Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Looking at those games, I am unconvinced about the 24 nations World Cup. There are going to be a lot of very one-sided games that will be over as a contest inside the first 20 minutes.
been saying it for years....make qualifying a bigger deal so smaller countries have some home games against larger opposition, bit of home support....dont have to travel etc....raise the profile in those countries....but keep the RWC proper as a tight elite competition
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@Kiwiwomble said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw - LIVE:
Looking at those games, I am unconvinced about the 24 nations World Cup. There are going to be a lot of very one-sided games that will be over as a contest inside the first 20 minutes.
been saying it for years....make qualifying a bigger deal so smaller countries have some home games against larger opposition, bit of home support....dont have to travel etc....raise the profile in those countries....but keep the RWC proper as a tight elite competition
Qualifying doesnt bring in the $
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@KiwiMurph im no expert so people feel free to ignore me...just feels like a greater good situation, growing the sports fan base has to trump the four yearly cash grab...plus the original point, move the blow outs off the big stage
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fuck Perth. It's at the ass end of nowhere. Why do they "deserve" it?
Also, they still get a Wallaby game, an AB game, a saffer game (to keep all the "locals" happy) and arguably the 2nd best game of the pool stages in Ireland v Scotland. They also get 2 round of 16 games. They've hardly been ignored.
Just a whinge for whinging sake.
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw:
Shitty way to treat Perth taking the Wallabies-All Blacks game from them. Local rugby fans have every right to be spitting mad.
"Taking" something they never had? (And were never going to get... )
Need to kick off with a win, chances of that v ABs? less than 50%.
Alternative? Play very rich outpost in similar timezone, full of affluent exPat rugby supporters willing to travel whilst guaranteeing win to kick off the tournament. Not to mentioning opening a small door to a Chinese market.
Your indignation is misplaced.
And WA get an ABs game too. Us Qld residents are spitting mad.
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I don't see the problem with the scheduling. We gotta play HK and Chile at some point, and the hype for the ABs Wallabies match can be built up a little bit more, with Sydney holding 20,000+ more fans than Perth.
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Fuck the ES.
Could sink into the f'n sea for all i care.
When the wall went up during covid, they shoulda left it up.
Keep those ES fuckers out.
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things are starting to add up
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Posted this in another forum.
I'm lookin at the bigger RWC picture.
Much more than how many dollars they are guna squeeze out of match day patrons.
Actual match-day revenue is the minor money maker in any competition nowadays (20 to 30% in an EPL fixture); sponsorship and broadcasting make up the majority.
I'm lookin at the RWC v the fickle Aussie sports market as a whole.
An Aus victory v NZ in the very first match would guarantee that all Aus sports fans will be fully engaged in the comp from the get go.
Worth a lot more than the chicken feed amount of extra dollars they'll make playin round with the schedule.
Aus v HK . . . the Aus GP are not even guna notice.
Rugby (union) . . . faithful to their amateur legacy . . . no F'n idea how to run a show. -
@booboo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw:
"Taking" something they never had? (And were never going to get... )
The possibility of a NZ v Aus fixture for the first match only became real a couple of months ago.
Could only happen when Aus dropped down to seven in the rankings.
That made sure the Wobs were going to have a very big game in their pool; could just as easily have been Fra/SA/Eng.
An Aus v Eng match up would possibly have been an even bigger draw for the Aus GP, than NZ.Caused by the lack of seedings in the draw . . . already discussed thoroughly.
If it was seeded, the big game would have been v Argentina.A seeded draw into the pools would have meant :
SA v Japan
NZ v Wales
Eng v Italy
Ire v Scot
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@booboo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw:
@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw:
Shitty way to treat Perth taking the Wallabies-All Blacks game from them. Local rugby fans have every right to be spitting mad.
"Taking" something they never had? (And were never going to get... )
Taking in the sense that the originally published draw had the game in Perth. If I was a rugby fan in the city I know I'd rather have an Aus-AB game to go to than Aus-HK.
I know Sydney will generate more revenue, but by that logic we'll have every major All Blacks game ever in Eden Park and every future World Cup knockout game in London or Paris or whichever petrochemical state puts up the most cash.
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@sparky said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw:
I know Sydney will generate more revenue
The major part of the revenue will be no different where ever the game is played.
Hence why games can get played anywhere.
It'll be a small increase in match-day revenue only.
The WA govt has lots of money, they could easily have made up that difference,.
Probably the govt honchos were all on holiday at the time it came up.It just means the real RWC will start a week later for the Aus GP, than the official start.
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@mohikamo said in Rugby World Cup 2027 Draw:
An Aus victory v NZ in the very first match would guarantee that all Aus sports fans will be fully engaged in the comp from the get go.
Conversely an Aussie loss in the first game, which is much more likely, would be a fucking disaster.
They've guaranteed a first game win and created two high intensity occasions.
Grips need to be got.
