Short term thinking led to Super Rugby struggles of Force and Rebels | Bret Harris

Where patience was a virtue in rival code expansion, Super Rugby’s Melbourne Rebels and Western Force have been victims of short term thinkingA few years ago I was waiting for a NSW Waratahs media conference to start at the Super Rugby team’s headquarters at Moore Park in Sydney. I started chatting with a television reporter who told me she was an AFL fan and supported Greater Western Sydney.At this point in the Giants’ history they could not win a game and suffered some huge losses. I asked the journalist if it was frustrating to follow a team that rarely won. Her answer was enlightening. Re…