All Blacks 2025

taniwharugby

def an Irish 'home' game...

nostrildamus

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2025:

def an Irish 'home' game...

"Most Irish cities" ...Well it is certainly not Dublin...could be one of the most "full of Americans" cities outside of America. .

Bones

@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

@taniwharugby said in All Blacks 2025:

def an Irish 'home' game...

"Most Irish cities" ...Well it is certainly not Dublin...could be one of the most "full of Americans" cities outside of America. .

From both sides of the Gulf of America.

Darren

I had to bow out for the AB vs Ireland game
Just too expensive now. Good seats are $500 each, then I have airfare and hotel. And I really don't like Chicago.
I can do a week all inclusive in Mexico for less.

Tim

@Darren said in All Blacks 2025:

Good seats are $500 each

USD?

Either way that is a lot.

Darren

@Tim said in All Blacks 2025:

@Darren said in All Blacks 2025:

Good seats are $500 each

USD?

Either way that is a lot.

Oh just checked again, nosebleed for $300
Good seats 1 - 2k + now

I looked a couple weeks ago and was half that

Yes USD

Tim

@Darren Okay, they are really extracting value. Yikes.

MN5

@Tim said in All Blacks 2025:

@Darren said in All Blacks 2025:

Good seats are $500 each

USD?

Either way that is a lot.

Absolutely ridiculous. No Rugby Game will ever be worth that

Darren

It's because they are all resale seats now, so can charge whatever they want. It sold out before I could get it. Scalpers and bots I guess.

nonpartizan

This post is deleted!

nostrildamus

if it is all about the money, NZR should just bite the bullet and sign a mega contract with Nike for Flair Jordan rugby boots. Signed, of course.

canefan

@nonpartizan said in All Blacks 2025:

@Darren said in All Blacks 2025:

It's because they are all resale seats now, so can charge whatever they want. It sold out before I could get it. Scalpers and bots I guess.

Yup and tbh I looked at seats just a few hours after they went on sale two weeks ago and 90% of the inventory was resale. Virtually every seat hoovered up by resellers immediately, it's such a screwed up way of selling tickets.

Looking at the bigger picture - at those prices I doubt you are going to get a dad taking his son to check out rugby for the first time and I get it, they are just trying to coin it in but it doesnt really do much to grow the game/brand/sport outside of the diehards which must in the long run be counter productive.

I guess if no one buys the seats at that price there will be empty space in the stands. Which wouldn't be a good look either. Perhaps some will wait until the last minute for a price plummet

Crazy Horse

Some random thoughts on random players from the first few weeks...

Jordan - seems to be looking to pass and set up others more this season. Even when he scored his try against the Reds when Preston put him in the gap his first thought was to look for support.

Finau - is it just me or is he looking to get involved more this season? Outside of the usual highlights I am noticing him getting involved in the dirty work. Something which hasn't been obvious to me in the past.

Vaa'i - is starting to look like he may be our best lock, and even more pleasing to me he is looking like he is becoming a leader. Future captain material?

Bones

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

Jordan - seems to be looking to pass and set up others more this season. Even when he scored his try against the Reds when Preston put him in the gap his first thought was to look for support.

Thought he's always been ok at that in super rugby? He still does dumb selfish plays though, just watching on catch up now and he does an awful chip kick for himself which ends up with the opposition winger nearly scoring a try.

Crazy Horse

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

@Crazy-Horse said in All Blacks 2025:

Jordan - seems to be looking to pass and set up others more this season. Even when he scored his try against the Reds when Preston put him in the gap his first thought was to look for support.

Thought he's always been ok at that in super rugby? He still does dumb selfish plays though, just watching on catch up now and he does an awful chip kick for himself which ends up with the opposition winger nearly scoring a try.

Nah, I reckon he hasn't looked to involve others as much as he has done this year. Historically he has generally been able to pin his ears back and burn the defence, but, and I thought this last year, I am wondering if he has lost a yard of pace.