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Melbourne and Sydney have long argued over the mantle as Australias sporting capital, but both cities should prepare to welcome another contender to the debate after the Brisbane Global Tens was unveiled on Thursday.It may not be the AFL or NRL grand final, Australian Open or Formula One Grand Prix, but in a tournament set to blast off in February next year, Brisbane has secured the best available local rugby product, combined it with an international feel and tweaked the format for maximum entertainment.Its a blend between sevens and 15s so I think its going to allow us to utilise a bit of structure, but at the same time play at a fast pace, code-hopper Karmichael Hunt said of the format.Fourteen of the worlds best provincial rugby teams will descend on Brisbane next year with all five of Australia and New Zealands Super Rugby franchises confirmed, as well as South African powerhouse, the Bulls, French giants Toulon, Japans Panasonic Wild Knights and Samoa.Played over two days at Suncorp Stadium, organisers, Duco Events, are hoping for capacity crowds on both days and with a large New Zealand community in Brisbane, there is no reason why they cant get them.State of Origin may be king in Queensland, but a two-day global rugby feast at the start of the year will see Brisbane join both Sydney and Melbourne with international events early on the calendar.While it wont concern those behind the Brisbane event, organisers of the Sydney 7s - which launched with such a bang early in 2016 and will be played the week before the Tens next year - may be a little nervy given the headline acts that could potentially turn out at Suncorp.The 10 Super Rugby sides have reportedly agreed to field their best available squads, while it is also hoped each franchise will bring its entire playing roster and use the week in Brisbane as preparation for the Super Rugby season proper.Its going to be great watching, guys turning out like Izzy Folau, Matt Giteau, Maa Nonu, rising Waratahs star Andrew Kellaway told ESPN.Its going to be awesome to watch and to play in, to test ourselves against those guys, its not something you get to do when they go overseas. So its going to be a great experience.As for its close proximity to the Sydney 7s, Kellaway was adamant both events could coexist.I hope it doesnt overshadow it because the Sydney 7s is a great event, and I think it wouldnt be doing either of them justice to have one overshadow the other, Kellaway told ESPN.I think keeping them separate and exclusive events is going to be great, not only for rugby, but for both of the events because in their own right they are going to be both great events.With the extra space on offer, the scope for entertaining rugby - that retains the games structural integrity - is infinite.The big men will still have a place on the field in Brisbane, even if the Tens will be a more natural fit for guys like Quade Cooper - who Reds General Manager Daniel Herbert hopes to unveil in the next few days - and Chiefs young gun Damien McKenzie.It is [suited to McKenzie], you can see him really opening things up, Chiefs star Charlie Ngatai told ESPN.A lot of other Kiwi players as well like Nehe (Milner-Skudder), Ihai (Ihaia West); theyve got all the skill; the step; the speed. So seeing players like that is going to be awesome.And if thats not enough to pull in the neutral crowd, or Brisbanes rugby league diehards, the Tens may well feature Sonny Bill Williams.It will be good, Sonnys an incredible player, Ngatai said of his former Chiefs team-mate. He has lots of skills; big; a hard man to tackle because hes so tall and big.Hes going to offer a lot up at the Blues, especially for all the young boys there and just the professional environment he can bring into the team. He certainly is going to be a huge asset for the Blues.The Brisbane Global Tens has all the makings of a truly special event and one capable of enhancing Brisbanes sporting reputation locally, but more importantly globally.As for issues around player workload and the already packed rugby calendar, Kellaway offered the perfect response.I dont think so, the more the merrier ... the more footy, the better, really.China Jerseys Replica . 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Jim Rutherford, President and General Manager of the Carolina Hurricanes, announced Wednesday that the team would assign Swedish forward Elias Lindholm to his nations team for the upcoming tournament.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Mike McCarthy knew how it would sound before he even said it, and the last thing the Green Bay Packers coach wanted to do was dismiss the importance of winning the NFC North.But losing the division title to the Minnesota Vikings isnt keeping McCarthy awake at night.Frankly, I dont want to be flippant about it; division titles are important, McCarthy said. But I dont lose any sleep over it because we have a bigger goal. We dont hang division title banners around here.Given that McCarthy prefaced that comment by saying, you always worry about how this stuff is written, its unlikely he was taking an intentional shot at the Vikings, who earlier this summer proudly displayed their NFC North banner on social media after ESPN mistakenly said the Packers won the division last year.McCarthy never has shied away from publicizing his ultimate goal: winning the Super Bowl. In his press conference on the eve of training camp this year, he uttered a familiar refrain when asked about expectations.Number one, its about winning the world championship, McCarthy said. Its part of our everyday fiber here in Green Bay.Indeed, the Packers have only their Super Bowl and NFL titles commemorated with banners in the Don Hutson Center, their indoor practice facility.So frankly, once you cross the threshold into the playoffs,, its about getting to the final game and winning.dddddddddddd I want everybody to think that way, and I want everybody to behave that way and train that way and aspire for that to be.Last years Week 17 loss to Minnesota at Lambeau Field not only gave the Vikings their first division title since 2009, when Brett Favre was their quarterback, but it also ended a run of four straight NFC North crowns for the Packers. Still, they extended their streak of consecutive postseason appearances with seven and reached the divisional round of the playoffs while the Vikings lost at home in the wild-card round.The Packers and Patriots are the only NFL teams that have made the playoffs each of the last seven seasons.Ultimately how do you measure success? said McCarthy, who is entering his 11th season. This is a successful football program on anybodys standards, but at the end of the day -- division titles are important, because it leads to the potential to get the first [seed in the playoffs]. Im not trying to be flippant about it, but, yeah, Im not. Itd been nice to say, it wouldve been five [in a row], right? It wouldve been nice to say five in a row, but well just have to start another run, I guess. ' ' '