Rugby breakaway league coming.

[Rugbyfan564]

According to various paywalled articles a breakaway rugby league is coming that may or may not end international rugby entirely or only partly. (The Times says it won't but the Daily Mail says it would!

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yeah, I'll believe when I see it.....crash and burn after it's first season, with sides of pub league players with one or two internationals making 50x as much as their team mates playing to crowds of maybe double figures

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Yeah, I'll believe when I see it.....crash and burn after it's first season, with sides of pub league players with one or two internationals making 50x as much as their team mates playing to crowds of maybe double figures

Maybe but who knows. The England team all sound kean apparently and don't like the RFU enough to risk never playing internationals again.

 

[Which Tyler]

Maybe but who knows. The England team all sound kean apparently and don't like the RFU enough to risk never playing internationals again.

Don't believe everything you read.
Including things that are stated without any links, background, or real information.

 

[The Seeker]

Yeah, I'll believe when I see it.....crash and burn after it's first season, with sides of pub league players with one or two internationals making 50x as much as their team mates playing to crowds of maybe double figures

 

[The Seeker]

Don't believe everything you read.
Including things that are stated without any links, background, or real information.

My thought exactly!

 

[Reiser99]

The logistics alone make this ridiculous. In football it was whole clubs with their infrastructure looking to break away. In golf, there are already courses around the world and players are individuals, so it's feasible. I don't see how there can be any breakaway rugby league without the support of the clubs.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

The logistics alone make this ridiculous. In football it was whole clubs with their infrastructure looking to break away. In golf, there are already courses around the world and players are individuals, so it's feasible. I don't see how there can be any breakaway rugby league without the support of the clubs.

They will set up new clubs. The existing clubs will have to promote talent from lower down the chain.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I'd love to know what models they've run to suggest this will be successful,
We've seen what happens when you force new clubs on an area and tell the locals to support them

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

They will set up new clubs. The existing clubs will have to promote talent from lower down the chain.

Yes, rugby needs to copy Wales' approach. About time somebody said it.

 

[Rugbyfan564]

I'd love to know what models they've run to suggest this will be successful,
We've seen what happens when you force new clubs on an area and tell the locals to support them

The clubs won't be based in one area apparently. Travelling about constantly.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Literally every piece of info I learn about this idea is more stupid than the last

 

[Saintjay]

Literally every piece of info I learn about this idea is more stupid than the last

I bet someone said that to the Wright brothers.

In all seriousness I agree it's just a mad.