• Categories
Collapse

The Silver Fern

Global Season Closer?

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Sports Talk
26 Posts 14 Posters 2.9k Views
Global Season Closer?
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • Baron Silas GreenbackB Offline
    Baron Silas GreenbackB Offline
    Baron Silas Greenback
    wrote on last edited by
    #1

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/88972133/world-rugby-signals-global-calendar-agreement-could-be-close

    I am dubious. I think NZ will be forced to bend over far more than the NH.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • HoorooH Offline
    HoorooH Offline
    Hooroo
    wrote on last edited by
    #2

    No Kidding! Surely fiscally we would be the least powerful?

    taniwharugbyT 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • taniwharugbyT Offline
    taniwharugbyT Offline
    taniwharugby
    replied to Hooroo on last edited by taniwharugby
    #3

    @Hooroo although we do have the most attractive 'brand' to give us a better bargaining power?

    I have always thought a 6-8 week window in both the NH and SH summers (which will also be the worst of winter at the same time) should be doable; 12-16 weeks off in both hemispheres, leaving 36-40 weeks to do International and other levels.

    HoorooH NTAN 2 Replies Last reply
    0
  • HoorooH Offline
    HoorooH Offline
    Hooroo
    replied to taniwharugby on last edited by
    #4

    @taniwharugby definitely especially in our eyes.

    It will surely come down to England and the 5 nations that will dictate what happens with a small consolation for the southern hemisphere

    taniwharugbyT 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • taniwharugbyT Offline
    taniwharugbyT Offline
    taniwharugby
    replied to Hooroo on last edited by
    #5

    @Hooroo dunno if it just in our eyes, as evidenced by away matches the pulling power of the black jersey, it is the history and closeness that makes the 6N that much better IMO...but then we are so far away form everyone else it makes us all but insignificant and that aspect simply cannot be changed unless they have found a way to make long haul flying disappear.

    antipodeanA 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • HoorooH Offline
    HoorooH Offline
    Hooroo
    wrote on last edited by Hooroo
    #6

    I meant especially in our eyes, otherwise I was agreeing about the brand. I missed out a comma

    1 Reply Last reply
    1
  • antipodeanA Offline
    antipodeanA Offline
    antipodean
    replied to taniwharugby on last edited by
    #7

    @taniwharugby said in Global Season Closer?:

    @Hooroo dunno if it just in our eyes, as evidenced by away matches the pulling power of the black jersey, it is the history and closeness that makes the 6N that much better IMO...but then we are so far away form everyone else it makes us all but insignificant and that aspect simply cannot be changed unless they have found a way to make long haul flying disappear.

    Station the All Blacks in Europe...

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • NTAN Offline
    NTAN Offline
    NTA
    replied to taniwharugby on last edited by
    #8

    @taniwharugby said in Global Season Closer?:

    @Hooroo although we do have the most attractive 'brand' to give us a better bargaining power?

    Cynics would say that isn't true unless the RC sold out every game like the 6N supposedly does.

    1 Reply Last reply
    1
  • KirwanK Offline
    KirwanK Offline
    Kirwan
    wrote on last edited by
    #9

    Maybe we agreed to shift to accommodate their calendar in return for a larger share of the gate for away games?

    1 Reply Last reply
    2
  • StargazerS Offline
    StargazerS Offline
    Stargazer
    wrote on last edited by
    #10

    PRESS RELEASE
    World Rugby announces historic agreement on long-term calendar harmony
    Global calendar agreement sets out international schedule from 2020-32.

    world.rugby

    Latest News | World Rugby

    Latest News | World Rugby

    The latest World Rugby news, including about the World Rankings, Tournaments, Player Welfare and the Laws of the Game

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • H Offline
    H Offline
    hydro11
    wrote on last edited by
    #11

    i don't understand at all how that constitutes a global calendar. They have simply moved when things happen around.

    StargazerS 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • antipodeanA Offline
    antipodeanA Offline
    antipodean
    wrote on last edited by
    #12

    The good bits for me are:

    • More tier one vs two matches.
    • Scheduling the mid-year tour so that Super Rugby can run in one block, and
    • Starting the EOY tour a week earlier which translates into a better break for players.
    StargazerS 1 Reply Last reply
    1
  • StargazerS Offline
    StargazerS Offline
    Stargazer
    replied to hydro11 on last edited by
    #13

    @hydro11 Yeah, I think this sentence says it all:

    With agreement reached on the season framework, discussions will continue among the relevant unions regarding the duration of the Six Nations and the British and Irish Lions, while the major domestic leagues will now be able to start planning start dates and schedules.
    

    It's a framework, that's all. And that framework has changed. Whatever happens domestically has to fit in the framework, but it's still up to national unions and competition organisers to decide when Premiership, Super Rugby, Top 14, Eur Champions Cup etc games will be played.

    For Super Rugby, it means that the competition will not be interrupted in June. In NZ, for the Mitre 10 Cup, I assume it will mean that provincial teams have more time to prepare for the competition, including their Super Rugby players who are not in the AB squad. I see that as an important improvement.

    Not sure what it means for the European competitions.

