The NZRU'S attempts to restructure the Air New Zealand Cup have been a dismal failure according to Richard Loe in the New Zealand Herald.
"Fair enough, the NZRU has had to bail out unions like Tasman - but the key factor now is that things have changed.
"The Air NZ Cup, which looked forlorn when it began, has taken off. It has done so across the board, with teams evenly matched, with most sides capable of beating any other, and with crowds in the grassroots, heartland areas pleasingly strong. But the NZRU seems incapable of adjusting to this and seems set on pressing ahead with plans to drop Tasman, Northland, Manawatu and Counties Manukau into the new six-team first division - some of the very areas where support is strongest."
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