Northern Hemisphere Rugby

[Strewthcobber]

Newcastle circling the drain in the English Premiership.

85-14 loss to Bristol overnight. No wins yet from 15 GP games

Bristol Stats:
- 45 Clean Breaks
- 51 Defenders Beaten
- 1093 Metres Gained
- 31 Offloads

 

[Steve_Grey]

Newcastle circling the drain in the English Premiership.

85-14 loss to Bristol overnight. No wins yet from 15 GP games

Bristol Stats:
- 45 Clean Breaks
- 51 Defenders Beaten
- 1093 Metres Gained
- 31 Offloads

No relegation this season - no money, playing with many academy players - see if the ME money materialises.

 

[Dctarget]

Happy for Jake McIntyre, MoTM performance for Perpignan in their rout of Lyon, 51-20. He's not a world beater but he's led a pretty classic league 2 to 8th in the Top 14 without many stars which is no mean feat.

 

[Steve_Grey]

What an Autumn Series for NH.

 

[Sword of Justice]

I’ve never been more confident of a grand slam.

 

[Steve_Grey]

For NH Rugby, it is probably the equivalent of Lions Tours (annually) with all those games available for viewing..... $$$$.

 

[Steve_Grey]

I’ve never been more confident of a grand slam.

That would Tee the B&I Lions Tour up nicely.

 

[Wilson]

Peter Hewat is joining McKellar at Leicester as attack coach:

https://www.theroar.com.au/2024/04/...-prank-ahead-of-debut-hewat-answers-dan-call/

As much as it'd be nice to have the top Australian coaches coaching in Australia, McKellear, Palmer and Hewat all coaching together could easily be the wallabies setup by 2027, so having them all working together now may pay dividends later.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Good call by them. He was someone I'd thought of if/when the Tahs make a call about the coach. Neutral on it at the moment but I thought Hewat would have been a candidate at the appropriate level for the job.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Attendence in the French Leagues at an all-time high

Since the start of the 2023/2024 season, 2,204,597 spectators have visited the 14 TOP 14 stadiums, up 3.5% compared to last season, when the TOP 14 established its historical record.

In PRO D2 also, the attractiveness of the championship is confirmed: 1,148,156 spectators attended matches this season, an increase of 15% vs2022/2023.

 

[KevinO]

For NH Rugby, it is probably the equivalent of Lions Tours (annually) with all those games available for viewing..... $$$$.

The 6N teams receive 1/7th of 90 million pounds, that includes all these games. Gate receipts obviously on top and change depending on opposition.

 

[Proud Pig]

On the weekend I watched a replay of the Bordeaux Vs Harlequins game from last week. That is why it is called the game they play in heaven.
What an amazing game by both sides and came right down to the wire.
If we had games like that here the game would be looking a lot healthier.

 

[Dctarget]

On the weekend I watched a replay of the Bordeaux Vs Harlequins game from last week. That is why it is called the game they play in heaven.
What an amazing game by both sides and came right down to the wire.
If we had games like that here the game would be looking a lot healthier.

I disagree with this statement intensely. Did you watch Reds v Blues?

 

[Steve_Grey]

Harlequins vs Northampton at Twickenham this weekend had c60,000 crowd - that's how you pay for expensive players.

They'll still run at a loss, but that coin helps - add to the fact that it was a cracker of a game.

 

[Dctarget]

Billy Vunipola has been tasered twice in an incident with police in a bar in Spain…

 

[Steve_Grey]

Leinster vs Northampton - 82300 at Croke Park sell-out for a Club (Province) game.

Final to be played at Spurs, ironically with a 63,000 capacity.

Stuff of dreams for Super Rugby.

 

[Dctarget]

Harlequins really did well against Toulouse, maybe at the Stoop there could've been a different result.

After Leinster's recent performances I don't know who the favourite is for next match, such a set up.

I think Toulouse have found France's next long term centre, Paul Costes is an absolute freak, how exciting.

Also happy/sad to see Meafou impossible to stop.

 

[Italophile]

Harlequins really did well against Toulouse, maybe at the Stoop there could've been a different result.

After Leinster's recent performances I don't know who the favourite is for next match, such a set up.

I think Toulouse have found France's next long term centre, Paul Costes is an absolute freak, how exciting.

Also happy/sad to see Meafou impossible to stop.

Suspect Toulouse would have still taken it. Great heart and effort by Quins but Toulouse always have that extra level. Fascinating couple of semis, massive second-half comebacks. Cracking final awaits.

Spot on about Costes. He's only 21, 6 foot and a bit and 13 1/2 stone. So much for smash-it-up 12s.

 

[Strewthcobber]

From Reddit.....
The 10 Premiership clubs had combined revenue of 191 gbp ($360m aud) and losses of 29m gbp ($55m aud)

 

[zer0]