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Anyone else spot the detail that: “ NZR said it hoped to complete the expression of interest process by the end of July.” From Beth Newman article on Rugby AU site (almost last line of article)

Hmm so potentially a kiwi owned comp - do they take over broadcast negotiations in Oz? Set the salary cap in Oz via tv money distribution... Interesting wording coming out of NZ - certainly doesn’t look like they are seeking an equal commercial partner in this new comp.

From my couch Reb 3 should have been YC or RC for a shoulder charge - clear and simple. Arms were a mile behind his shoulder and were never going to meet the player at the same time as his shoulder. Swinton last week got away with two similar shots. I think our teams would find overseas refs...

Don't WR (World Rugby) fund the Drua? and NRC has been canned. Could simply be a re-purpose of those funds (plus some extra to meet Super Rugby level wages). If NZR allowed ABs selection from a PI side... that would certainly change things. and the team would have guaranteed crowd support in NZ.

Yes it was meant as an extreme idea to highlight just how little bargaining power we have. Personally i think we have no bargaining power. Our administration of the sport here has show that we are incompetent in that facet, and its reflected in the on and off field performance of professional...

Yes Bart will be getting nervous about Twiggy and his money. But Bart has the ear of NZR.

Aus fans, lets be a bit honest with ourselves: NZ have the TV deals and the cash They don't need Australia to survive at the level below Test Australia don't have a tv deal past SRAu this year We have a tiny RUGBY market - that is trending lower Having 2 Aus teams isn't going to make the 5 NZ...

Some further detail from the article : “Rugby Australia would not countenance a three-team proposal floated earlier this year so would reject out of hand a format with room for even fewer Australian teams. The other half of the nine-person NZR board favoured a 10-team trans-Tasman model with a...

Am I allowed to link to a whole article? https://www.smh.com.au/sport/rugby-union/australia-only-option-on-table-as-nz-play-hard-ball-over-super-rugby-20200708-p55aap.html So VERY interesting stuff in this G.Robinson article. Half NZ board only want 2 Oz teams in an 8 team comp that NZ would...

9 or 10 - 5 NZ 3/4 Aus 1 PI The kiwis love a bye so that they don’t burn out their players - so probably 9

It’s quite good news that the Fox numbers don’t count Kayo. It would be nice to have that info. Not sure how to make an accurate guess of how many Kayo subs tuned in.

“The first match of the recommenced 2020 NRL season has set a ratings record. The combined audience watching on Nine and Fox League across Australia was 1,353,000. The Parramatta Eel’s 34-6 victory over the Brisbane Broncos last night to re-start the 2020 Telstra NRL Premiership season figures...

The reason I find these numbers disappointing is twofold: Firstly, Oz rugby fans are acutely aware due to political Shit fight that ended with Castle getting axed, and the players having pay cuts that the game is in absolute dire straits - this has all come about after the Super Rugby has its initial...

RA has just gutted its staff levels and its budgets. There is no marketing that is going to happen. People with Fox/Kayo would have seen ads on that service. Otherwise RA needs to sell a pay tv sub to basically get non-subscribers to sign up. They dont have the time, money or people to do...

i know we would like to think about extenuating circumstances but the numbers are the numbers. this is REALLY bad news for RA. they are in a cycle of continuous tv talks now - Bled next, then back to the table to talk about Super Rugby that starts in 8 months time.

hig v cru 34k brumbies v rebels 49k. :eek:

I’ll just at this point of the discussion add that Reds v Tahs pulled only 69000 viewers. For broadcast revenue purposes that isn’t a sustainable number

That is really disappointing ... that match should be a 100k minimum

just finished a late replay of it. Solid NRC game compared to SRA. but really a lower standard - hopefully ponies and rebels lift the standard. Both teams embarrassed themselves with childish niggle. Tah 6 needs to learn to wrap his arms - other refs might not be so lenient Reds were...

depending on what the organisations goal is, adding Australian teams might be pointless. we will need to wait until NZR is ready to reveal what its goals and preference is.