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<blockquote data-quote="Flux" data-source="post: 232695"><p>It's the year after another unsuccessful World Cup. There were a lot of fans unhappy with Henry's reappointment who refused to watch the All Blacks and a lot did actually support Robbie Deans.</p><p></p><p>However, I read an article only yesterday in New Zealand Rugby World that said that New Zealand rugby was fighting back, and the viewing rate was going up. It's going to take a while. There were, and still are, a lot of people left with a sour taste in their mouth after last year.</p><p></p><p>To compare 2008 to 2007 isn't going to show us much either. 2007 was World Cup year, it's naturally going to get more views, especially on free to air TV.</p><p></p><p>This guy has also neglected to note that the viewers for the Super 14 went UP as the competition progressed. What do they expect a year after 22 All Blacks were pulled from the competition?</p><p></p><p>Personally, this year's Grand Slam didn't spark the same interest as 2005 did because it was the second go at it in the space of three years. It should be like a Lions Tour to your country, a rare thing, or else it loses its touch. A rematch against a full strength French team probably would have sparked more interest, and so would a game against Argentina.</p><p></p><p>I also think that a better comparision would be New Zealand Rugby vs say, English Football. It's fair because English Football fans are faced with the same thing every year, and have had the sport rammed down their throats with money making ploys a bit too often, just like New Zealanders do with rugby. Every year the All Blacks play a couple of (usually) understrength NH teams and beat them comprehensively, then they go on and play the Boks and Aus three times (and usually win the 3N), after that it's NH teams again. It gets boring. Just like Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal always getting into the CL gets boring if you don't support them (from what I can see, excuse me for such a sweeping comment if this offends anyone). People are bound to get bored and start falling out of love with the game eventually.</p><p></p><p>I do envy the supporters in the NH. They have amazing support. I wish New Zealanders could create the atmosphere they do. I wish we had better chants than 'All Blacks clapclapclapclap All Blacks', I wish we sung about our players, I wish we had a song like Swing Low that we could sing during matches. We're all so proud of Kiwi music, but we're too good to sing it by ourselves at matches. It doesn't make sense.</p><p></p><p>I read an article about how winning is all that matters to All Blacks fans, and we're bad losers. It's the truth. A NH team loses, and they're still proud of their boys and able to sing about them. The All Blacks lose and everyone's in bed before midnight sulking.</p><p></p><p>But the at the moment, there's nothing that says we need a reason to change how we act. We get the same thing every year. I'm all for a competition between World Cups (like the Euros in football) to make the game new and interesting. I'd also love to see Super 14 teams playing Heineken Cup teams (perhaps as pre-season games, even). Can you imagine a game between the Crusaders and Munster?</p><p></p><p>I'm sorry if this seems like a bit of a ramble, but I feel it's all related... somehow. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Flux, post: 232695"] It's the year after another unsuccessful World Cup. There were a lot of fans unhappy with Henry's reappointment who refused to watch the All Blacks and a lot did actually support Robbie Deans. However, I read an article only yesterday in New Zealand Rugby World that said that New Zealand rugby was fighting back, and the viewing rate was going up. It's going to take a while. There were, and still are, a lot of people left with a sour taste in their mouth after last year. To compare 2008 to 2007 isn't going to show us much either. 2007 was World Cup year, it's naturally going to get more views, especially on free to air TV. This guy has also neglected to note that the viewers for the Super 14 went UP as the competition progressed. What do they expect a year after 22 All Blacks were pulled from the competition? Personally, this year's Grand Slam didn't spark the same interest as 2005 did because it was the second go at it in the space of three years. It should be like a Lions Tour to your country, a rare thing, or else it loses its touch. A rematch against a full strength French team probably would have sparked more interest, and so would a game against Argentina. I also think that a better comparision would be New Zealand Rugby vs say, English Football. It's fair because English Football fans are faced with the same thing every year, and have had the sport rammed down their throats with money making ploys a bit too often, just like New Zealanders do with rugby. Every year the All Blacks play a couple of (usually) understrength NH teams and beat them comprehensively, then they go on and play the Boks and Aus three times (and usually win the 3N), after that it's NH teams again. It gets boring. Just like Man Utd, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal always getting into the CL gets boring if you don't support them (from what I can see, excuse me for such a sweeping comment if this offends anyone). People are bound to get bored and start falling out of love with the game eventually. I do envy the supporters in the NH. They have amazing support. I wish New Zealanders could create the atmosphere they do. I wish we had better chants than 'All Blacks clapclapclapclap All Blacks', I wish we sung about our players, I wish we had a song like Swing Low that we could sing during matches. We're all so proud of Kiwi music, but we're too good to sing it by ourselves at matches. It doesn't make sense. I read an article about how winning is all that matters to All Blacks fans, and we're bad losers. It's the truth. A NH team loses, and they're still proud of their boys and able to sing about them. The All Blacks lose and everyone's in bed before midnight sulking. But the at the moment, there's nothing that says we need a reason to change how we act. We get the same thing every year. I'm all for a competition between World Cups (like the Euros in football) to make the game new and interesting. I'd also love to see Super 14 teams playing Heineken Cup teams (perhaps as pre-season games, even). Can you imagine a game between the Crusaders and Munster? I'm sorry if this seems like a bit of a ramble, but I feel it's all related... somehow. :D [/QUOTE]
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