New Zealand 2 will deal a massive blow to NZ rugby

[Canard]

Haha, f**k me.

Three posts ago, @Wb1234 says the Warriors crowd smashed the Super Rugby game in the same area.

Then suddenly "Wow, that's a great crowd" when he got the facts.

 

[Maximus]

7K for a preseason game in Cairns is a decent crowd. When considering relative populations it stacks up pretty well with the Warriors match so not sure why you're death riding that match.

It's what he always does.

He wanted rugby league to die in England because @Perth Red was making him look like a fool.
He started attacking Melbourne because various people from Melbourne were making him look like a fool.
He started attacking Canberra because @AlwaysGreen was making him look like a fool.
Lately he's been attacking North Qld because @Canard has been making him look like a fool.

 

[Matiunz]

North qld = rugby league heartland
Hamilton = rugby union heartland

And the super rugby crowds are relevant since union is supposedly the national sport of nz

And yet can’t get a crowd close to the crowd that showed up for a trial match

You’re missing the obvious point of why people are showing up so much for one rugby code over another

Hamilton is a league heartland lol!

That’s a big load of bs.

He’s not wrong, although Waikato has a strong tradition in union Northern Waikato is right on the doorstep of South Auckland with a decent amount of overflow. The likes of Huntley/Ngarawahia, also decent pockets around Tokoroa/Whakatane/Rotorua although yes a union stronghold , league is not exactly unheard of in that part of the country.

 

[Matua]

Wow. I dunno what to say to this so I'll shut up. That is until you respond.

You should follow Canberra, only because the Green they represent in your eyes, is envy.

I really can not see anything he said that was wrong.

Stop being a wanna be bully, it's a narcissists first trait.

Disagreeing with a poster is being a bully? You need to harden up if you think that.

 

[Canard]

Wow. I dunno what to say to this so I'll shut up. That is until you respond.

You should follow Canberra, only because the Green they represent in your eyes, is envy.

I really can not see anything he said that was wrong.

Stop being a wanna be bully, it's a narcissists first trait.

This is weak shit, grow a pair mate.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Disagreeing with a poster is being a bully? You need to harden up if you think that.

More like stalking, wake up.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

This is weak shit, grow a pair mate.

Yeah yeah tough guy.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Take the stalking to the fight club instead of following each other around and ruining every f**king thread you lot touch.

 

[Maximus]

This guy seems upset that not everyone wants to be involved in he and his mate's constant code wars.

 

[Matua]

More like stalking, wake up.

What the actual fudge are you talking about? I responded to a post of Wb's and then we responded back and forwards to each other - which is the purpose of this place.

 

[Wb1234]

What the actual fudge are you talking about? I responded to a post of Wb's and then we responded back and forwards to each other - which is the purpose of this place.

lol

 

[SirPies&Beers]

Stuff

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Southern Orcas NRL bid team to try to bring a State of Origin game to New Zealand​

Stuff sports reporters
February 19, 2025 •07:56am
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Warriors prop Mitchell Barnett takes the ball up for New South Wales against Queensland in the 2024 State of Origin series.Dave Hunt/AAP via Photosport
fast facts

• Sir Graham Lowe is behind the bid to bring a State of Origin rugby league game to NZ, possibly Christchurch.
• A three-game State of Origin series is played each year between NSW and Queensland.
• Lowe chairs the Southern Orcas bid team trying to secure a NRL franchise in Christchurch.

A group led by former Kiwis rugby league coach Sir Graham Lowe says it has “well-advanced plans” to bring Australia’s biggest sporting rivalry, State of Origin, to New Zealand for the first time.
Lowe, the only Kiwi to ever coach in the Queensland-New South Wales inter-state series, confirmed the plans on Wednesday.
Lowe said the group had already had positive preliminary talks with both the New Zealand government and the management of the new Christchurch stadium, Te Kaha.






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Lowe and the others involved are also behind the Southern Orcas’ bid to become the 20th NRL franchise.
He said the group were open-minded whether they would take the game to Auckland, Christchurch or Wellington but said a game at Te Kaha would be an ideal springboard for the Orcas franchise. Lowe said Orcas managing director Andrew Chalmers had met with Te Kaha staff last week about the prospect of an Origin game at the all-seater stadium.
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Te Kaha - due for completion in 2026 - will have 30,000 seats for sporting events. Wellington’s Sky Stadium has 34,500 and Auckland’s Eden Park 50,000.
The 2024 State of Origin series was played at Sydney’s Accor Stadium (77,214 spectators), the Melbourne Cricket Ground (90,084) and Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium (52,457).

