Wallabies 2025

[Crashy]

this is nice

Hearts, minds and ticket stubs: The numbers that say rugby is back

The Wallabies are riding high. It’s a far cry from the dark days of the 2023 World Cup.

www.smh.com.au

The crowd at Optus Stadium will almost certainly see the Wallabies break a cumulative domestic attendance record for a calendar year - outside the 2003 Rugby World Cup - with a potential total of around 371,000 from seven Tests. That would smash the record set in 2012 (325,073), although the highest per-game crowd came in 2001, when almost 312,000 attended just five Tests, at an average of over 62,000 per Test.

 

[Red Runner]

2012 is interesting. A year after RWC Semi Final appearance perhaps?

7 home tests this year (5 so far). Back then it was

Scotland in Newcastle (yuk)
3 against Wales (Suncorp, Etihad and SFS)
NZL at Telstra Stadium and Suncorp
SAF at Perth
Argentina on the Gold Coast

So 9 tests in total at home and I guess two local Bledisloes.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

It's the Lions series.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

This year.

Jamming the MCG and Homebush does wonders.

 

[Red Runner]

yeah, der, I was more curious why 2012 was the previous record holder Captain Obvious

 

[Strewthcobber]

Is it just a lot of tests played that year?

2013 was just short at 323,666

 

[Highlander35]

Take the 20k from the bonus test in the June window vs Scotland brings the figure very broadly in line with the other two years you host a 3rd bled.

2012 - 303.6k
2010 - 307.1k
2008 - 304.7k

 

[John S]

The KOKO boys were talking to Will Skelton, and asked him if he was coming back for Bledisloe. Will confirmed that Joe really wanted players to be training Monday/Tuesday before the test - which backs up what has been said here from other sources over the last little bit.

 

[Slim 293]

‘Really tough’: Hopes fade for Skelton’s Bledisloe return

The Wallabies were keen to get Will Skelton back to help break the Bledisloe Cup drought. But travel schedules and a 39-year-old hoodoo may scuttle the plans.

www.theage.com.au

Will Skelton’s return for the Bledisloe Cup series could rest on the Wallabies breaking a 39-year hoodoo in Auckland after the giant lock revealed it would be logistically “tough” for him to get back and play in the first Test at Eden Park later this month.

 

[rugbyAU]

‘Really tough’: Hopes fade for Skelton’s Bledisloe return

The Wallabies were keen to get Will Skelton back to help break the Bledisloe Cup drought. But travel schedules and a 39-year-old hoodoo may scuttle the plans.

www.theage.com.au

It sounds like it’s still realistic for game 2

 

[Strewthcobber]

La Rochelle games are 5am 22/9 (Monday), 12:30am 28/9 (Sunday) and 10:30pm 4/10 (Saturday)

If they make him play the first two games, it's hard to see how he could make Monday training in any sort of state. Maybe he could make training on Tuesday 30/9 and miss the 4/10 game?? It seems pretty unlikely to travel all the way to Perth for one game.