NPC 2025
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Fixture list:
So one major change to the provincial fixtures is they've changed the mid-week game day to Thursday instead of Wednesday to make it an extended four-day window of rugby which makes sense.
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Could be the last season we see every NPC match broadcast.
Feel like this gets said every year but still hasn't happened.
Could easily see camera numbers drop off further though, and other cost cutitng measures. It's a real pity - still has huge potential as a player development programme with provincial rivalry that's 'real', but it's been malnourished for ages
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@Canes4life said in NPC 2025:
Could be the last season we see every NPC match broadcast.
Is this an assumption or something they've mentioned?
Believe Sky have proposed broadcasting one Friday night game and one Saturday night game.
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@Canes4life said in NPC 2025:
Could be the last season we see every NPC match broadcast.
Is this an assumption or something they've mentioned?
Believe Sky have proposed broadcasting one Friday night game and one Saturday night game.
So just 2 out of 7 games broadcast a weekend?
The NPC will be an amateur comp within a couple of years. I wonder if sky will show more interest in the proposed SR u23 comp next year?
Not a surprise if this happens.. but this is also why I argued it was in smaller provinces interest to back competition reform because this was the likely outcome without reform
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@Canes4life said in NPC 2025:
Could be the last season we see every NPC match broadcast.
Is this an assumption or something they've mentioned?
Believe Sky have proposed broadcasting one Friday night game and one Saturday night game.
A negotiating tactic? NZR has confirmed all matches will be broadcast live by Sky Sport. One game a week on Sky Open
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I guess Sky will do some cost cutting etc, it happens.
I go to Naki games, so that doesn't worry me, but understand why we don't want it.
I already got out tickets for the year anyway, and as we have a couple of bonus Shield games including one in Manaia, I am quite happy. Also I see on Sept 13th, when ABs play Boks in Wellington , Naki is travelling, so I don't need to miss that!! Good stuff, only one trouble is NPC is my favorite comp, and it's still a fair bit of a wait until it starts. -
@Canes4life said in NPC 2025:
Could be the last season we see every NPC match broadcast.
Is this an assumption or something they've mentioned?
Believe Sky have proposed broadcasting one Friday night game and one Saturday night game.
A negotiating tactic? NZR has confirmed all matches will be broadcast live by Sky Sport. One game a week on Sky Open
That's next year, proposal. TV rights deal isn't done, so we have no idea what will happen next year
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Ranfurly Shield challenges....
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Sky is understood to want to significantly cut back on broadcasting the provincial competitions, which draw relatively small audiences and drive few subscribers, yet cost an enormous amount to cover. NZ Rugby, in contrast, regards widespread coverage of that level of the game as an essential part of its broadcast deal.I hope they aren’t forcing people to bid on NPC and FNPC as a single package with widespread coverage. Even though the interest in NPC is dropping every year I’m sure it attracts a lot more eyeballs than woman’s NPC. Each competition should make its own economic case
Provincial rivalry takes centre stage this August
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