Allegations of sabotage, half-baked ideas, shameful distractions and leading the public down the proverbial garden path.
Some provincial rugby unions and New Zealand Rugby have hit out hard at a proposal being floated by the Players Association as an alternative to the Silverlake deal - the Silverlake deal would see the US equity firm buy 12.5 percent of NZR's commercial rights for about $400 million.
The player's plan, backed by investment firm Forsyth Barr, could see a smaller 5 percent stake floated on the stock exchange.
South Canterbury Rugby chief executive Craig Calder has two key questions.
