Super Rugby No Longer Super
It’s a bit of a worry for anyone when the undertaker starts talking about your ailing health.
Inga the Winger is the latest to join the queue to warn about the dire state of Super rugby.
In today’s Herald, Inga reckons Super rugby is in “survival mode”.
Just like some of my recent posts (surely he hasn’t been reading the Orange??), he points out that the NRL is packaged to maximise fan and spectator interest.
It’s not rocket science. NZ and Oz rugby fans don’t want to watch rugby in January.
Not that the Yarpies care.
Inga does make a good point tho. He doesn’t agree with the Yarpies’ ideas but he does admire the way they are simply hell bent on getting their way and bugger the rest of the world.
The current Sanzar impasse is indicative of the problems. South Africa is sticking to its guns, wanting an even earlier start to the Super 14 seasons. Australia and New Zealand want a later start, and there are other issues of dispute.
It’s high time that the NZRU was much more assertive on the international stage.
While I disagree with South Africa’s position on the Super 14 season, I do kind of admire them for standing up for themselves.
It’s time our rugby administrator grow some balls.
