I don't think anyone involved in the South Island NRL bids is remotely interested in anything to do with football.
They all seem to be players/administrators involved in rugby league who want to try and expand that sport, rather than bring any popularity to other codes.
They all seem to be players/administrators involved in rugby league who want to try and expand that sport, rather than bring any popularity to other codes.
Yeah look you are probably right. But there is anywhere between 10-20 names that I've quickly read behind the proposed 3 different ChCh NRL bids. Alot of different people. Lowe, Chalmers, Bergman and Endacott stand out as pure leaguies.
Amongst the rest there might just be some general overall passionate sports nut Cantab. I'm just throwing the idea out there. Again Foley has football and ice hockey teams.
Interesting that the 3 original backers left the Endacott bid as soon as the NRL rejected it. Kieran Bligh works in New York as an executive for the WHO. Sadly doesn't scream out as a Foleyesque billionaire.
And again there is no NRL team coming to the Garden City any time soon. Graham Lowe may wish it to happen, but sadly for him I think he won't see it in his lifetime.
https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-sport/star-league/battle-south-island-nrl-team-rages
The South Island NRL bid
(Team name TBC)
The backers: Frank Endacott, Poto Williams, Colin Groves.
Founding trio step down
The most recent rejection resulted in all three directors and founding members Kieran Bligh, Duane Fyfe and Tony Kidd, standing down from their positions as heads of the bid. Non-founding member Frank Endacott said despite the setback, they will soldier on.
The most recent rejection resulted in all three directors and founding members Kieran Bligh, Duane Fyfe and Tony Kidd, standing down from their positions as heads of the bid. Non-founding member Frank Endacott said despite the setback, they will soldier on.