The New Zealand Maori have gone, the Australian provincial championship has gone and now European clubs are sweating. Gregor Paul details how the downturn is hitting rugby in the New Zealand Herald.
"Hovering in the background is the bigger worry that all this bad news is descending just months before the Sanzar alliance begins negotiations with News Corporation about extending broadcast rights.
"Not that it's much of a consolation but the Southern Hemisphere can perhaps find solace that their plight is not as bad as their colleagues in the north."
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