New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[Gobsmacked]

OMG an unsourced claim on a League site. Who would have thought. And they couldn't even find League rating... anywhere.

Latest TV numbers illustrate Super Rugby's shocking decline in Australia

Rugby union is continuing to struggle for viewership numbers against rival football codes in Australia despite an increase in Super Rugby viewers, according to latest TV figures.

www.rugbypass.com

 

[Te Kaha]

The real trouble is that the demographic for Rugby in NZ are older. I read somewhere that the majority are pre 1975 and they are struggling to engage with younger generations.
The game is dying with old men like Te kah. No wonder he's upset.

Except that's not even close to the truth. But that never stops you.

A fan site is a "source" now? wow.. low bar.

 

[Wb1234]

Ha

Latest TV numbers illustrate Super Rugby's shocking decline in Australia

Rugby union is continuing to struggle for viewership numbers against rival football codes in Australia despite an increase in Super Rugby viewers, according to latest TV figures.

www.rugbypass.com

hhahahhahaa

hahhahahaa

 

[Te Kaha]

To confirm your post

Super Rugby TV ratings drop ahead of Blues-Crusaders showdown

1News has sourced figures from Nielsen TAM which show declining primetime (7pm/7.30pm games) TV viewership for the competition, with the early rounds of 2022 averaging around 100,000 viewers.

www.1news.co.nz

Then there is this

Loose Pass: New Zealand rugby's fascinating fall from grace

In this week's Loose Pass, we will mostly be concerning ourselves with New Zealand, as the rest of the world looks on with fascination.

www.planetrugby.com

Teenage participation in union is down 17 percent

Loose Pass: New Zealand rugby's fascinating fall from grace

In this week's Loose Pass, we will mostly be concerning ourselves with New Zealand, as the rest of the world looks on with fascination.

www.planetrugby.com

So covid figures are indicative now?

Latest TV numbers illustrate Super Rugby's shocking decline in Australia

Rugby union is continuing to struggle for viewership numbers against rival football codes in Australia despite an increase in Super Rugby viewers, according to latest TV figures.

www.rugbypass.com

Listing Australian figures to support NZ viewership declines? that's a little odd.

 

[Wb1234]

The All Blacks’ success masks long-term decline for NZ rugby. Is it terminal?

A combination of bad demographics, financial pressure and a decade's old bill coming due make the new NZ Rugby CEO’s job infinitely harder than that of the next All Blacks coach.

thespinoff.co.nz

Rugby clubs are shutting or sparsely populated, particularly in the big cities. Auckland, once a rugby powerhouse, is a long-running embarrassment and thus growing somewhat indifferent to rugby as a code.

 

[Te Kaha]

The All Blacks’ success masks long-term decline for NZ rugby. Is it terminal?

A combination of bad demographics, financial pressure and a decade's old bill coming due make the new NZ Rugby CEO’s job infinitely harder than that of the next All Blacks coach.

thespinoff.co.nz

Rugby clubs are shutting or sparsely populated, particularly in the big cities. Auckland, once a rugby powerhouse, is a long-running embarrassment and thus growing somewhat indifferent to rugby as a code.

Four years old wally? really?

 

[Gobsmacked]

Because they had competition for the rights at that point. They no longer have that competition now. This is not that hard to understand

No. It isn't that simple.

 

[Te Kaha]

The saddest part about the declining viewership and player numbers is that it is much worse in League. But wally and his semi literate mate don't want to address that.

 

[Te Kaha]

No. It isn't that simple.

Yes it really is. And if you actually understood how the real world worked you would know that.

 

[Pippen94]

I know that you are trying really hard but I wasn’t referring to fumbleball and GWS with that post. Last time I checked fumbleball are not a monopoly in any case

I was referring to this belief that Sky are going to pay more for a second team when they are a monopoly.

It doesn't matter what ur point was. My point is more important & gets to heart of expansion issues

 

[Pippen94]

All TV ratings are declining throughout world, especially among young ppl

 

[Wb1234]

TikTok - Make Your Day

He took a selfie with the players lmao

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Not so much anymore, Contact team sports are all in a massive decline. Something needs to be done to get kids playing. Chucking a team in a city wont be nearly enough.

Yeah but that’s an everywhere problem, not an NZ problem.

 

[Wb1234]

Where’s gutter rat? Threads like this used to trigger him so much

 

[Te Kaha]

Yeah but that’s an everywhere problem, not an NZ problem.

For sure. CTE is scaring everybody, unless something is done there is only one ending for them. Like I have said before, unless something changes, "Touch" will be the only "Rugby" left.

 

[Iamback]

Ok, name some.

Reality is there are only three cities in NZ that are semi viable prospects for NRL and one already has a team.

They couldn't share a venue with a Super Rugby team?

 

[SpaceMonkey]

They couldn't share a venue with a Super Rugby team?

In Christchurch yes
In Wellington no because the venue has a cap on the number of night games it can host and it’s already near its limit
In Auckland there’s no point as the Warriors prefer to stay at Mt Smart
In Hamilton or Dunedin they theoretically could but they’re not realistic markets for an NRL side, especially Dunedin

Realistically Christchurch is the only place that would be practical. Wellington if the issue of night games could be solved

 

[Iamback]

In Christchurch yes
In Wellington no because the venue has a cap on the number of night games it can host and it’s already near its limit
In Auckland there’s no point as the Warriors prefer to stay at Mt Smart
In Hamilton or Dunedin they theoretically could but they’re not realistic markets for an NRL side, especially Dunedin

Realistically Christchurch is the only place that would be practical. Wellington if the issue of night games could be solved

That could be why the article posted mentioned using both cities

 

[Wb1234]

That could be why the article posted mentioned using both cities

Easy workaround is day games

warriors have shown Sunday midday gets good ratings in Australia and adds another unique timeslot

its funny some of these nz posters don’t know that nrl games are also played during the day

it’s like they have never watched the warriors in their life but still find time to post thousands of times on a rugby league forum

 

[Te Kaha]

Easy workaround is day games

warriors have shown Sunday midday gets good ratings in Australia and adds another unique timeslot

its funny some of these nz posters don’t know that nrl games are also played during the day

it’s like they have never watched the warriors in their life but still find time to post thousands of times on a rugby league forum

What aload of bullshit there Wally. The Warriors games are worst rated in Australia. That has been shown time and time again in this thread, even by you! I know you are stupid, but come on you are better than that.

Even in preseason they rated lowest of the games.