Lowe said he intended to table a formal bid with the NRL early next month. With the NRL taking one game from each series to a neutral venue and contracts already in place with Melbourne and Perth, he said he understood the next available Origin would be in 2027.
“I know from first-hand experience what an amazing sporting experience State of Origin is,” said Lowe, who coached Queensland in 1991-92. “I’ve always wanted Kiwi sports fans to experience that atmosphere on home soil.
“The game is booming here and it’s the perfect time for the NRL to capitalise on that by bringing an Origin game to New Zealand. I guarantee it would sell out quickly.

Southern Orcas chairman Sir Graham Lowe.Southern Orcas
“And it would be great for our tourism industry as I can imagine thousands of Aussie fans would love to come over and combine it with some skiing in Queenstown or a trip to Milford Sound.”
Lowe said the Orcas plans were continuing to progress and they would have some exciting developments to announce soon.
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“I am hugely confident that we will become the 20th franchise in the NRL competition - it’s just a matter of when,” he said. “A huge amount of work and planning has gone on behind the scenes and we are ready to go.”
- Stuff

 

[Perth Red]

can’t see it in a 30k stadium?

Bid to bring State of Origin to Aotearoa

Sir Graham Lowe is leading a bid to bring the League spectacle across the Tasman.

www.rnz.co.nz

 

[Wb1234]

Nrl was rumoured to be trying for Eden park in 2027

Chch is too small when the neutral grounds range from 50k to 100k together with govt top ups

Nz governments would need to be offering 30 to 50 million to make it stack up

At least this will keep the orcas fresh in the mind of the arlc

This could just be a stunt to get publicity for the orcas lol

 

[BuffaloRules]

Has Lowe got any news about how the bid is going ? With looking at what is happening in Perth … all NZ2 will have is the odd publicity grab the next 4-5 years like this …

 

[Pippen94]

can’t see it in a 30k stadium?

Bid to bring State of Origin to Aotearoa

Sir Graham Lowe is leading a bid to bring the League spectacle across the Tasman.

www.rnz.co.nz

Meh .. ground is too small & Kiwi's won't pay whatever NRL already make in gate.

Btw, Orcas say they will be able to pay licence fee but are they committed to south island?!

 

[flippikat]

can’t see it in a 30k stadium?

Bid to bring State of Origin to Aotearoa

Sir Graham Lowe is leading a bid to bring the League spectacle across the Tasman.

www.rnz.co.nz

If they're gonna play it anywhere, it surely would be Eden Park (or EP's replacement if that's how it unfolds).

Bigger capacity, slightly less travel time to Sydney/Brisbane & a market of 1 million plus right there, plus if it's after the Auckland stadium solution is delivered then it'll be under-cover too (both the Eden Park upgrade AND the proposed replacement include a roof)

The idea of holding it in a 30k stadium in Christchurch is just plain daft - even if it's the only rectangular stadium in Aus/NZ of that size with a roof.

Plus, as long as the Aussie TV networks value Origin kicking off at night, the timeslot doesn't work for a live game here in NZ.

 

[Canard]

Auckland is the only viable venue.

And kick off would have to be 6pm NZ time.

 

[flippikat]

Auckland is the only viable venue.

And kick off would have to be 6pm NZ time.

Yeah, playing Origin in NZ would HAVE to be on a stand-alone rep weekend - even if it's as late as 8pm NZT (6pm Eastern).

That opens the door for a weekend-long Rep Footy extravaganza in Auckland - perhaps Samoa v Tonga, NZ v Fiji & Origin being played on consecutive days at Eden Park?

 

[Wb1234]

If they're gonna play it anywhere, it surely would be Eden Park (or EP's replacement if that's how it unfolds).

Bigger capacity, slightly less travel time to Sydney/Brisbane & a market of 1 million plus right there, plus if it's after the Auckland stadium solution is delivered then it'll be under-cover too (both the Eden Park upgrade AND the proposed replacement include a roof)

The idea of holding it in a 30k stadium in Christchurch is just plain daft - even if it's the only rectangular stadium in Aus/NZ of that size with a roof.

Plus, as long as the Aussie TV networks value Origin kicking off at night, the timeslot doesn't work for a live game here in NZ.

Would have to be a split round and have origin on Sunday