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<blockquote data-quote="nickdnz" data-source="post: 791757" data-attributes="member: 38640"><p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/78287768/pacific-island-rugby-in-danger-of-being-left-behind-around-world-rugby-board" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/78287768/pacific-island-rugby-in-danger-of-being-left-behind-around-world-rugby-board</a></p><p></p><p>First of all, it's great that World Rugby looks to extend its voting rights.</p><p></p><p>Secondly, this illustrates a point myself and others have been making for a few years regarding Pacific Island rugby. There has been a lot of talk from former players - and general pundits - that the Pacific Islands deserve more attention. More home games. More tier 1 fixtures. The addition of a Pacific Island Rugby rugby team. But while the Pacific Islands continue to punch above their weight considering their size and population; the game continues to suffer from corruption and mismanagement, to the point that it makes investing in them (a small market which already is enthusiastic about rugby) considerably less productive than investing in larger and more professionally run unions in which the upside is greater and the money goes further.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickdnz, post: 791757, member: 38640"] [URL]http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/78287768/pacific-island-rugby-in-danger-of-being-left-behind-around-world-rugby-board[/URL] First of all, it's great that World Rugby looks to extend its voting rights. Secondly, this illustrates a point myself and others have been making for a few years regarding Pacific Island rugby. There has been a lot of talk from former players - and general pundits - that the Pacific Islands deserve more attention. More home games. More tier 1 fixtures. The addition of a Pacific Island Rugby rugby team. But while the Pacific Islands continue to punch above their weight considering their size and population; the game continues to suffer from corruption and mismanagement, to the point that it makes investing in them (a small market which already is enthusiastic about rugby) considerably less productive than investing in larger and more professionally run unions in which the upside is greater and the money goes further. [/QUOTE]
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