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<blockquote data-quote="User1245" data-source="post: 995121" data-attributes="member: 40986"><p>Having sport on days other than Saturday seems a well established thing in Aus. Rugby league have Thursday and Sunday matches somewhat regularly so that change wouldn't have been as big an adjustment. The move was probably because Saturdays are so choked with sport as the AFL and NRL season overlaps with the Super Rugby competition.</p><p>Like in film or gaming the smaller guys launch around the big launches (for example Call of Duty) because they'll be drowned out otherwise. Rugby union has lost so much of a foot hold that it can't compete head to head.</p><p></p><p>That's the negative feedback loop I've been talking about.</p><p>Let me put it this way... If things don't change Rugby in Australia will continue lose fans without being able to attract an equal amount or more new ones because compared to the other codes (AFL and NRL) the product is complicated: the format is always changing and the time of most matches is ****.</p><p></p><p>Now I don't know if this is nostalgia but the aussies I've spoken to speak of the Super 12 fondly, just like I reckon SA fans preferred that format too. Super 14 was okay because they got a new team. But It's like after the Super 14 changed to 15 teams (and conferences) that was the tipping point. It now had more negatives than positives.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Here's a good example actually. I would say with high certainty that more people follow the NBA than do Super Rugby. All NBA games are on during the day here and a lot are on during the week. </p><p></p><p>Another difference I've noticed here is that nobody follows the English Premier League or Champions League, whereas in SA it gets a lot of interest. Again the timezone is favourable.</p><p></p><p>Now there is of course cultural differences involved but I think it's a good example of how people will follow a sport outside of their traditional timezones if it's not too extreme. Sunday 1am, 3am and 5am is extreme and for there to be a big base of support the competition would have to be of a very high quality. Which Super Rugby is not. </p><p></p><p>IMO Either we through the dice on something like the super 12 again or Australia and South Africa go their separate ways for the good of the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="User1245, post: 995121, member: 40986"] Having sport on days other than Saturday seems a well established thing in Aus. Rugby league have Thursday and Sunday matches somewhat regularly so that change wouldn't have been as big an adjustment. The move was probably because Saturdays are so choked with sport as the AFL and NRL season overlaps with the Super Rugby competition. Like in film or gaming the smaller guys launch around the big launches (for example Call of Duty) because they'll be drowned out otherwise. Rugby union has lost so much of a foot hold that it can't compete head to head. That's the negative feedback loop I've been talking about. Let me put it this way... If things don't change Rugby in Australia will continue lose fans without being able to attract an equal amount or more new ones because compared to the other codes (AFL and NRL) the product is complicated: the format is always changing and the time of most matches is ****. Now I don't know if this is nostalgia but the aussies I've spoken to speak of the Super 12 fondly, just like I reckon SA fans preferred that format too. Super 14 was okay because they got a new team. But It's like after the Super 14 changed to 15 teams (and conferences) that was the tipping point. It now had more negatives than positives. Edit: Here's a good example actually. I would say with high certainty that more people follow the NBA than do Super Rugby. All NBA games are on during the day here and a lot are on during the week. Another difference I've noticed here is that nobody follows the English Premier League or Champions League, whereas in SA it gets a lot of interest. Again the timezone is favourable. Now there is of course cultural differences involved but I think it's a good example of how people will follow a sport outside of their traditional timezones if it's not too extreme. Sunday 1am, 3am and 5am is extreme and for there to be a big base of support the competition would have to be of a very high quality. Which Super Rugby is not. IMO Either we through the dice on something like the super 12 again or Australia and South Africa go their separate ways for the good of the game. [/QUOTE]
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