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Why isn't Rugby league much bigger in Ireland? (or Wales and Scotland)
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<blockquote data-quote="ratsapprentice" data-source="post: 624218" data-attributes="member: 67273"><p>Those figures I posted earlier for revenue are slightly outdated, but going by these: <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/afl-leaves-other-codes-in-the-dust-20130326-2grkp.html" target="_blank">http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/afl-leaves-other-codes-in-the-dust-20130326-2grkp.html</a> and these <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22766638" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22766638</a></p><p>If Australia had the same population as England then it would be be worth roughly half what the EPL is.</p><p></p><p>The hierarchy of the sports is exactly what I'm getting at - Football is <em>totally </em>dominant.</p><p>Imagine the AFL was double the size - with that share of the market being at the expense of other sports.</p><p></p><p>In Aus there is an appetite for multiple sports - there simply isn't here. </p><p>England's sporting landscape begins and ends with football in the same way that Cricket does in India.</p><p></p><p></p><p>There are clearly issues with the RFL - but even if it was perfect it would still be extremely difficult to grow the game.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratsapprentice, post: 624218, member: 67273"] Those figures I posted earlier for revenue are slightly outdated, but going by these: [url]http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/afl-leaves-other-codes-in-the-dust-20130326-2grkp.html[/url] and these [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22766638[/url] If Australia had the same population as England then it would be be worth roughly half what the EPL is. The hierarchy of the sports is exactly what I'm getting at - Football is [I]totally [/I]dominant. Imagine the AFL was double the size - with that share of the market being at the expense of other sports. In Aus there is an appetite for multiple sports - there simply isn't here. England's sporting landscape begins and ends with football in the same way that Cricket does in India. There are clearly issues with the RFL - but even if it was perfect it would still be extremely difficult to grow the game. [/QUOTE]
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