Rugby on Stan

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Comedy gold. The NRL boss gets a say on whether rugby is shown in pubs.

Circle of Life.

Kiwiwomble

@crazy-horse When I was in Adelaide last year during the initial Super Rugby season, they didn't even show many games on Fox Sports.

I have foxtel and they were all broadcast, must just be the choice of the pub what they show

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@kiwiwomble said in Rugby on Stan:

@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@crazy-horse When I was in Adelaide last year during the initial Super Rugby season, they didn't even show many games on Fox Sports.

I have foxtel and they were all broadcast, must just be the choice of the pub what they show

We have a pub as our major partner and they barely show any rugby at all unless you ask and there aren't 3 games each of AFL + Loig + Cricket + Horses + Dogs on

Kiwiwomble

@nta definately, before i got foxtel i had a tame pub that would put the super rugby on the screen at the back for me, only ywo small table could see the screen so was perfect for me and the odd person that wold come in

now im ditching foxtel i'll try and do the same (new local) for things like cricket or potentially the ABs in europe?

Tim

@kiwiwomble said in Rugby on Stan:

@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@crazy-horse When I was in Adelaide last year during the initial Super Rugby season, they didn't even show many games on Fox Sports.

I have foxtel and they were all broadcast, must just be the choice of the pub what they show

In the case of one particular match, Fox wasn't broadcasting it in South Australia. I checked their website at the time.

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@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@kiwiwomble said in Rugby on Stan:

@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@crazy-horse When I was in Adelaide last year during the initial Super Rugby season, they didn't even show many games on Fox Sports.

I have foxtel and they were all broadcast, must just be the choice of the pub what they show

In the case of one particular match, Fox wasn't broadcasting it in South Australia. I checked their website at the time.

I mean, they would have loved to, but only 5 channels and 300 games of AFL....

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Kiwiwomble

@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@kiwiwomble said in Rugby on Stan:

@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@crazy-horse When I was in Adelaide last year during the initial Super Rugby season, they didn't even show many games on Fox Sports.

I have foxtel and they were all broadcast, must just be the choice of the pub what they show

In the case of one particular match, Fox wasn't broadcasting it in South Australia. I checked their website at the time.

so only one match had some sort of clash? which would be understandable given the weird time of year etc, or does foxtel have different schedules in different states?

Tim

@kiwiwomble I think they have different schedules in SA, because the match was on TV in NSW etc.

Kruse

@nta said in Rugby on Stan:

@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@kiwiwomble said in Rugby on Stan:

@tim said in Rugby on Stan:

@crazy-horse When I was in Adelaide last year during the initial Super Rugby season, they didn't even show many games on Fox Sports.

I have foxtel and they were all broadcast, must just be the choice of the pub what they show

In the case of one particular match, Fox wasn't broadcasting it in South Australia. I checked their website at the time.

I mean, they would have loved to, but only 5 channels and 300 games of AFL....

I remember finding an English pub willing to put on a Bledisloe game for me, on one of their three sports channels. A fucking tight match, either side could win... and 10 minutes to go, they switch the channel. I'm all "what the actual fucking fuck!?", and they're like "yeah, well, it's the first weekend of sook-ball, and the other channels are taken by other sook-ball games, so this one's going to show Bumfuck United vs Cockwomble Wanderers... and the 20 minute pre-match is just about to start". A pre-match for some 4th grade unknown match-up was more important than an international test between 2 of the top-3 teams in the world (I'm pretty sure the yellow-shirts were around #3 at the time)

Fucking fluffybunnies. Even during the 2015 World Cup, hosted by the pricks, I was in pubs where 90% of the TVs were dedicated to some bullshit sook-ball, with a small TV in the corner showing rugby for the sake of the thousands of fans who'd flown in to the country for a major event.

And this was BEFORE england got kicked out of their own tournament. Jesus, it's good to remember that happening.

KiwiMurph

While Stan work out a solution, both Nine and Rugby Australia executives were thrilled with the audience that tuned in for the Reds’ record-breaking win against the Waratahs.

The Herald has learned the match was watched by about 200,000 people across 9Gem and Stan Sport. About 150,000 of those viewers tuned in on Nine’s secondary channel and the other 50,000 watched via Stan’s new streaming arm.

Combined, the numbers tripled the total viewership for the corresponding match in the first round last year.

https://www.smh.com.au/sport/stan-sport-eye-smart-televisions-as-solution-to-rugby-s-pub-blackout-20210221-p574gt.html

Kiwiwomble

@kiwimurph surprising numbers, thought it had been a petty quiet kick off but that is maybe just a case of being in Melbourne

KiwiMurph

@kiwiwomble It's been the most heavily advertised season launch for a long time - billboards, Australian Open tv ads etc.

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https://twitter.com/StanSportAU/status/1363994480471334915?s=09

Rancid Schnitzel

Got Stan last night. Not bad at all. Even got to watch Beauden Barrett’s first game in Japan. Quite entertaining but the standard is still pretty shit. When the likes of Tevita Li carve up like Lomu then you know it isn’t exactly top drawer.

antipodean

@rancid-schnitzel said in Rugby on Stan:

Got Stan last night. Not bad at all. Even got to watch Beauden Barrett’s first game in Japan. Quite entertaining but the standard is still pretty shit. When the likes of Tevita Li carve up like Lomu then you know it isn’t exactly top drawer.

I was going to mention that. Li looked like a superstar. Defensive ability has some way to go in the Top 14

KiwiMurph

The Rugby show on Stan was not bad.

Enjoyed it more than The Breakdown.

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Lions tour games also on Stan in varying quantity from 1997 through to 2013

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The 2005 listing has Three Tests, Maori ABs, Auckland, Manawatu, Southland, Otago, Wellington, Taranaki, and BOP

That was all the games of that tour bar the Argentina match I believe...

mariner4life

still haven't turned it on, and seriously questioning whether or not i will

Friday games are out. Kick off at 4.30, the kids have sport from 5-7.
I might watch the odd saturday game. but kick off times are a bitch

with 2 games a weekend involving NZ teams, there is not a lot of content there.

Kiwiwomble

going to miss tomorrows game live, team from work have decided tomorrow will be the first time we catch up in person for a few drinks...cant really say no, will watch delayed when i get home

The Silver Fern

Rugby on Stan