Blog with Buzz: Best solution to NRL expansion
Along with a second team in Brisbane, there is such an obvious area for NRL expansion, writes Phil Rothfield. BLOG LIVE WITH BUZZ
The biggest untapped market in rugby league is in New Zealand.
We talk about the Brisbane Broncos having a city to themselves with a population of 2.5 million.
Yet the Warriors have an entire country to themselves with a population of double that, almost five million.
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This is such an obvious area for NRL expansion, along with a second team in Brisbane.
The only way the game can move to 18 teams is by going into markets where there are already established junior pathway systems in place. Rugby league is growing big time across the Tasman and in the Pacific Islands.
The best solution is to keep the current 16 clubs and add Brisbane, Christchurch or Wellington.
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