Better Rugby Rules

1)      Using silver jerseys in the 2007 RWC

2)      Playing any rugby after 7.00 pm between Jun and Aug in the NZ South Island

3)      Appointing co Coaches in the 1999 RWC.

4)      Failure to co manager the 2003 RWC in Australia.

5)      Allowing Adidas to design such stupid rugby playing gear.

6)      Resting players from Super 14 2007.

7)      TV fund raising for heartland rugby via Justin Marshall advert.

8)      After the release of ‘Why we lost RWC 2007’ report, keeping Henry as coach. And please explain how Wayne Smith is still the backs coach, how does this happen!

9) Spending $8 MIL on a ‘Higher Performance Development’ project between 2004-2008.  Was this type of project ever needed between 1901 and 2000, and we did ok !

And these should never happen..ever

a) Allowing overseas players to be selected for the All Blacks (consider Brazil in soccer)

b) The loss of legal and financial control over player contracts.

c) The dismantling of rugby union in the high schools.

d) Allowing rugby to slip into a hybrid game, and loose its identity.

Some good things

a) RWC 2011.

b) Womans NZ Rugby.

c) NZ Rugby sevens.

d) Thinking….thinking…will get back to this…