R360 Thread

[Frogz]

I really can't see what all the fuss is about. There's 6 teams. if 6 teams comprise of lets say.... 30 players. That's 180 players.

There are elite rugby competitions around the globe. Super Rugby (Aus/NZ) Premiership Rugby (England) Top 14 (France) then there are teams from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Italy and South Africa that play in united competitions. There's also Japanese Rugby. That's 57 teams in total.

If you add NRL and Super league into the mix there are 86 teams. If they all have 30 players then that's 2580 Elite players worldwide.

If you consider that it's a Rugby Union competition that rules out most Rugby League Forwards. And given that wingers and bull backs kick regularly and accurately in Union that pretty much rules them out.

The only positions that are really viable without proper training are backrow/centre to play in the centres and half/hookers to play scrum and flyhalf.

I just can't see too many going.

You are so right Stevo......Mate its just the Telecr@p/Fox Sports journos banging on about it the last fortnight. Brent Read has been relentlessly waving the NRL flag now on their behalf.

 

[The '47ers]

Why the sudden 180 on R360, Peter?

A week ago, NRL supremo Peter V’landys declared he had no worries about the prospect of the upstart rugby competition. This week? Bulk worries.

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