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<blockquote data-quote="erwanseb" data-source="post: 279312"><p>The best structure has to be pyramidal, regardless of the sport.</p><p></p><p>Strong local/regionnal competition (ANZ, Top 14, Guiness)</p><p>International club/province competition (HC, S14)</p><p>International rugby </p><p></p><p>The three levels have to be develloped harmoniously, problem is that Oz and to a lesser extent Nz have overplayed both internationals and S14 at the expense of domestic competition.</p><p></p><p>The domestic competition is essential for people/fans to keep in touch with star player and for the popularity of the game, who is going to watch internationall rugby in the stadium, a few people only.</p><p></p><p>The domestic competition is also the key breeding ground for upper level, not just for players but for referees, managers, coaches,....</p><p></p><p>The domestic competition is also the one that can provide a decent salary to the largest number, remove it and keep the star players only, then the appeal of the sport as a professional activity drops dramatically. A low level domestic competition will harm the upper level in the long term as the gap will widen between domestic and international.</p><p></p><p>Overall poor average quality of Australian referees is such an example, lack of depth in Oz front row another although the Oz scrum has behaved well this year.</p><p></p><p>Oz has gone around this issue by poaching league players from time to time but tha'ts not the right solution.</p><p></p><p>Of course Money is needed from Sanzar but there is serious danger at overplaying this card, hopefully bringing Argentina into the fore will bring back some balance.</p><p></p><p>Stupid question, why not having a common domestic competition in NZ/Oz with the best teams qualifying for the s14. Cost of travel should be manageable, the competition would have a serious prize, a qualification for the s14 and potential sponsors. That's a kind of a ******* solution but should be looked at carefully.</p><p></p><p>SA does not have this problem as its pool of players is huge and the Currie cup viable on its own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="erwanseb, post: 279312"] The best structure has to be pyramidal, regardless of the sport. Strong local/regionnal competition (ANZ, Top 14, Guiness) International club/province competition (HC, S14) International rugby The three levels have to be develloped harmoniously, problem is that Oz and to a lesser extent Nz have overplayed both internationals and S14 at the expense of domestic competition. The domestic competition is essential for people/fans to keep in touch with star player and for the popularity of the game, who is going to watch internationall rugby in the stadium, a few people only. The domestic competition is also the key breeding ground for upper level, not just for players but for referees, managers, coaches,.... The domestic competition is also the one that can provide a decent salary to the largest number, remove it and keep the star players only, then the appeal of the sport as a professional activity drops dramatically. A low level domestic competition will harm the upper level in the long term as the gap will widen between domestic and international. Overall poor average quality of Australian referees is such an example, lack of depth in Oz front row another although the Oz scrum has behaved well this year. Oz has gone around this issue by poaching league players from time to time but tha'ts not the right solution. Of course Money is needed from Sanzar but there is serious danger at overplaying this card, hopefully bringing Argentina into the fore will bring back some balance. Stupid question, why not having a common domestic competition in NZ/Oz with the best teams qualifying for the s14. Cost of travel should be manageable, the competition would have a serious prize, a qualification for the s14 and potential sponsors. That's a kind of a ******* solution but should be looked at carefully. SA does not have this problem as its pool of players is huge and the Currie cup viable on its own. [/QUOTE]
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