Some of us still wonder about the last big one affecting Taranaki rugby, the Super Rugby shift we made from the Wellington-based Hurricanes to the Hamilton-based Chiefs. If we're amalgamated without too much thought, the Taranaki Rugby Union will be part of something like the Chiefs grouping. The big rugby rethink is a useful excuse for Yarrow Stadium naysayers to raise their ugly heads, but let me attempt to make them more handsome. Surely the coinciding of two such weighty issues is a rare chance to sort the future in a constructive way. Join the party, rugby - it might be your last chance to avoid being sucked into a national initiative you won't like.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2020 21:00 UTC