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This is a follow up piece to my previous article on the 2011 Super Rugby (SR) crowds. Unlike last season, which was the inaugural…
I wanted to title this article ‘A great Injustice against Samoan Rugby'. But then, people might have started accusing me of being Eliota-Fuimaono Sapolu,…
The FIFA World Cup expanded from a 16 team tournament to a 24 team tournament in 1982, and by 2019, the Rugby World Cup…
So now we have come to the end of the 2011 Super rugby season and I think it's time to have a look back…
Welcome to part five of the IRB report on registered player numbers. This week we will focus on the Asian region, which represents 59…
26 rounds of grueling Top 14 domestic French rugby came to an end over the weekend. It's only fair we take a look back…
Welcome to part four of my articles concentrating on registered player numbers from the IRB 2010 Report. This week we'll look at CAR (Confederation…
Welcome to part three of my IRB report 2010 on registered players numbers. For this third part we will focus on the IRB Regional…
Welcome to the second part of my article on the registered rugby player numbers in the 2010 IRB report. In this second part, I…
With the International Rugby Board's Annual Report for 2010 being released at the same time as the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, it more or…
This will be the official Roar update thread on the 2011 HSBC IRB Sevens event being held in Adelaide this weekend. I hope you…
So the 2011 Pacific Rugby Cup Australian series is over. It wrapped up last week after three rounds of action in Australia. What have…
The 2011 Six Nations is now into its third round. One of the things, apart from the rugby, that has caught my eye is…
The IRB has announced a new format for the 2011 Pacific Rugby Cup. Previous renditions consisted of two local teams from each of the…
Skellet.. Sorry, but i think the premise of your post is way off.
I think its more to do with the ingrained belief that Tier 1 nations are more disciplined etc rather than so called Tier 2 nations.. which is why Tier 1 nations sometimes get the benefit of the doubt in regards over the lesser established rugby nations IMO.
I dont think color has anything to do with it…. and im quite frankly, slightly disappointed that you would jump to that conclusion.
Samoa lose to Scotland because of crucial referee error
I wonder if that will have a knock on effect that perhaps by 2015, or further down the line, they will start using the NPC as a feeder in a HC style SR tournament.
Rugby TV viewership, attendances up in NZ
Just a few more crowd stats.
In 2012 after round 15:
Total Crowds = 2,103,481 with a crowd average of 21,035 overall..
Last seasons overall total and average after round robin AND Finals was:
2,577,711.. with an average 20,788…
I have a feeling we will surpass that number this season as well!
Also.. I think the average for Aus crowds is 18,643 for this season.
And the Saffa average is 28,848.
Rugby TV viewership, attendances up in NZ
Wow.. This article is a just a gross over exaggeration.
When tries pour down and you get Scores like 74 – 69… People complain about Basketball scores.
Why rugby is handicapped by its own rules
Get ready guys.. By the next TV deal.. Its definitely going to have to be 6 teams per conference system.
The Lions form offers a King-sized opportunity
South Africa.. The weakest? 😆
Surely you jest.
Wales show Southern Hemisphere how to play running rugby
as stated. If NZ and Saffas used their NPC and CC teams instead in a SR HC style tournament.. That alone would mean 14 Pro teams for each of them. 28 in total.
And If Australia can at least get 8 within the next 15 – 20 years. Voila. 34 pro RUGBY teams in the SH alone.
Europe has from my estimates.
England – 24
France – 30
Ireland – 4
Wales – 4
Scotland – 2
Italy – 2
Total = 66.
Dan Parks and the unsolved questions of expat rugby
Also, i would like to point to a similar article i made last year on the SR crowds.
It has all the club averages etc.
Overall, crowds were up by 40%
Will Super Rugby crowds continue their slide?
Actually KOG, i think its a 25K sell out..
The game is at North Harbour stadium.
NZ rugby community 100 percent behind the Warriors
Just a slight correction..
Fiji DID beat samoa at the Pacific Nations Cup.
Fiji Rugby going backwards?
Wow. Rattue has completely lost the plot.
NZ rugby community 100 percent behind the Warriors
Lebanon does play rugby UNION.
http://www.rugbylebanon.com/
However they are still not a full member of the IRB.
