The Roar Rugby Podcast - Ep.122 - Rising from the ashes with Rugby Australia Chairman Daniel Herbert

[@aperfectlycromulentusername]

Bring on the national club comp! Rugby needs to capitalise on the strong tribalism that exists at the club level!

[@tabted]

last call was a shocker. head and neck are sacrosanct, except when dickson and his tmo bottled it at the end it would seem

[@ola500]

Tribalism is the key

[@MLF-kq8ut]

I think the national club comp has limited merit as you're going to be excluding so many areas that need to be fostered. On current form, Western Sydney will not be served from such a comp as those clubs aren't likely to feature. The same is true for outer Brisbane. It also misses an opportunity to build cohesion and develop the best players from multiple clubs. Super Rugby clubs run year round. Contracted players are currently in training. Wouldn't it be better to just do Super Rugby AU and potentially split NSW and QLD into City and Country or Sydney and West Sydney etc so you've got more teams, the opportunity to develop promising club players whilst also making use of your existing facilities, coaching setups etc. To save funds on stadium hire and retain an intimate atmosphere, play the games at Daceyville and Ballymore. Get a few food trucks, invite some local breweries and make it a Beer, Food & Footy-like festival.