It's Super Makeover

[jargan83]

Front page of today's Super Rugby liftout reveals in an article by Dave Hughes that next years Super 14 competition is likely to be the last under the existing 13 match format, with the season apparently going to be extended to a 16 week season, with an 8 team, month long finals series

[jono]

will there be more teams?

[jargan83]

John O'Neill has proposed Australia fielding five sides like SA and NZ, possibly a joint venture Japan or Pacific Island group

[jargan83]

Shame The West never puts articles like this on it's website

[travelling_gerry]

Rugby: Poised for a shake-up - Western Force Rugby Supporters Site

Its essentially what I have posted here from the NZ Herald.

[jono]

japan?
i can understand wanting to bring them into the competition. but you cant change the geography or travel times.
unless sanzar wants to buy a couple of the old Concordes i dont see how they can think the travel turnaround is fiesable.

[BLR]

japan?
i can understand wanting to bring them into the competition. but you cant change the geography or travel times.
unless sanzar wants to buy a couple of the old Concordes i dont see how they can think the travel turnaround is fiesable.

Feasable....I don't think O'Neill gives a crap, with all his grand views of the future I don't think he realises that such a venture would put him even more in the red...

[jono]

unless the team is based here, but the players are imported?
with the bigger competition there could be more byes, so if they were to play a game in japan a bye could be scheduled for them and their opponents for the following week?
so in effect the team would have 2 home grounds

[joblot]

Front page of today's Super Rugby liftout reveals in an article by Dave Hughes that next years Super 14 competition is likely to be the last under the existing 13 match format, with the season apparently going to be extended to a 16 week season, with an 8 team, month long finals series

This will mean a hike in membership fees will it not?

[jargan83]

Probably. I would think that RugbyWA might want to tread a fine line in regards to membership costs. I know that i would probably pay regardless of cost, but i'm sure their will be some out there who won't.

Espeacially because some members seem to be dropping off because Subi is crap and the favour watching the game on Foxsports

[force addict]

Probably. I would think that RugbyWA might want to tread a fine line in regards to membership costs. I know that i would probably pay regardless of cost, but i'm sure their will be some out there who won't.

Espeacially because some members seem to be dropping off because Subi is crap and the favour watching the game on Foxsports

im happy to pay any amount to see the force but RugbyWA shouldn't increase it too much otherwise the numbers will drop more than they already have.

[jono]

i dont pay

but i'm pretty sure my old boy would pay for it regardless

[force addict]

i dont personally pay, i bully my dad to paying

[jono]

yeah dad got the family membership.
i'll probably have to chip in for my share next year though. not that i mind

[force addict]

my dad got 2 silver memberships for him and mum but i stole them so now they're for me and my bro, dad still pays, and he has to buy extra tickets if he wants to go