Yeah or the difference could be one was head to head with the AFL GF and the other was in clear air
You can argue that we should start playing mid-week test matches on a regular basis but I don't think this is something Rugby Australia is clamoring for. If this was an Australian home game I doubt we would have moved it to a weeknight.
I think suggesting NZRU isn't acting in our interests by having this game up against the AFL Grand Final is not particularly reasonable.