True but it seems to make me money on here. Wouldn't you agree? :lol:
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I have no idea how many subs RP will get, and make no predictions.
However, in the UK alone there are million of rugby fans...and nobody but RP is broadcasting there.
£35 works out to be £3.18 per week.
Is it ridiculous to think that a sizeable chunk of the rugby fans in the UK would be prepared to pay 3 quid a week to subscribe to the tournament? I don't think it is.
And then there are 99 additional countries to consider...
A sizeable number would subscribe to a local UK tournament - I think the amount who would subscribe to a NZ tournament is probably quite a bit less than that. I would compare it to what percentage of NZ rugby viewers would subscribe to a foreign rugby tournament if Sky didn't screen them? I would guess the number would be 1-2%.
We will soon see how popular the tournament is to the rest of the world.
The only thing I would add to your comments is that the 5 NZ teams who participate in SR Aotearoa are the best super rugby teams in the world. I believe it is 'must see rugby' to many fans overseas - and especially in the UK (who are probably as rugby mad as NZ).
I could be wrong about that, in which case NZR and Sky won't do very well at all. Let's see.
Will be interesting to see what happens post-SR Aotearoa - with either the Trans-tasman comp starting, or if the there is no travel bubble then that gets cancelled/delayed and apparently the back-up plan is for another round robin of SR Aotearoa (presumably they would shift the planned final).
https://www.rugbypass.com/news/aaron...zealand-rugby/
At least Aaron is sticking around.
Maybe NZR could afford his pay raise after the cash started rolling in from RugbyPass... :t_up:
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