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<blockquote data-quote="Melhor Time" data-source="post: 276033"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Aug 24 2009, 11:39 PM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=409316" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>MT. </p><p></p><p>That's assuming that the reader actually cares about the teams, players and towns/cities they represent.</p><p></p><p>I don't give a fat rats arse about any of them, so I don't bother watching. Even if I did, there's no team from Marseilles (where the French part of my family comes from). They're all wendyball mad down there anyway.</p><p></p><p>I did watch a little of Perpignan playing last year, but only because Dan Carter was playing. If he hadn't been there, I wouldn't have bothered.</p><p></p><p>One major barrier to Top 14 in NZ is the TV coverage. In a word, its CRAP, </p><p></p><p>► the commentator doesn't know who half the players are, unless they're English.</p><p>► he can't pronounce half the French names correctly</p><p>► he obviously is not actually at the game, but in remote studio because if it ain't happening on the screen he cant tell you about it.</p><p>► the colour commentator sounds like a pommie faking a frog accent (like Officer Crabtree in 'Allo, 'Allo) </p><p></p><p>Its a completely amateur set-up with crap production standards.</p><p></p><p>To top it off, I cannot understand the Referees or or ARs when the talk to each other or the players, because they (obviously) speak in French. I can't be arse learning the language just so I can watch rugby I don't even care about.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Taking your point of view ito its logical conclusion it makes the Tri Nations look pretty dull, doesn't it? Only three countries involved which is less than were represented in the Top 14 match I was refering to. You mentioned Dan Carter interesting you because of the fact that he plays for the All Blacks and you are, of course, a Kiwi. Fair enough, good for you and this is what virtually everybody thinks. Country first and everything else second. But, the game I said is more interesting to me is because of the fact that there were so many rugby countries represented. This, therefore, means, that more people should be interested in it than a Tri Nations match as there were test players from world powers like France, Italy, Argentina, Fiji, Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand. </p><p></p><p>Bayonne - Craig Gower (Italy / Australia), Pepito Elhorga and Remy Martin (France), Ross Filipo (New Zealand), Rob Linde and Sam Gerber (South Africa) <strong>Stade Francais - </strong>Mark Gasnier (Australia), Lionel Beauxis, Matthieu Bastareaud, Julien Dupuy, Pascal Pape and Benjamin Kayser (France), James Haskell and Tom Palmer (England), Juan Manuel Leguizamon and Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina), Mauro Bergamasco (Italy). </p><p></p><p>Again, like you say the reader cares about his own interests, that usually being players from his test team. The above is a compelling case to watch a game like Bayonne vs Stade Francais instead of another Australia vs New Zealand match. Can you believe Juan Martin Hernandez has never played against Matt Giteau?</p><p></p><p>Does it matter who the team are when there is such a large group of leading countries represented? Someone interested in fixing Australia's current woes should definetly be following games like this. Gasnier, if elligible, would be in the Wallabies to replace Mortlock. Brock James (Clermont) would be there too.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="Melhor Time, post: 276033"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (smartcooky @ Aug 24 2009, 11:39 PM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=409316']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> MT. That's assuming that the reader actually cares about the teams, players and towns/cities they represent. I don't give a fat rats arse about any of them, so I don't bother watching. Even if I did, there's no team from Marseilles (where the French part of my family comes from). They're all wendyball mad down there anyway. I did watch a little of Perpignan playing last year, but only because Dan Carter was playing. If he hadn't been there, I wouldn't have bothered. One major barrier to Top 14 in NZ is the TV coverage. In a word, its CRAP, ► the commentator doesn't know who half the players are, unless they're English. ► he can't pronounce half the French names correctly ► he obviously is not actually at the game, but in remote studio because if it ain't happening on the screen he cant tell you about it. ► the colour commentator sounds like a pommie faking a frog accent (like Officer Crabtree in 'Allo, 'Allo) Its a completely amateur set-up with crap production standards. To top it off, I cannot understand the Referees or or ARs when the talk to each other or the players, because they (obviously) speak in French. I can't be arse learning the language just so I can watch rugby I don't even care about. [/b][/quote] Taking your point of view ito its logical conclusion it makes the Tri Nations look pretty dull, doesn't it? Only three countries involved which is less than were represented in the Top 14 match I was refering to. You mentioned Dan Carter interesting you because of the fact that he plays for the All Blacks and you are, of course, a Kiwi. Fair enough, good for you and this is what virtually everybody thinks. Country first and everything else second. But, the game I said is more interesting to me is because of the fact that there were so many rugby countries represented. This, therefore, means, that more people should be interested in it than a Tri Nations match as there were test players from world powers like France, Italy, Argentina, Fiji, Australia, England, South Africa and New Zealand. Bayonne - Craig Gower (Italy / Australia), Pepito Elhorga and Remy Martin (France), Ross Filipo (New Zealand), Rob Linde and Sam Gerber (South Africa) [b]Stade Francais - [/b]Mark Gasnier (Australia), Lionel Beauxis, Matthieu Bastareaud, Julien Dupuy, Pascal Pape and Benjamin Kayser (France), James Haskell and Tom Palmer (England), Juan Manuel Leguizamon and Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina), Mauro Bergamasco (Italy). Again, like you say the reader cares about his own interests, that usually being players from his test team. The above is a compelling case to watch a game like Bayonne vs Stade Francais instead of another Australia vs New Zealand match. Can you believe Juan Martin Hernandez has never played against Matt Giteau? Does it matter who the team are when there is such a large group of leading countries represented? Someone interested in fixing Australia's current woes should definetly be following games like this. Gasnier, if elligible, would be in the Wallabies to replace Mortlock. Brock James (Clermont) would be there too. [/QUOTE]
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