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<blockquote data-quote="Bruce_ma gooshvili" data-source="post: 838503" data-attributes="member: 74121"><p>All totally valid Car. But Japan alone has a population twice that of the whole SANZAR and is far more affluent per head of population. It is hypothetical, but if the sport really catches on there as a result of RWC and SuperRugby then I can't imagine a scenario where a SuperRugby with Japan in it gets a worse TV deal than a SANZAR only option. I can't imagine a scenario where a SANZAR only Super Rugby (without Japan) didn't lose a large chunk of its top international players to the new TV deals of France and England.</p><p></p><p>The other consideration that Super Rugby and Pro12 have disasterously failed to consider, using the example of the NFL expansion in the 1990s, is for existing teams to supply a decent player each from their squad to the new franchises to ensure they are remotely competitive in their first years (obviously there might have to be financial incentives to the player for them to make the move). I am sure there'd be other options to make the league more competitive during this transitional period but both leagues just seem to think expanding the cheapest way possible is the way to go and to hell with the level of competition.</p><p></p><p>Apologies if I appear frustrated. There are comparisons for me with global political developments where some believe that we can turn the clocks back to 1970s and create all sorts of new jobs (that in reality have been taken over by robots and provide far superior and more affordable craftmanship than any human could for anything approaching the same price). The past is no more attainable in Super Rugby than it is economically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bruce_ma gooshvili, post: 838503, member: 74121"] All totally valid Car. But Japan alone has a population twice that of the whole SANZAR and is far more affluent per head of population. It is hypothetical, but if the sport really catches on there as a result of RWC and SuperRugby then I can't imagine a scenario where a SuperRugby with Japan in it gets a worse TV deal than a SANZAR only option. I can't imagine a scenario where a SANZAR only Super Rugby (without Japan) didn't lose a large chunk of its top international players to the new TV deals of France and England. The other consideration that Super Rugby and Pro12 have disasterously failed to consider, using the example of the NFL expansion in the 1990s, is for existing teams to supply a decent player each from their squad to the new franchises to ensure they are remotely competitive in their first years (obviously there might have to be financial incentives to the player for them to make the move). I am sure there'd be other options to make the league more competitive during this transitional period but both leagues just seem to think expanding the cheapest way possible is the way to go and to hell with the level of competition. Apologies if I appear frustrated. There are comparisons for me with global political developments where some believe that we can turn the clocks back to 1970s and create all sorts of new jobs (that in reality have been taken over by robots and provide far superior and more affordable craftmanship than any human could for anything approaching the same price). The past is no more attainable in Super Rugby than it is economically. [/QUOTE]
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