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Gregor Paul: New Super Rugby plan is a mess, here’s the real solution

By New Zealand Blog News Service Oct 2, 2020

OPINION:

For a golden 10 weeks, New Zealand had something good going with Super Rugby Aotearoa. It was tribal, intense, meaningful and gripping.

But it was also totally unsustainable. The players were …

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