Australian Rugby / RA

[qwerty51]

It doesn’t make any sense to me. What return is in it for FMG? Chinese watching the Bledisloe?

 

[brokendown]

the announcement may have been dated April1

 

[The Honey Badger]

as much as id want him back i doubt anyone would have the money bar Twiggy and the Force

that will do

 

[The Honey Badger]

Twiggy sponsoring the Wallabies? Hmmm money is money but I’d be weary about his influence.

and the other Fluffy didn't wield influence?

 

[formerflanker]

Everyone associated with him at Kings who I have spoken to has described him as a really humble young guy who has a lot of time for the younger kids, even volunteering to run water and coach junior ages at the school. One parent I spoke to whose son plays with him said he would be absolutely hating the publicity right now. Its second hand intel but I literally have not heard one bad thing said about the guy from anyone at Kings.

I have good second hand info which is exactly the same.
Sounds like a decent young man whose talents have led multiple adults trying to pull him in different directions.

 

[ForceFan]

Rumour has it that the FMG sponsorship "aint necessarily so!" and could be just wishful thinking.

 

[formerflanker]

More commonly known by its street name 'a drug dealer'.

So "colourful racing identity" isn't being used any more?
Must brush up my Urbane Dictionary (not a spelling mistake).

 

[Dan54]

Lame post

Why? Just putting into prospective what they got to do. Perhaps in your dream world you think these fellas have easy job, I just pointing out how much they have to do! They work bloody hard for money. Anyway tell me why I wrong.

 

[Dan54]

Who’s going to be sponsoring the AB’s after the AIG deal expires?

Same deal, they got to work to find new sponsors too. Do believe they on about 10 mill plus off Adidas but that separate from naming rights . Believe some company in negotiations about some new fangled way of doing everything. not sure what this has to do with RA thread? I not knocking them, just saying how much work they got to do FFS some of you jokers are really on the back foot aren't you?

 

[Cancelled Account]

Lame post

Why lame?

Too many posters on here live in fantasy land. This is the state of the nation and in reality where will we be in 2021? No major sponsor and broadcast deal, and there will be no excess federal funds due to the country’s increase deficit. Unless World Rugby steps in, rugby in Australian will become semi pro. Do you know something we don’t?

 

[zer0]

Who’s going to be sponsoring the AB’s after the AIG deal expires?

Looks like it's a work in progress. Though they do seem to have a little more time than RA.

NZ Rugby (NZR) reportedly hopes to sell All Blacks jersey sponsorship for more than $300 million.

American insurance giant AIG currently holds the rights, which expire at the end of 2021, and NZME claims NZR is trying to sell its entire portfolio of jersey sponsorships - All Blacks, Black Ferns, Sevens, Māori and U20 - to a single investor.

The package could be offered to a major US or Japanese advertising agency, which could then on-sell to companies wanting their names on the New Zealand teams' jerseys.

AIG has been the All Blacks' major sponsor since 2012, when its name began appearing on the team's jersey, but announced last January it would end its sponsorship in 2021.

The current deal is worth $120m over five years, but NZR reportedly wants more money and has priced a five-year deal to one investor at $300m, a figure that trumps the entire total income of all sponsorships from 2016-19.

https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/spor...nvestor-for-big-money-jersey-sponsorship.html

And reason why they're wanting to go big on sponsorship:

The strength of the All Blacks’ brand over the years will also mean NZR will be less reliant on broadcast rights, which have become less predictable, especially in the streaming age.

Between 2016 and 2019, broadcast income averaged 35 per cent of NZR’s total income, but for the first time it wasn’t the biggest source of revenue for the national body.

Broadcast contracts are not linear — they fluctuate depending on the volume of content — and with the All Blacks only playing three home tests last year, viewing rights income was $57.4m while sponsorship and licensing revenue was $72.9m.

In the same four-year period, sponsorship income totalled $258m, with $308m from broadcast rights.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/groundbreaking-deal-all-blacks-for-sale-if-you-have-300m/

 

[Up the Guts]

RA would have known Qantas were withdrawing before yesterday, they could well have sponsors in the pipeline.

 

[fatprop]

Why lame?

Too many posters on here live in fantasy land. This is the state of the nation and in reality where will we be in 2021? No major sponsor and broadcast deal, and there will be no excess federal funds due to the country’s increase deficit. Unless World Rugby steps in, rugby in Australian will become semi pro. Do you know something we don’t?

Yep, the costs of this cluster f*ck are just starting to come through around the whole rugby world

Paying massive wages to empty stadiums is not a model that has a future, the only thing that is going to keep a lot of players on lessor wages in Aus is that everywhere else will be cutting costs as well

 

[fatprop]

RA would have known Qantas were withdrawing before yesterday, they could well have sponsors in the pipeline.

How many businesses can justify multi million dollar sponsorships at the moment with no idea what media coverage they will get for their $$$$

 

[Up the Guts]

How many businesses can justify multi million dollar sponsorships at the moment with no idea what media coverage they will get for their $$$$

I think you’d be surprised at some of the profit figures coming out of not so pro-cyclical firms.

 

[Mick The Munch]

If the figure of $5m a year is correct - that's peanuts for global exposure - I wouldn't be surprised if an overseas Corp comes forward - maybe Japanese car manufacturer *I note Mitsubishi and BMW has sponsored Eng U20s in the past, Or a growing Aus player that will benefit from the exposure - Atlassian for example - Even Telstra, Vodafone make sense

 

[swingpass]

The Australia Post Wallabies ! think of the meme possibilities

 

[Braveheart81]

If the figure of $5m a year is correct - that's peanuts for global exposure

Rugby Australia had $33m of sponsorships last year so $5m cash from Qantas doesn't seem too far off the likely mark (given the in-kind would be large).

 

[Dctarget]

Things aren't so rosey in the UK either:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/b... the Rugby Football,with an oval-shaped heart.

It is almost impossible to exaggerate the depth of the abyss into which much of the game – professional and amateur – in Britain and Ireland is now staring.

 

[Kenny Powers]

If the figure of $5m a year is correct - that's peanuts for global exposure - I wouldn't be surprised if an overseas Corp comes forward

It sure is when you compare it to the CEO’s salary - in a normal year about 20% of his salary.