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  1. TheHaydog

    Super Rugby General Chat

    Doing the editing for Super Rugby Crowds on Wikipedia often means finding the same ol reliable sources from time to time. Main thing is waiting ages for end of season annual reports from the Waratahs, Blues and Canes. Provided the Blues and Canes don't take games elsewhere, they will have a...
  2. TheHaydog

    Super Rugby General Chat

    Super Rugby would be a better tournament for more rivalries, better engagement and better marketing. It lacks severly in those departments IMO NZ could've sustained 14 Super Rugby teams by this point, if it had realized the tribalism associated with the NPC, was not worth trading in, to be part...
  3. TheHaydog

    Super Rugby General Chat

    5/6 attendances reported for Round 1 Chiefs vs Crusaders:16,119 Rebels vs Brumbies:4,000 Force vs Hurricanes:7,855 Highlanders vs Moana:12,496 Reds vs Waratahs:14,593 Average attendance of 11,012 Just missing Blues vs Drua
  4. TheHaydog

    Melbourne Rebels 2024

    Unsure if it's been mentioned here or not. The Rebels have quite a good schedule, especially in the first half of the season. First 4: Brumbies (H), Force (H), Moana (A), Reds (H) Second 4: Canes (A), Tahs (A), Drua (H), Highlanders (H) Third 4: Bye, Crusaders (A), Blues (H), Reds (A) Final 3...
  5. TheHaydog

    Australian Bid for 2027 World Cup

    In its current form, adding 2 automatic spots to both Europe and the Americas would make the most sense. Before a dog's breakfast of a repechage takes place. If any teams from 2023 were to miss out next time, it would probably be either or both Romania and Namibia. The latter might end up being...
  6. TheHaydog

    Australian Bid for 2027 World Cup

    Definitely going to be some new teams present at the next RWC which will be a positive for the game, curious to see who people think they are going to be.
  7. TheHaydog

    Proposed Nations Championship

    The main positive is that the World Cup is finally expanding to 24 teams in 2027. It'd be interesting to see what teams will end up qualifying in those 4 spots. A lot of the qualifying stuff depends on how many spots are allocated to each continent or whether they pursue a larger repechage going...
  8. TheHaydog

    Rugby World Cup 2023

    Comparing Portugal's campaign to their only previous appearance back in 2007 shows a marked improvement. Especially in points scored and conceded. Points conceded in particular have halved and they conceded the least points to Wales of any team in Pool C 2007:38-209 (-171) 2023:64-103 (-39)
  9. TheHaydog

    SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) 2023 General Chat

    Unusually, there were multiple reported attendances for the Quarter-Finals with 3 out of 4 Announced Blues vs Waratahs: 12,941 Chiefs vs Reds: 15,500 Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 8,875 A recent Newshub article also mentioned the Blues averaging 16,147 fans per game this season. They almost...
  10. TheHaydog

    SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) 2023 General Chat

    The final standings for 2023 were quite similar to last year. Only 2 notable changes. The Chiefs and Blues swapped, as well as the Drua went up the ladder with many more home fixtures than previously. Not to mention the QFs are quite similar to last year. Brumbies vs Hurricanes is set to repeat...
  11. TheHaydog

    SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) 2023 General Chat

    Can't see Moana Pasifika lasting more than one more season for a few reasons. Their form along with their ability to retain coaching and player talent appears to be lacking. A clear objective behind the teams' purpose is muddled and it's seemingly led to confusion as to what their role as a team...
  12. TheHaydog

    SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) 2023 General Chat

    Good point, overlooked that factor. Hence the 2 PM Sunday kickoff suggestion, although if it is subject to the same downfall as the Saturday games, it might not succeed.
  13. TheHaydog

    SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) 2023 General Chat

    Spend the other night adding several attendance figures to the 2022 SRP (Super Rugby Pacific) Page, often through having to seek out end-of-season annual reports where the teams/stadiums hide most of their numbers. (Blues, Hurricanes, and Waratahs especially). Generally speaking, transparency around crowd numbers has...
  14. TheHaydog

    Super Rugby 2022

    Only 2 crowds released so far from this latest round, however both show at least some promise for Super Rugby Pacific in the long run. 15,102 for Fijian Drua vs Highlanders (The biggest crowd of the season) 10,293 for Waratahs vs Crusaders
  15. TheHaydog

    Where to for Super Rugby?

    Does anyone else see the Reds carrying on crowd size momentum if they win the final?. It seems in advance at least, like they'll crack 40K for the final which is great.
  16. TheHaydog

    Where to for Super Rugby?

    Adding to my point the other day that NZ and AUS can look to their own fan bases and players to build highly competitive popular domestic tournaments is the advice they need to take. 1). Have cheap tickets for days. $5 tickets all round entire stadium watch it sell out much faster. Increases...
  17. TheHaydog

    Where to for Super Rugby?

    Why don't Australia and NZ just both go it alone. Clearly NZRU have shown they have no time for more than 2-3 teams in AUS. Likewise AU don't want to cut teams again, so they'd be walking into a massive trap. That's not even mentioning the long history of tension between the 2 unions. In...
  18. TheHaydog

    2020 crowds and ratings

    Super Rugby Aotearoa Average after 10 games: 21,347 (all fixtures have an announced figure) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Rugby_Aotearoa
  19. TheHaydog

    Where to for Super Rugby?

    Super Rugby needs bold change we can all agree?. Scrapping the transnational multi-time zone complexity of it can be accomplished whilst maintaining a global playoff series. Here's how, up the teams from 15 to 30, hear me out it sounds crazy, but let's look at the positives hopefully and go...
  20. TheHaydog

    2020 crowds and ratings

    3/7 Super Rugby Crowds for Round 3 articles linked on Wikipedia as proof Sunwolves vs Chiefs 18,708 Brumbies vs Highlanders 7,270 Jaguares vs Reds 8,100 Jaguares average attendance after 3 games sits at 7,820 which is higher than the Brumbies who have an average of 7,268.
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