New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[Foreign Legion]

South Island NRL

South Island NRL expansion, the original Bid, backed heavily by endorsements both locally and internationally.

www.sinrlbid.co.nz

 

[SpaceMonkey]

A quarry?

Just like Mt Smart Stadium being built insider a quarried volcanic cone

Yep actually not as dumb an idea as it sounds.

as I’ve mentioned elsewhere Port Moresby has a fairly dry climate and gets very little rain during footy season. You really just need a pitch with as much elevated space for fans to watch from as possible.

 

[Wb1234]

Moffett fires warning shot at rugby union with NRL expansion talks increasing

2026 could be on the cards for a Christchurch NRL bid.

www.sen.com.au

Rugby is in the toilet," Moffett replied when asked to comment on union's current state of affairs,

“Rugby worldwide is in big trouble - they have wasted money on expanding, politics got in the way, and they go from one crisis to another.

“If rugby is not careful, they won't exist."

there’s another post on this forum showing nz super rugby crowds are down over 35 percent from their high figures

 

[SpaceMonkey]

Corporates in PNG is beyond laughable.

i actually disagree. You’d have and government types, and cashed up expat businesspeople. A different type market for corporate facilities to Aus and NZ but there would still be one. Where it would differ more is the split of other grades of seating. I’d envision the large bulk of tickets would be GA, uncovered at the cheapest price point, with maybe a small premium section on halfway around the players tunnel and corporates.

 

[Canard]

i actually disagree. You’d have and government types, and cashed up expat businesspeople. A different type market for corporate facilities to Aus and NZ but there would still be one. Where it would differ more is the split of other grades of seating. I’d envision the large bulk of tickets would be GA, uncovered at the cheapest price point, with maybe a small premium section on halfway around the players tunnel and corporates.

It would be something else to enjoy a prawn sandwich in a corporate box, in a country where 70% of the population live in extreme poverty.

 

[MugaB]

It would be something else to enjoy a prawn sandwich in a corporate box, in a country where 70% of the population live in extreme poverty.

Thank Karen for your negative nancy routine, I'm sure the cavier served at the local QCB, during gamedays feels a whole lot similar ...ffs

 

[Matua]

Sky nz is dominated by union types

he will be a league type or at least realise what it means to networks

My god you talk constant shit. Sky has always had a good relationship with league, the Winfield Cup essentially saved the company in the early 90s and they promoted the comp and the Warriors in all the years when the Warriors were crap.

 

[docbrown]

It would be something else to enjoy a prawn sandwich in a corporate box, in a country where 70% of the population live in extreme poverty.

Next we'll be banning Australians from going to Bali and Bangkok to have a piss up.

 

[Rod]

Good points around the media beat up around SR scheduling, you’d likely see a large cross over of fans watching both games so it doesn’t make sense to limit your audience having them go head to head.
Don’t think many are arguing the Warriors are an exciting watch, the key still needs to be getting more people playing the game.

The way the Super Rugby semi has been covered in Australia is essentially a lie. They keep claiming (again on the Matty Johns show tonight) that it was forced to move because of the Warriors, but the game was never set in the first place to move.

Because most NZers aren't really invested in any sort of code war, it's simple common sense to play Saturday's semi before the Warriors, and then everyone wins.

 

[Wb1234]

The way the Super Rugby semi has been covered in Australia is essentially a lie. They keep claiming (again on the Matty Johns show tonight) that it was forced to move because of the Warriors, but the game was never set in the first place to move.

Because most NZers aren't really invested in any sort of code war, it's simple common sense to play Saturday's semi before the Warriors, and then everyone wins.

It’s not like the hurricanes ? said they moved it so as to not clash with the warriors

they must be lieing

 

[Rod]

It’s not like the hurricanes ? said they moved it so as to not clash with the warriors

they must be lieing

It couldn't be moved because it was never scheduled in the first place.

The Hurricanes preferred to play at 4.30pm - they chose to last weekend as well when there were no clashes with anything else. Them avoiding the Warriors was a nice bit of commons sense from everyone involved but it wasn't the decisive factor.

 

[Wb1234]

It couldn't be moved because it was never scheduled in the first place.

The Hurricanes preferred to play at 4.30pm - they chose to last weekend as well when there were no clashes with anything else. Them avoiding the Warriors was a nice bit of commons sense from everyone involved but it wasn't the decisive factor.

Copium

 

[Rod]

Copium

Plenty of reasons to be excited about league in NZ without inventing ones that didn't happen to shout about. But if it makes you feel better then cool.

 

[Wb1234]

Plenty of reasons to be excited about league in NZ without inventing ones that didn't happen to shout about. But if it makes you feel better then cool.

Plenty of posts made here showing you are talking bs

it’s all an Aussie media conspiracy lmao

 

[Rod]

You haven't said anything to disprove what I said. You're talking gibberish and have no idea what you're talking about.

 

[Wb1234]

You haven't said anything to disprove what I said. You're talking gibberish and have no idea what you're talking about.

Too lazy to go back ten pages to find the original link or go on the multiple other threads where it’s also been posted or even nz posters on this thread saying the nz side werre lieing when they said they moved the game so fans could enjoy both games

 

[Rod]

Oh a bunch of posters on a league expansion forum were saying it? It must be true then lol.

 

[Bukowski]

Oh a bunch of posters on a league expansion forum were saying it? It must be true then lol.

He'll post a link to his tiktok page soon to back his claims up.

 

[Wb1234]

Oh a bunch of posters on a league expansion forum were saying it? It must be true then lol.

You’re a poster on a league expansion. Forum too

lol

it’s all a conspiracy by those nasty league fans.

the game was always going to be played earlier

 

[Rod]

You’re a poster on a league expansion. Forum too

lol

The difference is that I named 2 clear facts whereas you've offered diddly.

the game was always going to be played earlier

Now you've almost got it.