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| ...but i'm not sure I agree with it. The Roar has said that Rugby League and Union should merge.
Quote Rugby league and rugby union are currently battling it out in a downward spiral of falling popularity, relentless tales of off field barbarism and vulgarity, scarcity of financial resources and a shrinking base of on-field talent.
The two codes are also beleaguered by inherent flaws, which detract from them as spectacles in an ever increasingly competitive sporting market.
Ironically, many of these flaws, such as scrums in Rugby League and constant kicking in Rugby Union, are unique to each code. However, attempting to rectify these flaws would require the game’s administrators to make rule changes which would bring the codes closer together.
This would be unpopular to purists and would make the codes more homogeneous and less distinguishable. These flaws would easily be eliminated in the rule changes of a combined code.
The pool of player talent, combined with sponsorship and pay television revenue, would mean that the sky is the limit for a combined code.
Rugby’s Super 14 and World Cup at the international level and the domestic NRL structure as the basis for the domestic competition.
A combining of the codes would assist the following problems for Rugby League;
* lack of international appeal and meaningful international fixtures
* risk in expansion within Australia
* it’s lack of professional media presentation
* need for a more revitalised and more entertaining style of play
Benefits for Rugby Union in its present form would be;
* domestic club rugby would be re-born using a revamped NRL structure as the base
* large expansion of junior territory and resources
* improved pool of players at international level
* a more revitalised and entertaining style of play
The separation of Rugby League and Rugby Union represent a 110 year old pay dispute.
The source of this dispute is long gone. Both codes are now fully professional at their elite levels and are paid large sums from the same source in Foxtel.
Of course, it would be difficult to come upon an agreed set of rules for the game, as well as the acceptance by other countries. But change is difficult to accept.
Sometimes it just has to occur.
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| if by 'merge' he means (with regards Union) 'stop fannying around at scrums, get rid of flankers, retreat ten meters when a tackle is made, get rid of line outs, have a limited number of tackles and a controlled recycling of the ball after a tackle' then im all for it. they could even just call it 'Rugby League' and it would be fine  |
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| Quote Conorgiantsfan="Conorgiantsfan"...but i'm not sure I agree with it. The Roar has said that Rugby League and Union should merge.
I wait to see what people say.'"
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Want he means is Union in Aus is on its collective .
Don't doubt it would give the "game" of rugby a lift world wide.
But will a combining of the codes assist the following problems for Rugby League;
* risk in expansion within Australia
* it’s lack of professional media presentation
* need for a more revitalised and more entertaining style of play
Don't doubt the benefits for Rugby Union in its present form would be;
* domestic club rugby would be re-born using a revamped NRL structure as the base
* large expansion of junior territory and resources
* improved pool of players at international level
* a more revitalised and entertaining style of play
Looks like a land grab for RL's Aus juniors to me because they can't produce there own. RL has survived for 100 years despite the limitations, whereas Union is struggling despite all the quoted strengths?
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| Quote vikingsmurf="vikingsmurf"if by 'merge' he means (with regards Union) 'stop fannying around at scrums, get rid of flankers, retreat ten meters when a tackle is made, get rid of line outs, have a limited number of tackles and a controlled recycling of the ball after a tackle' then im all for it. they could even just call it 'Rugby League' and it would be fine
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No it's about compromise, so what we do is all of your idea but call it Rugby Union |
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I just can't see myself gorging on a hamper in the car park before a match. It"s just never going to work.
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| Quote littlerich="littlerich"I just can't see myself gorging on a hamper in the car park before a match. It"s just never going to work.'"
and i wont be drinking pimms with Tarquin and Gabriella |
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| Quote Conorgiantsfan="Conorgiantsfan"...but i'm not sure I agree with it. The Roar has said that Rugby League and Union should merge.
I wait to see what people say.'"
Hmm...is April 7th the new April 1st? 
Outside of the NRL, Rugby League plays second fiddle everywhere...internationally, TV deals, media coverage etc....I read a story today about Spanish Kids drawing pictures of Richie McCaw and sending them as messages of support to christchurch...there are 24,000 registered Union players with over 200 clubs in Spain......fu(king Spain  RL is the better sport......but seriously...a few arab kids throwing a bball about isn't development of the game.
Until the International game is sorted, then Union will always be the stronger, richer and more popular code.........but given who runs the international game, I don't see the IRB losing much sleep.
BTW.....If you are in any doubt as to how insecure NRL fans are when confronted with another code...drop by the ARL/NRL board.....every second thread is about how Union is dead and how it's payback for what they did to them there frenchies during the war  |
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In all honestly, it would be the best thing to happen despite the struggle for years to sort it all out.
A joint code could be huge in this country!
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| Quote Odemwingie="Odemwingie"In all honestly, it would be the best thing to happen despite the struggle for years to sort it all out.
A joint code could be huge in this country!'"
 
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RL is the better sport......but seriously...a few arab kids throwing a bball about isn't development of the game.
