Business of Sport: indifference kills off NZ NRL expansion hopes

Business of Sport: indifference kills off NZ NRL expansion hopes
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Trevor McKewen
It should be a no-brainer, but the odds of another New Zealand franchise becoming the 18th club in the National Rugby League are diminishing by the week.And strangely, they are shrinking due to a lack of corporate interest on this side of the Tasman.With the successful introduction this season of the latest expansion team, the Dolphins, which ended the Broncos’ monopoly of league-mad Brisbane, the National Rugby League (NRL) has a swagger in its step.The Dolphins, under the tutelage of master coach Wayne Bennett, drew a crowd of 32,000-pl...

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