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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sambÃƒÂ£d5" data-source="post: 190428">Perth didn't have the problems in crowds, despite the fact most fans knew nothing at all about the competition.As for kicking out Otago, that's simply arrogant, having so many teams in the North Island yet only one in the South Island? You showed your bias right there....despite the lean times Otago has given alot to New Zealand rugby and deserves it's place as a prominent province. [/b]</blockquote> as for nth and sth islands. south has 4 provences anyway, compared to 10 north island ones, so having a 4:1 top 5 is just. but unless otago really gets its act togeather QUICK, i could see it being dissolved into the crusaders anyway. both southland and otago npc teams bearly break even financially - and have the highlanders even won a game yet this super 14?[/QUOTE]