European Club Rugby
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Behind a paywall so I can't post the whole story, but The Times reports that Newcastle Falcons, the English club linked to signing Finley Christie, have been bought out by the company that produces a well-known energy drink and are going to be rebranded as Newcastle Red Bull.
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@sparky yep they were talking about that on the podcast I was watching earlier. Seems the Red Bull thing is just a rumour (and a hopeful one), been no confirmation. Though they confident about Christie.
@Dan54 The Times story (behind a paywall) is quite detailed. No announcement yet but the deal is at an advantaged stage and set for RFU board approval.
Red Bull had been linked to a team in R360, but were persuaded by Premiership Rugby to invest in an English club and chose Newcastle.
"It has transformed Newcastle overnight from the league's biggest headache club into its most exciting project."
I severely doubt Finley Christie will be their last high profile signing.
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@WoodysRFC The big problem Super Rugby has is that European interest in the competition since the South Africans left is more or less zero.
Europe is where a lot of the big money in Rugby and Rugby sponsorship is.
It is nearly impossible to get European sports fans interested in a competition played in front of empty stands. The crowd is as important in European sport as what happens on the pitch.
If Super Rugby wants European sponsorship it needs to give away tickets or play in smaller stadiums where the crowd is close to the action and noisy.
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@WoodysRFC The big problem Super Rugby has is that European interest in the competition since the South Africans left is more or less zero.
Europe is where a lot of the big money in Rugby and Rugby sponsorship is.
It is nearly impossible to get European sports fans interested in a competition played in front of empty stands. The crowd is as important in European sport as what happens on the pitch.
If Super Rugby wants European sponsorship it needs to give away tickets or play in smaller stadiums where the crowd is close to the action and noisy.
an even bigger problem is that SR will be cast in the very low rating early morning euro time (the main reason it was good having SA in the comp - SA games being in a perfect time slot for west euro)
no euro caster is ever guna pay much for thatnote that recently Optus in Aus actually paid Stan to take the EPL soccer rights off them, live EPL is in a piss poor time slot in this part of the world (not to bad in West Aus tho)
if that's what is happening to EPL rights here, SR has little chance of ever getting much euro revenue -
an even bigger problem is that SR will be cast in the very low rating early morning euro time (the main reason it was good having SA in the comp - SA games being in a perfect time slot for west euro)
no euro caster is ever guna pay much for thatnote that recently Optus in Aus actually paid Stan to take the EPL soccer rights off them, live EPL is in a piss poor time slot in this part of the world (not to bad in West Aus tho)
if that's what is happening to EPL rights here, SR has little chance of ever getting much euro revenue@mohikamo said in European Club Rugby:
an even bigger problem is that SR will be cast in the very low rating early morning euro time (the main reason it was good having SA in the comp - SA games being in a perfect time slot for west euro)
no euro caster is ever guna pay much for thatnote that recently Optus in Aus actually paid Stan to take the EPL soccer rights off them, live EPL is in a piss poor time slot in this part of the world (not to bad in West Aus tho)
if that's what is happening to EPL rights here, SR has little chance of ever getting much euro revenueI'm sure RB are heavily connected to big players like Netflix, primetime means nothing with streaming services, much like F1, the money will be in the storylines which develop alongside the product.
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Louis Rees-Zammit is leaving the NFL and coming back to Rugby.
https://twitter.com/louisreeszammit/status/1951051038712021065?s=46
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Is LR-Z off to Bristol Bears?
https://twitter.com/charliefelix/status/1951227184468607179?s=46
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He’s single handedly done as much as anyone to promote rugby in the US
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Added bonus for new Welsh coach Steve Tandy having LRZ available again.
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Massive credit to him for giving his dream a go. Shame it didn't work out but your always going to be up against it when trying to enter a mammoth talent pool at the mid career point.
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I think it great news, and credit tp LRZ gave it a try, and perhaps didn't work as he hoped.
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It's official Newcastle Falcons are now Newcastle Red Bulls.
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Can Red Bull Give The Falcons Wings?
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Can Red Bull Give The Falcons Wings?
@MiketheSnow
I do hope it turns out well.
Having a "new brand" (at least relatively new to rugby) entering the fray and doing well could do wonders for the game. -
@MiketheSnow
I do hope it turns out well.
Having a "new brand" (at least relatively new to rugby) entering the fray and doing well could do wonders for the game.@Billy-Webb said in European Club Rugby:
@MiketheSnow
I do hope it turns out well.
Having a "new brand" (at least relatively new to rugby) entering the fray and doing well could do wonders for the game.First thing they need to do is update the website
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Tom Christie has confirmed that he's joining Newcastle Red Bulls: https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360789306/red-bull-moves-rugby-taking-full-ownership-english-club-newcastle
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Louis Rees-Zammit has signed with Bristol Bears.
https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/news/bears-sign-world-class-talent-louis-rees-zammit/
