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<blockquote data-quote="User1245" data-source="post: 918973" data-attributes="member: 40986"><p>Oh yeah, I didn't consider Hawaii. </p><p></p><p>Anyway I was trying to see if there is another successful sports league that is a spread out as Super Rugby. </p><p>I agree with John Kirwan that tribalism needs to be factored in again. Super Rugby has a reputation for being soulless. I don't know the history of NZ provincial rugby so I can't comment on that. </p><p></p><p>Without all the countries delivering excellent rugby people will lose interest. The only reason why SA, AU and NZ have a rivalry is because of we've been the best 3 for awhile. AU and NZ have an additional friendly rivalry but nothing to write home about in my experience. The only way to keep that interest going is if all 3 keep strong. Sorry but I don't think Argentina offers much value to the product and I think the Sunwolves were a terrible idea and still are. </p><p></p><p>I don't think it's completely a lost product and the countries involved are never going to be able to overcome the geography of the southern hemisphere. </p><p>However the current model is not going to work. Argentina and Japan need to be cut. SA needs to drop its leftist quota policy (pressure from NZ and WR will do the trick), NZ and SA need to help AU get back some ground from the other football codes in Aussie. NZ, more than anybody else, needs a strong Australian rugby union. Get back to a strength vs strength SANZAR competition and stop trying to take over the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="User1245, post: 918973, member: 40986"] Oh yeah, I didn't consider Hawaii. Anyway I was trying to see if there is another successful sports league that is a spread out as Super Rugby. I agree with John Kirwan that tribalism needs to be factored in again. Super Rugby has a reputation for being soulless. I don't know the history of NZ provincial rugby so I can't comment on that. Without all the countries delivering excellent rugby people will lose interest. The only reason why SA, AU and NZ have a rivalry is because of we've been the best 3 for awhile. AU and NZ have an additional friendly rivalry but nothing to write home about in my experience. The only way to keep that interest going is if all 3 keep strong. Sorry but I don't think Argentina offers much value to the product and I think the Sunwolves were a terrible idea and still are. I don't think it's completely a lost product and the countries involved are never going to be able to overcome the geography of the southern hemisphere. However the current model is not going to work. Argentina and Japan need to be cut. SA needs to drop its leftist quota policy (pressure from NZ and WR will do the trick), NZ and SA need to help AU get back some ground from the other football codes in Aussie. NZ, more than anybody else, needs a strong Australian rugby union. Get back to a strength vs strength SANZAR competition and stop trying to take over the world. [/QUOTE]
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