They also take part in the Asian 5 nations in Division 4.
They lost to Qatar in the Div 4 final on 13th May 2011.. 14 to 29.. If they had won they would have been promoted to Div. 3 of the A5N.
How to move rugby league forward
South Africa Also gets bigger crowds then NZ.. Even the Lions got higher crowd averages then ALL the NZ SR teams.
Crusaders beat Stormers 29-10 to reach final
Tonga defeated Fiji 45 – 21 with a capacity 18K crowd at Lautoka,Fiji.
Samoa defeated Japan 34 – 15 in Japan in front of 9’701 people.
Rugby league on South African television
Well… They have won the 1995 and 2007 RWCs….. However they havent won any Invitational RWCs.
Crusaders beat Stormers 29-10 to reach final
They also said the Blues and Crusaders would win against the Reds last time too…
Crusaders beat Stormers 29-10 to reach final
EDIT:
A lot of Samoans watch the RL on TV when its on….. AND if they should be lucky to stumble across it,., Which shouldnt be hard since theres only 2 channels.
Rugby league on South African television
As you mentioned CC..
What if Rugby was under one body… Yes they are growing.. But it could be growing at a much faster rate.
RL is now on the first step of CWGs ladder…. Honestly.. How long before it is actually played? If there was JUST ONE BODY pushing and lobbying for Rugby overall… RL would have already been in the CWGs..
Just saying.. If it was one International Body running the game.. The RUGBY game overall would be growing faster.
As for combining… NO… We cannot have a hybrid code.. Its far past that.. But just one body being the international adminstrator in spreading the game… Just like 7s.
Imagine if the IRB was the REAL global admin for both codes…. You would already have some RL teams in Argentina and other South American nations by now.
Just saying.. Try as we might… The 2 codes WILL be at each others throats no matter how we try and smile and shake hands. Fighting for similar demographics.
How to move rugby league forward
Agree with you KOG.
In Samoa we can 1 – 2 games of NRL FTA per week.. Not to mention the SOO FTA LIVE!
The problem is the TV stations dont even advertise that they are going to show the game….. .
A lot of Samoans watch the RL on TV when its on.
Rugby league on South African television
“Wilson and others have alluded to the fact,the vast majority came from the 8 countries.”
Thats still very impressive.. Honestly… Whats wrong when 33 million viewers over 8 countries watched the RWC final?
How many watched from Ireland? France?.. Honestly.. Would that even have been possible in 95? Thats a great figure. Why are the people writing the report dissappointed?
Hmm.. Also.. From those other nations.. How many had the RWC final FTA?
How to move rugby league forward
Huh?
Oh.. and another low target they aimed for the Top league Competition this season was for over 400’000 spectators to attend over the entire competition.
Total Attd = 458,770(4,881/match) (94 matches)
IRB report on the Asian Rugby Football Union
Also forgot to add the Summary and list of Nations.. Perhaps the Mods can add the info below into the Article later.
SUMMARY for ARFU 2010
14 Member Unions 7 Associate Unions
Region Playing Numbers 361,876
World Playing Population Percentage 9.8%
World Population Percentage 59%
Full list of ARFU nations(and year they joined) with registered playing numbers for 2010
Cambodia (2004) Associate Member
China, People’s republic of (1997) 5,430
Chinese taipei (1988) 1,800
Guam (1998) 912
hong kong (1988) 7,525
India (1999) 22,282
Indonesia (2008) Associate Member
Iran (2010) Associate Member
Japan (1987) 122,598
kazakhstan (1997) 2,620
korea (1988) 2,620
kyrgyzstan (2004) Associate Member
Lao (2004) Associate Member
malaysia (1988) 60,030
mongolia (2004) Associate Member
Pakistan (2004) 4,012
Philippines (2004) 1,300
Singapore (1989) 9,690
Sri Lanka (1988) 103,325
thailand (1989) 17,732
Uzbekistan (2004) Associate Member
IRB report on the Asian Rugby Football Union
How about the fact that GH is trying to ruin Wayne Barnes Career? Yet he was so happy with Jouberts Woeful performance last year?
Its very hypocritical of him.
Henry's 'final word' on suspected match-fixing in RWC 2007