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<blockquote data-quote="TRF_heineken" data-source="post: 848365" data-attributes="member: 40658"><p>Remember that not all that money goes to the union, it goes to the broadcaster and to the union, and then distribution takes place.</p><p></p><p>The other issue is that New Zealand uses centralised contracts where the NZRU gives contracts to the players, whereas South Africa's franchises have the contracts with their players, not SARU. So when distribution takes place, each franchise gets a portion, and then the franchise pay their players. The watering down of money becomes less and less by the time it reaches the player's pocket. It's one thing that SARU is looking at changing and also introducing the centralised contract system.</p><p></p><p>Because the fans want the old strength vs. strength system back from the Super 12 and Super 14 days. Where every team played once against each other, and the teams that got the most points on the log, would go through to the playoffs.</p><p></p><p>With the conference system, All the teams miss out at playing all the teams, ie. Each SA team will miss out at playing one AUS and one NZ conference team. The possibility is that some teams will be more advantaged from this. For example, the Lions miss out on playing the Force and the Blues, who are currently the 2 weakest teams in their conference, so the Lions will play the tougher teams in that conference, which could mean that they miss out on at least 10 Log points. Whereas the Stormers miss out on playing the Brumbies and the Chiefs, so they get an easier route and miss out on playing the 2 strongest teams in their conferences. They have a bigger chance of getting more log points.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh I wouldn't say that. Yes, our Derby matches are gruelling, but they are very important, and for me the main priority for SA teams. Then the Kiwis and then the Aussies, followed by the Sunwolves and the Jaguares.</p><p></p><p>I think many of us have the thinking that the Derby matches show which players are going to be in the Springbok jersey. As we see the Super Rugby as the trials for the International season. Then we look at how our guys do against our biggest rival, the All Blacks, so we see how our guys do against their teams. We measure ourselves against the All Blacks, and no other team, so we don't really care what happens in the other matches. As long as we can be competitive against NZ, and have a chance at beating the All Blacks, we will be happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TRF_heineken, post: 848365, member: 40658"] Remember that not all that money goes to the union, it goes to the broadcaster and to the union, and then distribution takes place. The other issue is that New Zealand uses centralised contracts where the NZRU gives contracts to the players, whereas South Africa's franchises have the contracts with their players, not SARU. So when distribution takes place, each franchise gets a portion, and then the franchise pay their players. The watering down of money becomes less and less by the time it reaches the player's pocket. It's one thing that SARU is looking at changing and also introducing the centralised contract system. Because the fans want the old strength vs. strength system back from the Super 12 and Super 14 days. Where every team played once against each other, and the teams that got the most points on the log, would go through to the playoffs. With the conference system, All the teams miss out at playing all the teams, ie. Each SA team will miss out at playing one AUS and one NZ conference team. The possibility is that some teams will be more advantaged from this. For example, the Lions miss out on playing the Force and the Blues, who are currently the 2 weakest teams in their conference, so the Lions will play the tougher teams in that conference, which could mean that they miss out on at least 10 Log points. Whereas the Stormers miss out on playing the Brumbies and the Chiefs, so they get an easier route and miss out on playing the 2 strongest teams in their conferences. They have a bigger chance of getting more log points. Oh I wouldn't say that. Yes, our Derby matches are gruelling, but they are very important, and for me the main priority for SA teams. Then the Kiwis and then the Aussies, followed by the Sunwolves and the Jaguares. I think many of us have the thinking that the Derby matches show which players are going to be in the Springbok jersey. As we see the Super Rugby as the trials for the International season. Then we look at how our guys do against our biggest rival, the All Blacks, so we see how our guys do against their teams. We measure ourselves against the All Blacks, and no other team, so we don't really care what happens in the other matches. As long as we can be competitive against NZ, and have a chance at beating the All Blacks, we will be happy. [/QUOTE]
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