Super Rugby must embrace an American attitude for the future - but dont expect that to include a United States franchise anytime soon.Thats the message out of SANZAAR after officials confirmed they would retain the controversial Super Rugby draw in its entirety for 2017, with just the South African conferences swapping crossover fixtures between Australia and New Zealand as originally planned.That result is likely to be met with a mixed response across the competitions stakeholders, and the fans, after the 2016 season created confusion and had its overall integrity questioned.Much of that reaction was down to the conference-based format and the awarding of home finals to the four conference winners despite three New Zealand franchises having legitimate cause for a home quarterfinal.The response to that from the competitions administrators was simple: Its time southern hemisphere rugby supporters adopted Americas attitude to conference style sport.I think one of the mindset shifts that we need to do better, all of us, is to break away from the traditional rugby format, SANZAAR Operations Manager Brendan Morris said at an Australian media briefing on Monday.Were so used to in Australia, we play each other home and away, and thats the only way you can do competition structures. Nobody ever says to the Seahawks, oh you didnt play Dallas Cowboys this year and you won the Super Bowl, so how could that be an [integrous] competition?.Americans grow up with conference-style sport and theyre just so used to it that they dont even look any more about whos in the eastern conference in division X. I go, where are my Dallas Cowboys, who have they got next week and where do they sit in their conference?. Because I know if they win their conference it doesnt matter what else happens theyre going through to the playoffs.While Super Rugbys rusted-on supporters may long for the simple, compact days of Super 12, the reality is that Super Rugby, if it is to retain its mantle as the games premier provincial competition, must continue to develop new revenue streams as a means of combating the massive amounts of money on offer in Europe.That was achieved this year with the introduction of the Sunwolves (Japan) and Jaguares (Argentina), and the return of South Africas Southern Kings, taking the competition to 18 teams.With thousands of kilometres and 15 timezones separating the five countries -- the Sunwolves played three games in Singapore -- the logistics of travel, cost and player welfare meant Super Rugby had to delve deeper into the depths of conference-style sport.Super Rugby went conference style in 2011; it was the first real breakaway from that regular home-and-away fixture where we played everybody and it was due to, as you said, 15 timezones, SANZAAR chief Andy Marinos said.You just, you break everybody by going back to the round-robin format. If its important to the competition that we have the Argentinas and the Japans, and the South Africans and the Australians and the New Zealanders; if we want a truly global competition then round robin is disappearing pretty quickly. And thats without even looking at further expansion in five, 10, 20 years time.What weve got now is a reality that were going to break the people [who] are playing the game by making them sit on planes more than theyre on the field. So when we made a conscious decision to grow the competition, the conference style really is about the only way you can do it sustainably without breaking people.Overall, SANZAAR reported positive feedback from most of the games major stakeholders with a global audience of 50 million watching on television and a further two million going through the gates. For the broadcasters, the addition of the Sunwolves and Jaguares added a freshness to the competition even if some of their results werent up to standard.Still a bold push into the United States doesnt appear to be on horizon anytime soon, despite the games administrators facing the reality of a continued player drain to Europe -- brought about by big-money television deals.Can you tell us how to get in, because everybody thinks the pot of gold is there and in the last 20 years no-ones been able to find it, Morris said.I think conceptually everyone thinks the United States is this great emerging market that everybodys desperate to get into; I think if you look in the media Pro12 are talking to them at the moment, All Blacks are taking another game up there this year, and the Maoris. So theres certainly a lot of development going in there.While admitting the States represented an attractive option for SANZAAR, Marinos said the governing body wouldnt be rushing into the market despite its obvious financial opportunities.Theres a lot of activity but I always liken the States to Argentina, he said.SANZAAR started its engagement with Argentina in 2007-2008, and thats an established rugby market; in saying that, professionalism wasnt embraced completely ... but it had a long rugby heritage and history, and they were competitive. From 2008 till they came into Super Rugby its eight years.Yes they came in at international level first, but they have been competing internationally and been at the table, they were semifinalists in 2007 at the World Cup; but that was a long process and that was setting high-performance structures, getting their Pampas team which is now their Pumas team, playing in the Vodacom Cup in South Africa, and they did that for four years, won it in the second year, finalists in their third year. So it was a process in order for them to be ready to compete in our competition structure.So my view is that America is a big market and theres a huge amount of opportunity, but youve got to get in there and youve got to strategically invest and build sustainability over a period of time so that when they do compete at the main table, they are competitive and they can continue to add value because thats the way you are going to pull supporters and the public in America, and the stakeholders in America, along because everyone wants to see a winner or a successful or competitive team.So I think thats how I see North America; its part of an ongoing development and investment for the long term. Jordan 6 Shoes For Sale . The FA rejected Wilsheres appeal that the length of his punishment was "clearly excessive" and said Thursday his suspension begins with immediate effect. He will miss league matches against Chelsea on Monday and West Ham on Dec. 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It took 19 matches and an unlikely winner from a 15-year-old but Melbourne City have finally suffered defeat in the W-League.Teenage forward Karly Roestbakken scored with seven minutes remaining on Saturday as Canberra United secured a 2-1 win in a physical and high-tempo encounter in Melbourne.Going into the match City had won four from four, including a 2-1 win over Canberra in November, to have a share of top spot alongside Sydney FC.City went through last season undefeated on the way to the championship in a remarkable maiden season in the competition.On Saturday, Jenna McCormick put Canberra ahead with a header off the underside of the crossbar four minutes after halftime, but American striker Beverly Yanez equalised within a matter of moments with a sweet strike on her City debut.The match became an end-to-end contest but, with chances at both ends, it was Canberra who found a way through.Nickolettta Flannery delivered a perfect cross for fellow teenager Roestbakken to finish from close range past former Canberra goalkeeper Lydia Williams.ddddddddddddCanberra now sit in third spot, two points off the pace, while Sydney FC have the opportunity to skip clear at the top when they meet Perth Glory on Sunday evening.It was a real ding-dong battle with very high intensity, but tactical as well, and in the end it went our way, Canberra coach Rae Dower said.We had some wounded and ill players so that is probably the biggest thing in terms of belief, that we now know that we have that resilience, she said.We will have the belief that we can get the job done moving forward, but we also know that it will put a target on our back and so next week we will have to be better again. 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