Super Rugby 2020

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2020:

agreed...MMT's highlights were making a tackle and then getting tackled twice...they couldn't find any of his many clean breaks/defenders beaten etc?

Watching the bits of Clarke though - man he runs in a similar style to Lomu IMO. Just the way he finishes that break from Roane.

[Bones]

[Tim]

The All Blacks stars that are still without Super Rugby contracts for next season

While New Zealand Rugby have been hard at work re-contracting players for the coming seasons, there are still a number of All Blacks whose futures have yet to be decided.

Departing: Matt Duffie.

Contracted until 2020: Nepo Laulala, Angus Ta’avao, Atu Moli, Vaea Fifita, Luke Jacobson, Gareth Evans, Dillon Hunt, Mitchell Drummond, Brett Cameron, Jack Goodhue.

Contracted until 2021: Codie Taylor, Dane Coles, Asafo Aumua, Nathan Harris, Ofa Tu’ungafasi, Karl Tu’inukuafe, Shannon Frizell, Sam Cane, Ardie Savea, Akira Ioane, Aaron Smith, TJ Perenara, Brad Weber, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Bryn Hall, Ngani Laumape, David Havili, Damin McKenzie, Braydon Ennor.

Contracted until 2022: Liam Coltman, Joe Moody, Dalton Papalii, Richie Mo’unga, Sevu Reece, Rieko Ioane, George Bridge, Jordie Barrett.

Contracted until 2023: Tyrel Lomax, Sam Whitelock, Brodie Retallick, Scott Barrett, Patrick Tuipulotu, Anton Lienert-Brown, Braydon Ennor, Beauden Barrett.

Unknown: Josh Ioanee

[Stargazer]

@Tim

Asafo Aumua and Braydon Ennor are signed until the end of 2023.
(In the article, Ennor is both in the "Contracted until 2021" and "Contracted until 2023" list).

[Rapido]

So, I make the

• average Saturday night crowd 19,830
• average Sunday afternoon crowd 20,867

Super Rugby Aotearoa - Wikipedia

Small sample sizes. Not much to take away from it. Easily swayed by Eden Park being full for certain games.

Auckland had a bumper 43k crowd pre-saled sellout cancelled on the final crowdless weekend which would have bumped the gap out by a few more thousand. (Highlanders had 15,000 pre-sales for their crowdless game)

If add the presales for final round. Averages become:

• Saturday night crowd 19,346
• Sunday afternoon crowd 23,080

But, those are actually really good numbers for the Saturday night games.

[nzzp]

@Rapido said in Super Rugby 2020:

But, those are actually really good numbers for the Saturday night games.

Percentage full would be really interesting too - could well see a bigger difference

[Kiwiwomble]

bigger crowds on sunday avos?.....fake news, we've been told for years night games were needed for crowds...

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2020:

bigger crowds on sunday avos?.....fake news, we've been told for years night games were needed for crowds...

Have we?

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bones i've heard it "people have things to do during the day, we get better turn outs for night games"

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones i've heard it "people have things to do during the day, we get better turn outs for night games"

Huh, can't say I've heard that before - unless it's in relation to viewing figures.

[Kiwiwomble]

@Bones must be wrong, thought it was one of the main factors driving night games

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2020:

@Bones must be wrong, thought it was one of the main factors driving night games

Definitely when it comes to telly.

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300096958/all-blacks-and-crusaders-midfielder-jack-goodhue-to-extend-contract-with-nz-rugby

[Bones]

Oof... horrible seeing Alaimalo viciously assaulted after the first try here.

[mariner4life]

@Bones nah Clark is an AB now, obvious accident...