Blues chairman Tony Carter. Photo / Natalie Slade
New Zealand Rugby have a hefty constitution. The sort of constitution that, when you print it out, roll it up and Sellotape it, you could use to mug strangers in dark alleys.
To get a sense of NZ Rugby's importance, the Constitution of the United States of America is 21
pages long, and that includes all 27 amendments. NZ Rugby's constitution, last amended in December, runs to 51 pages. So we are talking weighty.
However, the only thing interesting about NZ Rugby's constitution is the three words that are missing, the true bedrock of rugby administration in this country since 1892: "Knowledge is power."
Or, as Det Sgt Dignam almost said in The Departed, "My theory on [fans] is, they're like mushrooms: feed them shit and keep them in the dark."
There has never been transparency in the running of the national game unless it is forced. The embarrassing Blues Coaching Saga, exposed by diligent reporting, is further proof.
