They were tipped by some as contenders in year one, but they have been a miserable failure.
It is unclear what is going wrong- perhaps coaching, perhaps forwards not fit enough, or perhaps too much travel. It has also coincided with a decline of their national team as well. Their scrum is the worst it has ever been.
Is it actually worth having them in the tournament, given they extra travel it creates for all teams?
Must agree ... we all expected a lot more from them.
This competition was supposed to lift them up ... make them a stronger competitor ... instead all the wheels have fallen off.
Doesn't make sense.
Still ... I'd much rather have them in than the useless SunWolves. By rights, both should be kicked out.
That would be a good thing, wanker!!
I'm definitely in favour of ridding ourselves of you coconuts.
moolaa
You should not hope for that since -
* New Zealand Rugby will go bust through lack of income; and
* they would lose even more players to join clubs
