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Air NZ Cup to remain as 14 teams
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<blockquote data-quote="William18" data-source="post: 294092"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wjd23104 @ Dec 18 2009, 04:07 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=427651" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>This whole ''confusing'' idea was from the Players Association and the NZRU just changed it slightly.</p><p></p><p>The Ranfurly Shield thing seems very stupid to me, I hate that. The new competition does overall seem good enough to me. I would have preferred the straight 10 team comp but this is a fair compromise. It seems that all 14 unions support it.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>If the unions support it then it must be ok, Guess us as supporters will have to give it a chance see how they go.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>Am i the only one who thinks the NZRU just dropped seven teams without dropping seven teams? </p><p></p><p>Where did the quote about the Ranfurly shield changes come from? sounds like someones playing a joke. Also 2 teams threatened legal action so the nzru waited a year and suggested dropping four teams now only a month later because of the Players union they are dropping 7 teams to a second division. At least Tasman and Counties won't be able to ***** when they almost certainly go down.</p><p>[/b][/quote]</p><p>The reason that this pleases the smaller unions is because they are still able to play the top unions and they won't have to play against Heartland teams.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="William18, post: 294092"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wjd23104 @ Dec 18 2009, 04:07 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=427651']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> This whole ''confusing'' idea was from the Players Association and the NZRU just changed it slightly. The Ranfurly Shield thing seems very stupid to me, I hate that. The new competition does overall seem good enough to me. I would have preferred the straight 10 team comp but this is a fair compromise. It seems that all 14 unions support it. [/b][/quote] If the unions support it then it must be ok, Guess us as supporters will have to give it a chance see how they go. [/b][/quote] Am i the only one who thinks the NZRU just dropped seven teams without dropping seven teams? Where did the quote about the Ranfurly shield changes come from? sounds like someones playing a joke. Also 2 teams threatened legal action so the nzru waited a year and suggested dropping four teams now only a month later because of the Players union they are dropping 7 teams to a second division. At least Tasman and Counties won't be able to ***** when they almost certainly go down. [/b][/quote] The reason that this pleases the smaller unions is because they are still able to play the top unions and they won't have to play against Heartland teams. [/QUOTE]
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