1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Question for you, should more Wana Pacifica be saved? At 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: this stage there is a really strong chance that this 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: has been more Onea Pacifica's best and last season in 4 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,840 Speaker 1: Super Rugby. Do you want them to have another one? 5 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: And here's a second question for you, if you do, 6 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:16,639 Speaker 1: how much should the taxpayer put in to save this 7 00:00:16,720 --> 00:00:19,280 Speaker 1: rugby club? Should it be seven million dollars? Because that's 8 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: apparently what they're short. The final order money is gone. 9 00:00:22,920 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 1: It's understood that Sky TV is pulling its sponsorship of 10 00:00:25,680 --> 00:00:28,159 Speaker 1: half a million dollars a year. It's also understood that 11 00:00:28,160 --> 00:00:30,440 Speaker 1: World Rugby wants to either reduce or completely cut the 12 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: money that it puts in. That's about one point seven 13 00:00:32,560 --> 00:00:34,519 Speaker 1: million dollars a year. So when you add it all 14 00:00:34,640 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 1: up for a club that costs about twelve million dollars 15 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 1: a year to run, it is short maybe seven million, 16 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: maybe most of the money that it needs. My answer 17 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: to the first question I asked you is yes, Morena 18 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,280 Speaker 1: Pacifica should be saved. There is a very very good 19 00:00:47,280 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: reason to have a Super rugby team dedicated to giving 20 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,639 Speaker 1: professional opportunities to players from Tonga and Psalm War. I'm 21 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: not sure it actually works, but the idea is worth it. 22 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: The idea is worth seeing if it can work. And 23 00:01:00,760 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: the other reason that they should be saved is they 24 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: were basically the best success story out of the past season. 25 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: My answer to the second question is nothing. The taxpayer 26 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: should put in absolutely nothing. Now I'm preempting what I 27 00:01:11,560 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: think is going to happen, but I'm pretty sure it's 28 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: going to happen, don't. You can almost guarantee there's going 29 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: to be a request for taxpayer help. I've already heard 30 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: it suggested by commentators, especially given how big that funding 31 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: gap is. I mean, seven million dollars in a twelve 32 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 1: million dollar budget is a lot of money to find, 33 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: and I doubt very much you're going to find it 34 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,680 Speaker 1: from corporate sponsors. Do you think so sky TV is 35 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:33,039 Speaker 1: skinning the game? Sky TV actually needs the squad to 36 00:01:33,040 --> 00:01:36,319 Speaker 1: do well, and even they apparently are pulling their sponsorship deal. 37 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,040 Speaker 1: This is not a taxpayer problem. This is why I 38 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: don't want money to go into it from the taxpayer. 39 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:42,560 Speaker 1: This is a rugby problem, right. This is a problem 40 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,400 Speaker 1: for New Zealand Rugby and Rugby Australia to fix. They 41 00:01:45,400 --> 00:01:47,720 Speaker 1: are the ones who own the Super Rugby competition. They 42 00:01:47,720 --> 00:01:49,559 Speaker 1: are the ones who make money off the broadcast deal. 43 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: They are the ones who need to save this team. 44 00:01:51,720 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: I hope they can sort it out, though, because in 45 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,440 Speaker 1: a super rugby competition that honestly failed to excite people 46 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:02,160 Speaker 1: during the regular season. More onea pacifica Best Stories for 47 00:02:02,280 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: more from Hither Duplessy Allen Drive, Listen live to news 48 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: talks It'd be from four pm weekdays, or follow the 49 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.