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<blockquote data-quote="RedruthRFC" data-source="post: 812594" data-attributes="member: 58362"><p>For the most part, I think it has been fuelled by some pretty one-eyed, nationalistic views and a willingness to discuss the rights and wrongs of the deal without knowledge of the relevant facts.</p><p></p><p>If as some are saying, New Zealand do indeed have other venues / opponents cueing up with to pay the same amount of money, then fair play to them, they should stick to their guns and be prepared to take one of these other offers if the RFU aren't willing to budge. From the RFU's point of view, they must have a decent handle on how lucrative a home fixture against New Zealand is compared to matches against sides lower down the rankings, so deciding whether giving the NZRU an extra £1.5m is good business or not.</p><p></p><p>If the cue of other venues / opponents isn't as long as is being made out, the the NZRU must shop around and find the best deal for them.</p><p></p><p>All of the above is of course from a purely financial perspective. For better or worse, most rugby decisions these days seem to come from this perspective first.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: silver"><span style="font-size: 9px">- - - Updated - - -</span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Pretty much what it obviously took me longer to type!</p><p></p><p>I wouldn't be too confident in your last sentence though. For starters, it will depend on the pulling power of the visiting team. I don't buy international tickets, but I'd be surprised if tickets for England vs NZ wouldn't be at least 150% of what they would be for a match against a tier 2 side. I don't remember the exact numbers but I remember being surprised how much greater the prices for the corporate hospitality facilities at the MemStad were for matches against NZ and England versus any other nation. As I say, the unions will be armed with historical information with which to make these kinds of decisions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RedruthRFC, post: 812594, member: 58362"] For the most part, I think it has been fuelled by some pretty one-eyed, nationalistic views and a willingness to discuss the rights and wrongs of the deal without knowledge of the relevant facts. If as some are saying, New Zealand do indeed have other venues / opponents cueing up with to pay the same amount of money, then fair play to them, they should stick to their guns and be prepared to take one of these other offers if the RFU aren't willing to budge. From the RFU's point of view, they must have a decent handle on how lucrative a home fixture against New Zealand is compared to matches against sides lower down the rankings, so deciding whether giving the NZRU an extra £1.5m is good business or not. If the cue of other venues / opponents isn't as long as is being made out, the the NZRU must shop around and find the best deal for them. All of the above is of course from a purely financial perspective. For better or worse, most rugby decisions these days seem to come from this perspective first. [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Pretty much what it obviously took me longer to type! I wouldn't be too confident in your last sentence though. For starters, it will depend on the pulling power of the visiting team. I don't buy international tickets, but I'd be surprised if tickets for England vs NZ wouldn't be at least 150% of what they would be for a match against a tier 2 side. I don't remember the exact numbers but I remember being surprised how much greater the prices for the corporate hospitality facilities at the MemStad were for matches against NZ and England versus any other nation. As I say, the unions will be armed with historical information with which to make these kinds of decisions. [/QUOTE]
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