I’m sitting in my lounge on a Saturday night while the NPC final is happenning. I can’t watch it live because I wont shell out the $20/month extra to get Sky Sport. As much as my thoughts are probably generated by my own selfishness, I can’t help but wonder if the professional (aka TV) rugby is better for the sport in NZ than when it was free to air. What has improved since rugby became a professional sport? I think it’s fair enough that the top player are paid, but the salaries are only a small part of the cost. What did the administrators do before they were getting paid too? Was it any better for the players? …for the spectators?