Bad news is good news if it keeps the wheels spinning

Whether we like it or not, controversy stokes the fires of any good competition

I mean, really, is this the face of a man who’d try to game the system? Getty Images

Believe it or not, this week was one of the better off-field ones for Super Rugby Pacific.

Sure, you can point to the negative headlines emanating out of Napier (via Suva) and Auckland (via the Cake Tin) and ask, “What’s good about that?” — but the important word in all t…