Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?
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@darylmitchell
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@Bones said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@darylmitchell said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Auckland's a mere 50 min flight from Wellington
That's a very insincere argument. Flying isn't just randomly jumping on a train/bus or in the car. It's booking flights, hoping they're on time or even running, dealing with airport bullshit and getting there long before your flight, not to mention getting to/from the bloody airport.
Are you my boss?
Also ignores the fact that Chch is basically as big as Wellington, and you're looking at a 90-min flight from Chch (plus the faffing about you mention above). Never mind that domestic airport travel is very expensive right now.
Aldo, I'm not sure I've seen a worse comparison than comparing Wales to NZ in terms of hosting tests at home venue.
Llanelli to Cardiff - just under 100km
Christchurch to Auckland - 1070km.NZ isn't the same geographic size as each of the four individual nations that make up the UK - it's larger than all four of them combined.
As the saying goes, you can't be what you can't see, and I see no value in depriving kids in other parts of the country the opportunity to see the All Blacks (if their parents can afford the obscene ticket prices), just to feed the superiority complex of Eden Park's management.
Absolutely, it was a weird call to host two tests in Wellington this year, but this ain't the solution.
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@Smudge not to mention NZ doesnt have the competition with airlines either, a return flight Wellington / Auckland is likely to set you back $350+, assuming you are looking to stay at least 1 night, otherwise price goes up (that is similar from Whangarei / Auckland) it makes it a very expensive night away.
Practically it just makes no sense, you'd end up isolating so many from seeing an AB test, which tbf is not feasible for many now anyway if you are travelling from out of town.
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@Smudge said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Absolutely, it was a weird call to host two tests in Wellington this year, but this ain't the solution.
Two in Ak
One in Dunners
OneTwo in Welly?
Edit: Forgot the Bled...
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@darylmitchell said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@nzzp said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Hosting in Auckland would piss off a large proportion of the population, no matter if it made financial sense.
This seems like a rather trivial and insignificant first world problem in the scheme of things, Auckland's a mere 50 min flight from Wellington, we're not a big nation by any stretch, Eden Park should be our Millennium/Murryfield stadium equivalent. It should be our proud fortress and sole host of meaningful home tests, exceptions only for fixtures against tier 2 sides and non-RC opposition.
Agreed. Make Eden Park a rugby stadium and if non-Aucklanders can't be bothered making a pilgrimage, then they aren't real Kiwis.
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@antipodean said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@darylmitchell said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@nzzp said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Hosting in Auckland would piss off a large proportion of the population, no matter if it made financial sense.
This seems like a rather trivial and insignificant first world problem in the scheme of things, Auckland's a mere 50 min flight from Wellington, we're not a big nation by any stretch, Eden Park should be our Millennium/Murryfield stadium equivalent. It should be our proud fortress and sole host of meaningful home tests, exceptions only for fixtures against tier 2 sides and non-RC opposition.
Agreed. Make Eden Park a rugby stadium and if non-Aucklanders can't be bothered making a pilgrimage, then they aren't real Kiwis.
Fuck yeah.
I loved my recent Uber ride from the airport to the CBD when I was there for work.
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@MN5 said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@antipodean said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@darylmitchell said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@nzzp said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Hosting in Auckland would piss off a large proportion of the population, no matter if it made financial sense.
This seems like a rather trivial and insignificant first world problem in the scheme of things, Auckland's a mere 50 min flight from Wellington, we're not a big nation by any stretch, Eden Park should be our Millennium/Murryfield stadium equivalent. It should be our proud fortress and sole host of meaningful home tests, exceptions only for fixtures against tier 2 sides and non-RC opposition.
Agreed. Make Eden Park a rugby stadium and if non-Aucklanders can't be bothered making a pilgrimage, then they aren't real Kiwis.
Fuck yeah.
I loved my recent Uber ride from the airport to the CBD when I was there for work.
I'm sure for regional folk a visit to the city, especially from the airport to the CBD must be like looking into the future.
Dystopian future perhaps, but the future none the less!
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@darylmitchell said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
just a 1 hour drive
Bro has never been to Auckland.
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@antipodean said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@MN5 said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@antipodean said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@darylmitchell said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@nzzp said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Hosting in Auckland would piss off a large proportion of the population, no matter if it made financial sense.
This seems like a rather trivial and insignificant first world problem in the scheme of things, Auckland's a mere 50 min flight from Wellington, we're not a big nation by any stretch, Eden Park should be our Millennium/Murryfield stadium equivalent. It should be our proud fortress and sole host of meaningful home tests, exceptions only for fixtures against tier 2 sides and non-RC opposition.
Agreed. Make Eden Park a rugby stadium and if non-Aucklanders can't be bothered making a pilgrimage, then they aren't real Kiwis.
Fuck yeah.
I loved my recent Uber ride from the airport to the CBD when I was there for work.
I'm sure for regional folk a visit to the city, especially from the airport to the CBD must be like looking into the future.
Dystopian future perhaps, but the future none the less!
Well there were a lot of zombies close to the viaduct. They kept asking me for money
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@MN5 said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Well there were a lot of zombies close to the viaduct. They kept asking me for money
So it's only the ones in Wellington that ask for fresh brains?
I get this hate for Auckland. Good beaches, good climate, two harbours, decent coffee, plenty of boats, killer whales, island-grown wallabies and fewer politicians. And some exciting driving challenges. It must hurt.
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@nostrildamus said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
@MN5 said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
Well there were a lot of zombies close to the viaduct. They kept asking me for money
So it's only the ones in Wellington that ask for fresh brains?
I get this hate for Auckland. Good beaches, good climate, two harbours, decent coffee, plenty of boats, killer whales, island-grown wallabies and fewer politicians. And some exciting driving challenges. It must hurt.
This gets an upvote cos of past goodwill even though it is about 60-65% bullshit.
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@Dolamite said in Why doesn't Eden Park host most, if not every AB home test?:
They should just say fuck it and play every test at Eden Park until they lose one and then we go back to sharing them around the country
just make sure to exclude Wellington.. the All Blacks always perform brilliantly in Hamilton, currently unbeaten at both Forsyth Barr and Te Kaha stadiums... near flawless records at McLean Park and Yarrow Stadium as well... anywhere but the characterless caketin.. depressing windswept yellow seated monolith.
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Ireland beat us in Dunedin
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I thought about this a while back as I was firmly in the national stadium camp.
But I changed my mind. All Blacks are New Zealand’s team so they play around the country to access all of their fan base. Big tests need the biggest stadiums, but visiting schools, clubs and other community places are what they are all about.
A 7 year old kid doing ball skills with Will Jordan then watching him play 2 days later for NZ at a stadium around the corner is the essence of a national, yet local team.
Long may that live, may it never change.
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