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[RWC2023] Ireland vs Scotland (07/10/2023)
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<blockquote data-quote="dirty harry" data-source="post: 1152690" data-attributes="member: 86934"><p>Yes, I'm a season ticket holder for a bad (the best) Welsh team lol.</p><p></p><p>The URC is so hard to enjoy as it is, very few travelling fans, clubs put on no away support trips, poor atmosphere outside local derbies, all of these issues are compounded by a involvement from clubs on the other side of the planet.</p><p></p><p>Let me be very clear, the SA teams are good value rugby wise, unless their internationals are on duty, and it is noones fault except the money men who run the game, but as an entertainment business rugby is dying at the club level, not just in Wales but Scotland, Italy, Super rugby and most of England.</p><p></p><p>It's a sad state of affairs when your club leaves the country for 3-4 weeks, goes on hold for a 4 week period, then goes on hold again for a 7 week period, and home games arent particularly interesting any more. </p><p></p><p>SA teams hold no interest to European crowds until the latter stages of Europe, there are 0 away fans to interact with, teams throw weakened squads up north and down south to retain performances, there is no heritage, and most fans i know didnt even watch the URC final held in Capetown. </p><p></p><p>I get the money men are happy, viewership is up, and even attendance at the final was good, I even understand why this will lead the way for a lucrative move into the 6N for SA, regardless of how much they deny it...</p><p></p><p>we are diving head first into football territory, money rules all, fans can go f themselves because they're not needed</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dirty harry, post: 1152690, member: 86934"] Yes, I'm a season ticket holder for a bad (the best) Welsh team lol. The URC is so hard to enjoy as it is, very few travelling fans, clubs put on no away support trips, poor atmosphere outside local derbies, all of these issues are compounded by a involvement from clubs on the other side of the planet. Let me be very clear, the SA teams are good value rugby wise, unless their internationals are on duty, and it is noones fault except the money men who run the game, but as an entertainment business rugby is dying at the club level, not just in Wales but Scotland, Italy, Super rugby and most of England. It's a sad state of affairs when your club leaves the country for 3-4 weeks, goes on hold for a 4 week period, then goes on hold again for a 7 week period, and home games arent particularly interesting any more. SA teams hold no interest to European crowds until the latter stages of Europe, there are 0 away fans to interact with, teams throw weakened squads up north and down south to retain performances, there is no heritage, and most fans i know didnt even watch the URC final held in Capetown. I get the money men are happy, viewership is up, and even attendance at the final was good, I even understand why this will lead the way for a lucrative move into the 6N for SA, regardless of how much they deny it... we are diving head first into football territory, money rules all, fans can go f themselves because they're not needed [/QUOTE]
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