No they arent, the NRL is on Sky sport 2, Only about 45% of the population have sky, of that only 60% have Digital. On free to air the only game that is played is th Warriors and that is late at night. The treament of League is shabby to say the least. Do you think they would do that if it rated as well as you seem to think?
No, sorts viewing is in decline all across the board. The play station generation is now one of the key demographics and they arent watching sport.
And thats what was said about the deal last time by TFC regulars. they were wrong then too.
The usual Australian self interest will ensure theat there isnt another NZ team in the near future. The Reds will be next and that will be it for a long time.
That is so much bullsh*t its not funny. Dan Carter has been offered 1.7mil to play in France for a year. wil the NRl be able to match that???
Thats opinion, not fact. In my opinion Rugby will come back and be fine. League in this country is in the toilet. It too will come back and be fine.
And calling anybody associated with Rugby a pig isnt being rude??
please show me a link where RL ratings have fallen by 22% like unions has.
if im wrong fine, but right now thats just BS. what ive read is that unions numbers have fallen, but the league is doing quite well, outrating the S14 on some occasions.
the warriors crowds and ratings are quite good.
last time round Sanzar offered many more games to keep the S14 contract from falling, a tactic theyll use again. this wont help when the nrl salary cap goes up by a lot and the warriors can pay much more money whilst unions money is stagnant.
oh i agree european union clubs will raid nz, this will only weaken the local competition. but a more cashed up NRL will also be in a position to play a part too.
david gallop has said wellington, central coast and perth are all being looked at for future expansion.
a 2nd strong nrl side in nz would see RL start to reach critical mass in nz
