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[November Tests 2017 EOYT] Scotland vs. Australia (25/11/2017)
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<blockquote data-quote="RoosTah" data-source="post: 881208" data-attributes="member: 12207"><p>Some people in Union here are switched on, but that sadly doesn't include the jokers who run the game... </p><p></p><p>The main structural issue the game faces is actually Super Rugby; its both the key source of funding to the game here and its biggest handicap. That's because Super Rugby is cable TV exclusive (and cable has only a 30% penetration level in Australia) and because it's international half the games are on over night, meaning that the code only gets two days of prime time exposure and that exposure is limited to the 30% with cable TV (and most have it for additional AFL sand NRL coverage). </p><p></p><p>Basically that translates into very little public interest or profile, which is why outside of Sydney or Brisbane, most papers barely cover even the Wallabies (a bit like London papers barely bothering to mention the England League team).</p><p></p><p>That's what I mean by major structural issues. The code is up against two contact football codes that are on public TV 4 days a week and offer a combined 32 pro teams with pro pathways compared to Union's 4</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoosTah, post: 881208, member: 12207"] Some people in Union here are switched on, but that sadly doesn’t include the jokers who run the game... The main structural issue the game faces is actually Super Rugby; its both the key source of funding to the game here and its biggest handicap. That’s because Super Rugby is cable TV exclusive (and cable has only a 30% penetration level in Australia) and because it’s international half the games are on over night, meaning that the code only gets two days of prime time exposure and that exposure is limited to the 30% with cable TV (and most have it for additional AFL sand NRL coverage). Basically that translates into very little public interest or profile, which is why outside of Sydney or Brisbane, most papers barely cover even the Wallabies (a bit like London papers barely bothering to mention the England League team). That’s what I mean by major structural issues. The code is up against two contact football codes that are on public TV 4 days a week and offer a combined 32 pro teams with pro pathways compared to Union’s 4 [/QUOTE]
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