I’ve adopted the talk a couple of third tier and a potential nationwide membership competitors with curiosity and whereas I really like watching membership rugby, I’ve reluctantly come to the conclusion that it can’t work.
That is due largely to the large price concerned as a result of huge journey finances that may be required.
Rugby in Australia merely doesn’t have the cash, publicity or sponsorship required to fund such a contest.
Nevertheless, that doesn’t imply that golf equipment have to be forgotten.
My proposal is for 2 knockout competitions for golf equipment that start within the pre-season and proceed by means of the common season – one for high tier golf equipment within the main cities and one for regional golf equipment in nation areas.
In nearly each dialogue I’ve seen, the nation areas are both ignored or paid lip service. Having their very own nationwide knockout competitors would guarantee nation rugby is given the respect it deserves.
So, how wouldn’t it work within the areas? I envisage a contest primarily based on the soccer (soccer) equal, the place all of the early levels are regional. This considerably cuts down on journey prices.
In Queensland for instance, nation rugby is split into three areas – Northern, Central and Southern.
In Spherical 1, the southern groups who enter could be randomly drawn, so Noosa could also be drawn to play Toowoomba Bears, or Goondiwindi could face Surfers Paradise.
First out of the hat performs host and takes all gate takings (if there are any), together with bar earnings and many others. I’d additionally add the Brisbane Sub-Districts into the combination as their very own area.
Finally, 4 groups could be left, one from every area. These would play semi-finals – randomly drawn – after which a ultimate.
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The opposite states would observe this path till we had state finalists, who could be drawn in opposition to one another to determine who would play off for the title.
Within the cities, Premier golf equipment would have the identical format till there have been two golf equipment left.
There may very well be variations relying on funds, the place interstate clashes begin earlier, however primarily we’d be left with two finalists.
Each finals might then be performed at a impartial venue on the identical day as a part of a ‘Pageant of Rugby’.
Clearly, whereas not as massive at this stage, there is also a girls’s model which might develop as competitions develop, notably in regional and non-traditional areas.
The finals could be on the identical weekend and venue as the lads’s finals.
Golf equipment from Adelaide, Hobart and Darwin would play within the regional competitors. I’m not positive of the relative power of Melbourne golf equipment as to the place they might sit.
My causes for the 2 competitions is to reduce the possibilities of damage, notably within the entrance rows, if Premier golf equipment performed lower-level nation golf equipment.
I do know it’s a pipedream and I’m positive Roarers will let me know in no unsure phrases why it could possibly’t work, but it surely’s one thing I wish to see.
