Rugby on Fox Soccer Plus

Discussion in 'Rugby & Aussie Rules' started by yankee_rob, Feb 23, 2010.

  1. Willber5008

    Willber5008 Member

    Jun 18, 2009
    Chattanooga
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I completely agree with you the Super 15 is the cream of the crop but the Top 14 is so close behind. I was looking at the line ups of most of the teams in the Top 14 it is unbelievable who all plays in France. Is it that in France the Top 14 does not have a salary cap? If so I guess that's why some of the top players are moving there. Also good to see Kevin Swiryn do so well I hope he keeps it up.
     
  2. hehe

    hehe New Member

    Mar 30, 2006
    if you wanna check out more top14 or other leagues for that matter, should look at acrossthetasman.com if you havent seen that site before.

    lotta reliable cappers there.
     
  3. Willber5008

    Willber5008 Member

    Jun 18, 2009
    Chattanooga
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes indeed I am a member there. Use it daily. A staple of my life. :eek:
     
  4. hehe

    hehe New Member

    Mar 30, 2006
    thats for sure. wikipedia says espn3 also has heineken cup rights. exciting.
     
  5. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The Top 14 didn't have a salary cap until recently. I think that it is now about 6.5 millions pounds, which I have read didn't really effect any of the clubs. The Aviva Premiership is about 4.3 millions pounds. Not sure what they pay in the Magners or Super 15.
     
  6. Willber5008

    Willber5008 Member

    Jun 18, 2009
    Chattanooga
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cheers for the info. Do you know if the Super 15 has a salary cap and if so how much?
     
  7. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think that the Super 15 has a salary cap. Anyway, it would be down to each SANZAR union how much they pay their players, because they own the teams not private investors. However, the new Melbourne Rebels I believe is the first Super 15 team to be privately owned.

    So, don't really know what each countries budget is, but I do know that they can't compete with the Northern hemisphere leagues as far as money is concerned.
     
  8. Willber5008

    Willber5008 Member

    Jun 18, 2009
    Chattanooga
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Will FS+ also have the rights? I would love it if FS+ had some games and so did ESPN3.
     
  9. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    FS+ has the rights and will show the Heineken Cup.
     
  10. Willber5008

    Willber5008 Member

    Jun 18, 2009
    Chattanooga
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So the wiki is BS? I remember last year FS+ had the rights but i didn't know if wiki was right or somehow FS+ had sub-licensed some of their matches to ESPN3.
     
  11. yankee_rob

    yankee_rob Member

    Aug 1, 2006
    London, England
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You could be right I don't really know. Best e-mail ESPN3 to check. Maybe both FS+ and ESPN3 both have the rights to shows the H-Cup, but as of now I have only heard about FS+.
     
  12. Willber5008

    Willber5008 Member

    Jun 18, 2009
    Chattanooga
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I bet it's an error on the part of wiki. Who knows. :confused:
     

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