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Harlequins' association with 'legendary' (notorious may be a better description) nightclub Infernos is indicative of the poor state domestic rugby in England finds itself in. 📉 English rugby faces huge challenges in making itself commercially viable. ⛔ Three top-level professional clubs have gone out of business and been banished from the league in the last couple of years. 🏗 In response, clubs are making decisions based on short-term revenue to the determinant of long-term value and brand building. 😬 Whilst this may solve an individual's personal targets, it does little for the business's long-term viability. 💸 It's certainly not an easy answer, and there is a fine line to tread, but brand value has to be maintained alongside revenue-generating work otherwise it's just a race to the bottom. 🤔 What do you think rugby clubs could be doing to boost commercial revenue in a sustainable way? #sportsbiz #sportsmarketing #sportsindustry #sportsbusiness #StriveSays ---------------------- 💥 My name is Malph. 🆘 Helping brands to use sponsorship to deliver marketing objectives. 🤝 Supporting rights holders to build valuable partnerships. Like this post? Want to see more? Ring the 🔔 on my Profile. 🔎 Follow me for insights on the sponsorship and sports industry, and how outside learnings and theories can be applied. 🔝 Connect with me (please add an intro/reason).

Who will get the Lions' share?... (See also: https://lnkd.in/gFZ32_Tj ) "The British & Irish Lions has today announced details of a new player agreement which will see players selected for the 2025 Tour to Australia benefit from a PROFIT SHARE MODEL for the 1st time. The agreement will see the creation of a new partnership model whereby a PORTION OF THE DISTRIBUTABLE POST-TOUR PROFITS will be made available for sharing between players..." However this PORTION may be much less than 100%. And DISTRIBUTABLE POST-TOUR PROFITS may be much less than Total Profits. And Total Profits may be much less than Total Revenue Generated from the tour. So ideally, to maximize remuneration for their work input, players would negotiate additional payments as proportions (say of total series match minutes played) of Total Revenue Generated from future tours. However, the new current agreement does suggest a significant step improvement in player bargaining power, and move to greater incentivization and potentially performance of Lions players....(Wallabies watch out...) https://lnkd.in/gnvq_4bJ

A very disappointing day for rugby in Australia. It seems history is set to repeat itself with another Australian Super Rugby Team ceasing to exist. It is naive to think reducing the professional contracting opportunities by 20% will increase depth and competition. The NRL and AFL have 17 and 18 teams respectively, Rugby will have 4. Which code do you think juniors will steer towards? A 1/4 chance or a 1/17 or 1/18, less career opportunities will equal less depth as potential players seek certainty and better odds of making it professional. How could a governing body be ignorant to a franchise operating insolvent for multiple years? I question whether this failure of corporate governance raises more concerns for the future of professional rugby in Australia.

What do you do with the sheep after you get them over the bridge.

As the #SixNations continues this weekend, it is the perfect time to revisit this article from Intellectual Property Litigation Partner Bill Lister who quite literally changed the face of international rugby on a previous case #Rugby #IntellectualProperty #BoutiqueLawFirm

World Rugby I recommend one minor addition to the rules of T1. Defenders need to be punished for 3 defenders not reaching the breakdown.  This is a key aspect of wearing down an opposition.  I propose that if 3 defenders are not in contact at the breakdown then the halfback can run/score and the 1-2 defenders at the breakdown are out of play - ie. cannot effect a touch.  However if 3.defenders reach the breakdown then all three can 'break' and immediately effect a touch.  Without incentive to reach the breakdown, defenders will fan across the field and it will become rugby league touch. https://lnkd.in/guDTAFjz

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🏉🧑⚖️ A very interesting piece discussing the Restraint of Trade doctrine and anticompetitive behaviour in the context of professional rugby. The ability for players to be selected to represent their country when playing overseas is a point of discussion that is being raised more often than ever, particularly in New Zealand as more and more players look overseas for greater ¥€£$ and experiences. On a similar topic: Looking to the future ➡️ of Super Rugby and the ongoing discussions of what the competition could look like in the years to come: ▶️ Would removing some control that NZR currently has over the Super Franchises foster a greater level of competition? ▶️Is the extent of control NZR has over the Super franchises and All Black players during Super season arguably anti-competitive? ▶️ Would a shift from central contracting to greater privatisation foster greater competition for player signatures and revenue streams? ▶️Could a draft system bridge the talent gap between franchises? Anyone who has been involved in sport knows that competition is healthy… food for thought 💭

World Rugby to limit influence of lawyers World Rugby plans to overhaul the red card disciplinary system and restrict any advantage enjoyed by richer nations who can employ expensive lawyers. Standard bans of two or four weeks are to be handed down for red cards during a trial in the Under-20 World Championship, WXV and Pacific Nations Cup. World Rugby's plan recognises the difference between a rugby incident (punished by a ban of two weeks) and reckless conduct such as a shoulder charge (four weeks). The governing body expects 70% of all disciplinary cases to trigger one of the two automatic bans, reducing substantially any influence of lawyers on the outcome of disciplinary hearings. World Rugby wants to remove any perception of the disciplinary system being rigged against developing nations.