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<blockquote data-quote="Melhor Time" data-source="post: 471276" data-attributes="member: 20116"><p>Because the ARU´s leader is a business not a rugbyman. Brisbane could be packed but its easier selling the game to the Gold Coast in the name of expansion. He, John O´Neill, thinks Wallabies vs Los Pumas won´t pack Suncorp Stadium so prefers to take the game to a smaller stadium that doesn´t get much or any test rugby. For the same reason Australia vs Scotland in June will be played at Newcastle. The ARU are utilizing rugby league strongholds thinking about trying to capture and convert locals in these cities to support rugby rather than league. </p><p></p><p>Having Gold Coast host the match is a good idea but the same guy has no idea or interest in creating any Australian domestic league and cancelled what was created after one season as soon as he got his job back. He moans about France, Wales, etc sending weakend teams to play in June because it means Australia makes less money. He never mentions the fact that a test match is not what it should be he just goes on about the material losses. Its why Australia won´t play Samoa again for a long time despite losing to them this year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Melhor Time, post: 471276, member: 20116"] Because the ARU´s leader is a business not a rugbyman. Brisbane could be packed but its easier selling the game to the Gold Coast in the name of expansion. He, John O´Neill, thinks Wallabies vs Los Pumas won´t pack Suncorp Stadium so prefers to take the game to a smaller stadium that doesn´t get much or any test rugby. For the same reason Australia vs Scotland in June will be played at Newcastle. The ARU are utilizing rugby league strongholds thinking about trying to capture and convert locals in these cities to support rugby rather than league. Having Gold Coast host the match is a good idea but the same guy has no idea or interest in creating any Australian domestic league and cancelled what was created after one season as soon as he got his job back. He moans about France, Wales, etc sending weakend teams to play in June because it means Australia makes less money. He never mentions the fact that a test match is not what it should be he just goes on about the material losses. Its why Australia won´t play Samoa again for a long time despite losing to them this year. [/QUOTE]
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