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<blockquote data-quote="smartcooky" data-source="post: 869154" data-attributes="member: 20605"><p>The Force brought a number of important things to Super Rugby and to the ARU, not least of which was a pathway for young talent in the Perth and Freemantle areas. Most importantly, Rugby's prime competitor, Rugby League, has no professional presence in Western Australia. They also brought a stop off point for Aussie East Coast, New Zealand and South African franchises, making travel for some teams during the regular season a little easier. </p><p></p><p>The Melbourne Rebels bring nothing to the table, and they have ZERO chance of garnering greater following or growing the game in Melbourne. There is is just too much overwhelming competition with AFL, VFL, Football and Rugby League taking 95% of the winter sports market. Rugby Union is not even on the radar in Victoria. I was in Melbourne a couple of years ago during the Super Rugby season..... NO local radio coverage, NO TV coverage and getting results from the Newspapers was a no-go. I finally got come results from the SMH. I did eventually find Super Rugby mentioned the sports section of The Age; two column-inches of scores buried near the bottom of page eleventy-twelve!</p><p></p><p>The ARU have made the wrong decision, they should have dumped the forever under-performing Rebels.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps The Force could join the Japan Top league? (I am NOT kidding)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="smartcooky, post: 869154, member: 20605"] The Force brought a number of important things to Super Rugby and to the ARU, not least of which was a pathway for young talent in the Perth and Freemantle areas. Most importantly, Rugby's prime competitor, Rugby League, has no professional presence in Western Australia. They also brought a stop off point for Aussie East Coast, New Zealand and South African franchises, making travel for some teams during the regular season a little easier. The Melbourne Rebels bring nothing to the table, and they have ZERO chance of garnering greater following or growing the game in Melbourne. There is is just too much overwhelming competition with AFL, VFL, Football and Rugby League taking 95% of the winter sports market. Rugby Union is not even on the radar in Victoria. I was in Melbourne a couple of years ago during the Super Rugby season..... NO local radio coverage, NO TV coverage and getting results from the Newspapers was a no-go. I finally got come results from the SMH. I did eventually find Super Rugby mentioned the sports section of The Age; two column-inches of scores buried near the bottom of page eleventy-twelve! The ARU have made the wrong decision, they should have dumped the forever under-performing Rebels. Perhaps The Force could join the Japan Top league? (I am NOT kidding) [/QUOTE]
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