Australia dangles private equity carrot in trans-Tasman squabble | geerob
review revealed the Kiwis' preferred model would be an eight-team format, with either two or three Australian teams.
"I absolutely acknowledge that we don’t have the Super Rugby depth that New Zealand has at the moment but why wouldn’t we open our teams up to some top-flight players from South Africa, Argentina and even the northern hemisphere to help them out," McLennan said. Hansen's comments laid bare the attitudes Australian officials will contend with during negotiations. He invoked New Zealand disappointment over losing co-hosting rights to the 2003 World Cup, a turn events that soured trans-Tasman relations for years to come.
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