Wynne Gray: Going in circles at the Super round table

Crisis talks on the Super rugby competition are being held in Dubai and, if we listen to those administrators, something has got to happen.

Well, we have listened to most of those officials for some time now and, since the start of the competition 14 seasons ago, little has changed.

There is still no central office, no administrative centre you can contact for information about this event as each of the participating countries, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa take turns to "manage" the tournament.

Those three countries are still bickering about the shape of the series after the current deal expires at the end of next year, with some sort of hybrid competition likely that season because there will be concerns about the impacts on the World Cup in 2011.

Since the professional Super series started in 1996 with some venom, the only alteration has been the addition of two teams in 2006.

Round that alteration, it seems the squabbles from all involved have been more about denying Australia than looking to develop the tournament.

Wouldn't we like New Zealand to be leading some of the advances, wouldn't we like New Zealand to be at the forefront of change and driving through some ideas? Maybe we are but we never hear it, we are all too cautious in delivering ideas to the public. All we hear are the thoughts and wishes of head dingo John O'Neill.

Does the NZRU know what the public would like, those who continue to dip into their pockets to support the games? Is the public told where the administrators think the game should be heading?

New Zealand teams have won 10 titles during the life of the Super series, the Australians two and the South Africans one honour and you would think that record, the continued top-global ranking of the All Blacks and the rich talent pool in this country would ensure our officials had greater clout at some of these Sanzar meetings.

Instead they seem to bend to minor issues like the wishes of jersey manufacturers who clad the Hurricanes in grey, instead of their usual yellow, for their away clash with the red-garbed Crusaders. When did yellow last clash with red?