 2 weeks ago saying the news reported were union asked Hansen and Foster
Could be Joseph saw how it went down and Brown said no for this cycle so they need to bring back Rob Penny 2024 version to ride out dead rubber time
NZRU what a fluster cuck
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They should just let Razor have a go and if it’s 4:0 they have the whole public behind to sack him. Hansen’s the guy that started the ABs downward trajectory in 2017 against the lions and SA and eventually outplayed by Eddie Jones England. He has nothing on Rassie
The only guys capable IMO are Wayne Smith, Joe Schmit or Tony Brown and the former let his feelings know already and I reckon they should have offered Brown the head job if they really want him right now, he’s not going from Assistant of world champions to assistant of a country without a CEO
Actually think the Henry/Hansen/Foster succession was a smart move and helped keep some solid IP continuation and handover without the teething issues. Foster was probably the weak link but he also lost the bulk of the support that the others had.
Razor was kind of a figurehead at the top of a solid system that got shown up a bit when left to do it by himself. If even half the stories coming out are true then there’s no way he could have continued.
Might see him come back again ala a Wayne Smith with some learning but he gives the impression of a man with an ego so not sure
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I dunno. The guy, Guy from SportNation, didn't try hide from what he got caught out saying in a private group, to a random bloke who messaged him (me) so he's confident there's some truth, despite the Northern Tour part being blatantly wrong.Stuff
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Dalton Papali’i outta here. You reckon there’s anything to those rumours Cces?
Papali'i is breaking his contract, which he re-signed last year, a season early.
On the radio today they read a text saying something about "wait for the book".
My conclusion is, I have no idea
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Auckland NPC kicked out of Eden Park and Moana Pacifica folding and making all the players redundant - good week for NZ rugby.
Amd the 2025 NZRU annual report is due out next month...
Amd the 2025 NZRU annual report is due out next month...
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Probably appetite to have local league teams in Wellington and Christchurch by now and the crowd number will beat union
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Auckland NPC are looking at ground sharing with *checks notes* Auckland Gramma School.
Plus the Blues haven't re-signed at Eden Park after next season either.
Plus the Blues haven't re-signed at Eden Park after next season either.
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I can't remember the last time I watched a Super game on the tele, yet alone live, but I've no doubt the crowds can return if they market it right. Under previous management the Warriors drew a crowd of 15.6K at home despite being on a 5-match win streak to begin 2018
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Early season hope. We'd signed Blair, Hiku, Harris, Beale and Green so that's a pretty good group to nab and everyone at that point still loved Mr Kearney and thought he'd be The Man.
As to the rugby:
If Sanzar/Whoever runs Super Rugby have any brains, they'll go with a Home And Away system for next season. Nice and simple for fans to follow where the only possible downside is teams meeting each other twice two quickly ie within 4 rounds. Not a mess like the NRL draw frankly is where I have no idea how the NRL decide which teams we play twice and which we don't and we always miss playing some team I'd like to go up against twice...
But NZ Rugby, still stuck in the amateur days, still thinking "We've got the best provincial competition in The World, so we're sorted!"... They won't even consider moving the NPC forward so it's a curtainraiser for Super Rugby games, will just allow the Northern Hemisphere nations to send their B/C Teams in June/July but will send our A Team in November and then whine about how tired the players are and that's why they've got to be out of Super Rugby for x games which pisses fans off etc etc.
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The NZRU is going broke - 2030 is the year the house of cards is likely to fall over;
* There is no plan in place for Super Rugby after 2030
* The Sky TV deal ends in 2030 (and the current deal is worth 25% less than the previous deal)
* Silver Lake want their $262.5m back plus the garanteed ROI (about $400m the NZRU doesnt have)
They are fucked.
* There is no plan in place for Super Rugby after 2030
* The Sky TV deal ends in 2030 (and the current deal is worth 25% less than the previous deal)
* Silver Lake want their $262.5m back plus the garanteed ROI (about $400m the NZRU doesnt have)
They are fucked.
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The NRL is currently experiencing record-breaking financial health, reporting AUD $845.6 million in revenue and a $64.8 million surplus for 2025.
In contrast, NZR continues to face structural challenges, recording a $19.5 million deficit for 2024 and owe an american investment company $400m it doesnt have.
In contrast, NZR continues to face structural challenges, recording a $19.5 million deficit for 2024 and owe an american investment company $400m it doesnt have.
Might be the case that even Auckland FC and the A-league might get comparable crowds to super-rugby these days. I think they are averaging around 15K at MSS for their games.
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I think Australia is getting more crowd attendance than NZ teams. And NZRU are subsidizing women’s teams too and not disclosing the financial result last year
Ironic they kicked out Japan and Argentina from the comp
I think Christchurch and Dunedin are still getting good crowd, Hamilton here seems keen but probably only packing 2/3? AKL and WEL seems they are done, I was surprised even the All Whites games weren’t sold out this year
Ironic they kicked out Japan and Argentina from the comp
I think Christchurch and Dunedin are still getting good crowd, Hamilton here seems keen but probably only packing 2/3? AKL and WEL seems they are done, I was surprised even the All Whites games weren’t sold out this year
