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“I think it’s a good product, I think it’s an exciting product….(but) I have been disappointed with attendances,” he told Stuff.
“I know that the geography of the competition makes it harder. It’s not like in England where you can hop in the car and drive for a couple of hours and probably be at most Premiership grounds, but I guess that element [the lack of crowds] took me by surprise.
“I thought there’d be a few more in attendance in the stadiums.”
Burns believes a ‘Drive to Survive’ style documentary could help change the face of the sport going forward.
The Highlanders fly-half believes rugby needs to market itself better and will no doubt hope the upcoming Six Nations docuseries proves to be a hit.
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“I think it’s a good product, I think it’s an exciting product….(but) I have been disappointed with attendances,” he told Stuff.
“I know that the geography of the competition makes it harder. It’s not like in England where you can hop in the car and drive for a couple of hours and probably be at most Premiership grounds, but I guess that element [the lack of crowds] took me by surprise.
“I thought there’d be a few more in attendance in the stadiums.”
Burns believes a ‘Drive to Survive’ style documentary could help change the face of the sport going forward.
The Highlanders fly-half believes rugby needs to market itself better and will no doubt hope the upcoming Six Nations docuseries proves to be a hit.