As predicated, legal challenge launched.

[Jethro]

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The Tasman Rugby Union has called in the lawyers and appealed the NZRU's planned culling of the NPC.

In an eight-page letter, sent to NZRU boss Steve Tew on Friday and obtained by The Dominion Post yesterday, Tasman challenges the decision to split the NPC into a first division of 10 teams and a second division of six unions.

Tasman are one of the teams in line for the chop, along with Manawatu, Counties-Manukau and Northland.

In the letter, Tasman argues the decision "is not in the best interest of rugby in New Zealand", because it will exclude large numbers of players, administrators and the viewing public from the top tier of provincial rugby.

Tasman also claims the decision "did not have a mandate from provincial unions and was not the subject of an adequate or meaningful discussion".

The letter, signed off by Fletcher Vautier Moore lawyers, says the NZRU failed to have proper regard to the impact on relegated unions and was not the "appropriate necessary response to the request for a financially sustainable competition".

The NZRU has maintained cutting the NPC is necessary because it is leaking too much money.

But there are growing whispers the cull could be put on hold till after the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand to prevent provincial infighting becoming an unwelcome distraction.

Source : stuff.co.nz[/b]

So Tew's statement that the Provinces all agreed to this is proven to be a slight bit untrue.

 

[jawmalawm24]

Yeah probably all the big places like Wellyz, Aukz, Christchurch and Waikato agreed because they know it wouldn't affect them in any way. I hope they at least consider holding it off til after the Rugby World Cup because it'll create so much tension between alot of different unions and most the viewing public wont have any team to cheer for it's ludacris.

 

[candybum]

Well it would basically be NZ vs NZRU ay..

Surely there are more risk in taking four out than it is leaving them in. Comps been the best in ages.. let it run! Boycotts from fans are very likely if they carry it out, then they might have this financial predicament they had and complain about low attendance blah bah be blah.

 

[wjd23104]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Nov 26 2009, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Yeah probably all the big places like Wellyz, Aukz, Christchurch and Waikato agreed because they know it wouldn't affect them in any way. I hope they at least consider holding it off til after the Rugby World Cup because it'll create so much tension between alot of different unions and most the viewing public wont have any team to cheer for it's ludacris.[/b]

All teams agreed the current format is unsustainable. The problem is no union wants to be the union dropped so there was no agreement on a new format. Who did "most of the viewing public" watch five years ago? because there weren't 14 teams then genius.

 

[jawmalawm24]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wjd23104 @ Dec 8 2009, 06:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Nov 26 2009, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah probably all the big places like Wellyz, Aukz, Christchurch and Waikato agreed because they know it wouldn't affect them in any way. I hope they at least consider holding it off til after the Rugby World Cup because it'll create so much tension between alot of different unions and most the viewing public wont have any team to cheer for it's ludacris.[/b]

All teams agreed the current format is unsustainable. The problem is no union wants to be the union dropped so there was no agreement on a new format. Who did "most of the viewing public" watch five years ago? because there weren't 14 teams then genius.

[/b][/quote]Umm we're talking about now in the future not five years ago Einstein. Anyway I think they'll still go through with it even Graham Henry backs it but it's so unfair to unions like Manawatu and Tasman who had to spend loads of money to upgrade their stadiums to meet requirements and now all of a sudden they could be told they're gonna get dropped to a lower grade so it was a waste of their time and money upgrading their stadiums.

 

[wjd23104]

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Dec 9 2009, 04:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wjd23104 @ Dec 8 2009, 06:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jawmalawm24 @ Nov 26 2009, 05:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Yeah probably all the big places like Wellyz, Aukz, Christchurch and Waikato agreed because they know it wouldn't affect them in any way. I hope they at least consider holding it off til after the Rugby World Cup because it'll create so much tension between alot of different unions and most the viewing public wont have any team to cheer for it's ludacris.[/b]

All teams agreed the current format is unsustainable. The problem is no union wants to be the union dropped so there was no agreement on a new format. Who did "most of the viewing public" watch five years ago? because there weren't 14 teams then genius.

[/b][/quote]Umm we're talking about now in the future not five years ago Einstein. Anyway I think they'll still go through with it even Graham Henry backs it but it's so unfair to unions like Manawatu and Tasman who had to spend loads of money to upgrade their stadiums to meet requirements and now all of a sudden they could be told they're gonna get dropped to a lower grade so it was a waste of their time and money upgrading their stadiums.
[/b][/quote]
Your missing the the point. five years ago fans supported a Manawatu team. Manawatu and the other 3 teams (even if they get dropped) won't suddenly not exist.

 

[William18]

And this will be much better than 5 years ago because every team will have a chance of being in the top division.