ANZUS Rugby?

The more I think about it the more I agree with the whispers about NZ and Australia going their own way. South Africa threaten it often enough and I get their gripe but it probably is best for all right now for the Republic and Australasia to go their own ways. Australia have been very vocal of an Asian push while NZ seem to have their eyes more on an untapped hugely commercial US market. The Boks will find willing opponents up North though the problem will be the 6 Nations. With the English RU pulling the strings and their history of sticking to tradition (and moreover not wanting to have little chance of winning the "7" Nations) that's going to be a hard nut to crack, though they surely aren't stupid enough to not realise constant game time against a southern tier one team is going to raise their game substantially and turn them into real world heavyweights.

It isn't as absurd as it seems. A lot of the travel would be cut and new markets and new comps would be a huge publicity boost for the sport. The problem is always going to be Argentina. The IRU needs to be pumping $ into Brazil. World rugby is crying out for a change, but the bigwigs are wary of annoying the existing fans. This should keep everyone happy.

Perhaps Australia and the US could even combine once a year in a one off attempt at beating the ABs?

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