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THE rising birth rate of footy clubs in Queensland is challenging rugby union to consider a Super 14 side for the Gold Coast.
Rugby must shake off its near-invisible winter presence and cannot simply nourish fans and the code with the one-off scale of the Bledisloe Cup blockbuster at Suncorp Stadium on September 13.
In the three months of June, July and August, the only top-tier, live rugby viewing in this state was the July 5 visit of the most ordinary French Test side in memory.
One game - two if you include the Australia A-Fiji clash at Ballymore.
No code can grow when the total diet of matches is fed from TV.
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