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Whilst I am very grateful to Setanta for showing a small bit of European rugby, it is a great shame that there is not…
Last weekend, for the second time in less than 24 hours, I watched a team battle hard to eek out a winning position against…
“Um did any of you Rugger Buggers consider that maybe more people watch the Scottish Football than the Rugby Union,just a small point”
I did consider that – but quickly dismissed it as a foolish thought 🙂
European Rugby on Aussie TV
I have received a response back to my email to Setanta which reads :
“We can show any game shown by the host broadcaster Sky Sports. Unfortunately they didn’t make a game available this week to us. There have not made any highlight show available to us. Often the selected games clash with our SPL coverage which is one of our feature products so games are often only on delay. ”
How sad that Scottish Premier League Soccer is seen as a more valuable product than GP Rugby! However, very nice that they took the time to respond to my query. As per my original post, perhaps if a few more rugby fans were to write to them, complimenting them on their existing coverage and requesting more games, it could have an effect. The address I used was setantaoz@setanta.com
True Tah, the UK show (the Rugby Club) doesn’t have Greg Martin but it does have Brian Moore!!
European Rugby on Aussie TV
The Roar Golden Oldies team, “coached” by Loges – now there’s a mouth watering thought to delight rugby tragics everywhere (well, Sydney at least)
Wallaby-laden Silver Foxes outwit Pokolbin Reds
Davo, my comments in the other thread were that Gordon had surprised many people by their success this season with a team comprising of no major stars – a little disingenuous to suggest I was hyping them. It is all well and good for Ratu to be able to score a few tries in a Sydney grade comp against no namers – its is another to do it a senior professional level against seasoned players who are well drilled and coached – as Uni demonstrated (in part) on Saturday. If you go back one season, the Tahs had another big bloke on the wing that was hyped well above his capabilities – and we all know how tht ended 🙂
Halangahu emerges from University with honours
Am I the only one to think that Ratu Nasiganiyavi is being hyped well above his actual talent level? Admittedly he did score a try at the end of Saturday’s final but that was against a team that had already won the game and taken their foot off the pedal. Before that, he had butchered another clear try and his general play looked to be very unimaginative.
It would appear as though he only knows one way to play rugby and that is in a hard straight line. This makes him fairly easy to tackle, as demonstrated a number of times by players a lot smaller than him. His defensive game looked very average as well – being big and heavy means he cant turn that quickly so a few well aimed kicks behind him pay good dividends. It has been said that this size makes him hard to stop from a few metres out – but isnt that what we have forwards for?
I note that he has been signed to the Tahs for next season – I for one am NOT looking forward to seeing him on one wing and his cousin Lote on the other.
Halangahu emerges from University with honours
Eventually they are all a guide and only a fool who doesnt understand the game would use them exclusively
Both Eddie Jones and John Mitchell were/are very stats focused and driven (obsessed). I make no other comment 🙂
There's only one number that matters: the scoreline
Eventually they are all a guide and only a fool who doesnt understand the game would use them exclusively
Both Eddie Jones and John Mitchell were/are very stats focused and driven (obsessed). I make no comment other comment 🙂
There's only one number that matters: the scoreline
Now Peter, that;s not strictly true, we all know how fair and reasonable Kaplan has been to Aussie teams in the past 😉
No more jerseys for dunces
With all the talk on the ref, who has been appointed for Auckland?
No more jerseys for dunces
Right with you Sam Taulelei – the work rate and commitment from Barnes is fantastic. He seems to have this masochistic desire to tackle anyone he can as hard as he can. Deans even commented on it with a big smile on his face during this week’s Inside Rugby – I think that Barnes exemplifies the spirit and attitude that Deans wants from his squad.
I had the great pleasure of meeting Berrick at last year’s farewell lunch for the Wallabies RWC trip. A more courteous, gracious and genuine chap you could not wish to meet and I was truly impressed with his demeanour, particular given his age (and league background!!!)
It's all black for the All Blacks
As I posted above, Setanta in their reply to me indicated that they have the rights from Sky Sports / BSkyB in the UK to show the GP in Australia – they just chose not to some of the time, espeically when there is an SPL soccer game on.
A couple of polite inquiries to Setanta may just pay dividends.
European Rugby on Aussie TV