    H 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • StargazerS Offline
    StargazerS Offline
    Stargazer
    wrote on last edited by
    #14

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/international/90533531/new-world-rugby-global-calendar-moves-june-window-will-boost-tiertwo-nations

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • StargazerS Offline
    StargazerS Offline
    Stargazer
    wrote on last edited by Stargazer
    #15

    Article in the Telegraph:

    Revealed: How the global calendar shake-up will have a huge impact on the English domestic game

    McCafferty revealed that the new international window in July, when the home unions tour the southern hemisphere, will enable the Premiership final, which is normally held in the last weekend in May, to move to the last weekend in June – with a two-week rest period guaranteed before England play their first tour match.
    
    Premiership Rugby, however, intends to retain its traditional start to its tournament in the first weekend of September and the new nine-month domestic season will ensure that the league will no longer overlap with either England’s November Test series or the Six Nations Championship.
    
    That will ensure that England’s top internationals will be able to feature more often for their club sides in the Premiership, although the number of games they will be allowed to play will not change from the limit of 32 as agreed between the Rugby Football Union and the clubs.
    
    KiwiMurphK 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • KiwiMurphK Online
    KiwiMurphK Online
    KiwiMurph
    replied to Stargazer on last edited by
    #16

    @Stargazer It mentions Lions tours shortening from 10 weeks to 8 weeks. Interesting.

    CrucialC 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • H Offline
    H Offline
    hydro11
    replied to Stargazer on last edited by
    #17

    @Stargazer said in Global Season Closer?:

    @hydro11 Yeah, I think this sentence says it all:

    With agreement reached on the season framework, discussions will continue among the relevant unions regarding the duration of the Six Nations and the British and Irish Lions, while the major domestic leagues will now be able to start planning start dates and schedules.
    

    It's a framework, that's all. And that framework has changed. Whatever happens domestically has to fit in the framework, but it's still up to national unions and competition organisers to decide when Premiership, Super Rugby, Top 14, Eur Champions Cup etc games will be played.

    For Super Rugby, it means that the competition will not be interrupted in June. In NZ, for the Mitre 10 Cup, I assume it will mean that provincial teams have more time to prepare for the competition, including their Super Rugby players who are not in the AB squad. I see that as an important improvement.

    Not sure what it means for the European competitions.

    Fair point about Mitre Ten Cup. The competition will be improved by having a bigger break between Super Rugby.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • StargazerS Offline
    StargazerS Offline
    Stargazer
    replied to antipodean on last edited by Stargazer
    #18

    @antipodean said in Global Season Closer?:

    The good bits for me are:

    • More tier one vs two matches.
    • Scheduling the mid-year tour so that Super Rugby can run in one block, and
    • Starting the EOY tour a week earlier which translates into a better break for players.

    I wonder how NZR is going to manage that with the Mitre10 Cup Finals. They included several Mitre 10 Cup players in the EOYT squad last year, because of injuries, immediately following the finals. They might have to start & finish the Mitre 10 Cup a week earlier, or reduce the number of games or change the entire format.

    Edited to add:
    Example: Scott Barrett wasn't allowed to play the final in 2016. If they don't change anything, it would mean that a player in the same situation will not even be available for the Mitre 10 Cup semi-finals.

    rotatedR 1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • rotatedR Offline
    rotatedR Offline
    rotated
    replied to Stargazer on last edited by
    #19

    @Stargazer said in Global Season Closer?:

    @antipodean said in Global Season Closer?:

    The good bits for me are:

    • More tier one vs two matches.
    • Scheduling the mid-year tour so that Super Rugby can run in one block, and
    • Starting the EOY tour a week earlier which translates into a better break for players.

    I wonder how NZR is going to manage that with the Mitre10 Cup Finals. They included several Mitre 10 Cup players in the EOYT squad last year, because of injuries, immediately following the finals. They might have to start & finish the Mitre 10 Cup a week earlier, or reduce the number of games or change the entire format.

    Edited to add:
    Example: Scott Barrett wasn't allowed to play the final in 2016. If they don't change anything, it would mean that a player in the same situation will not even be available for the Mitre 10 Cup semi-finals.

    If they pursue with Bleidsloe III that usually occurs 1-2 weeks before the EOYT anyway. But by moving it back a week they perhaps give the Maori/JABs an opportunity to have a 2-3 match tour, whereas you are looking at a pretty brutal 2 week tour straight after the final (assuming they are playing teams within the window).

    1 Reply Last reply
    0
  • rotatedR Offline
    rotatedR Offline
    rotated
    wrote on last edited by
    #20

    Quite like the increased tier 1 vs tier 2 commitment - not only because I'd like to see more varied games, but mathematically it decreases our commitment to play teams like England given they were unwilling to revenue share. If on the average EOYT we have to play 2 of the Home Unions + France plus a tier 2 team (Canada, USA, Georgia, Italy, Japan, Georgia?).

    The Home Unions only get the ABs about twice every 5 years by that count which should leave plenty of negotiating room for out of window negotiations.

    1 Reply Last reply
    0

Global Season Closer?
Sports Talk
  • Login

  • Don't have an account? Register

  • Login or register to search.
  • First post
    Last post
0
  • Categories
  • Login

  • Don't have an account? Register

  • Login or register to search.