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<blockquote data-quote="Brigantine" data-source="post: 890226" data-attributes="member: 73940"><p>Sure, they should change from conferences to divisions like the Mitre 10 Cup. That's a minimal change, would only change 1 game per season for each team. The shift to more players on professional contracts will happen naturally as the game gets more popular.</p><p></p><p>No reason for the islands to be in a Japanese competition, the Top League has pedigree and with the linguistic, cultural and logistical barriers to making it an international competition it just wouldn't be worth it. The Fijiian Drua have led the way into the Australian competition, which is a much better fit for the islands. The NRC is already designed to be spread over a big distance, and is still looking for rivalries to build.</p><p></p><p>Keep the context of what the Top League is. It's the Japanese equivalent of the Mitre 10 Cup and Currie Cup. It makes no sense to drop most of the teams. The top tier of rugby in Japan is SR, now and in the future. When SR is ready to have a 2nd division, Japan should have more teams there. (and the islands should get one too)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brigantine, post: 890226, member: 73940"] Sure, they should change from conferences to divisions like the Mitre 10 Cup. That's a minimal change, would only change 1 game per season for each team. The shift to more players on professional contracts will happen naturally as the game gets more popular. No reason for the islands to be in a Japanese competition, the Top League has pedigree and with the linguistic, cultural and logistical barriers to making it an international competition it just wouldn't be worth it. The Fijiian Drua have led the way into the Australian competition, which is a much better fit for the islands. The NRC is already designed to be spread over a big distance, and is still looking for rivalries to build. Keep the context of what the Top League is. It's the Japanese equivalent of the Mitre 10 Cup and Currie Cup. It makes no sense to drop most of the teams. The top tier of rugby in Japan is SR, now and in the future. When SR is ready to have a 2nd division, Japan should have more teams there. (and the islands should get one too) [/QUOTE]
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