Hurricanes v Blues
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@chris-b I think you’ve summed that up perfectly.
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Pretty comfortable win, nice to start with an away bonus point win.
Scrum was huge, defence was mostly good and we dominated them in the physical exchanges. Canes probably lucky not to leave more cards for some pretty cynical play.
Black looked nice and composed out there.
My highlight was Akira swotting away Ardie Savea for one of his good runs.
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@stargazer said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@tim Since when are commentators paid to promote the game? They're paid to provide commentary.
I kinda get that, but it’s a bit naive if you truely believe it.
They’re paid by Sky, Sky need to sell as many subscriptions as possible, Sky will want their commentators promoting the game.
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@tim said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@stargazer LOL, do you know what marketing is? It's generally considered a core role in the entertainment business. They're not there to make snide comments about star attractions.
It's one thing I grudgingly admire about the NRL commentators. Most commentate like they genuinely believe it is The Greatest Game Ever, and no argument could ever be entered into.
And then for Origin they multiply that by a factor of ten.
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@gunner said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@stargazer said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@tim Since when are commentators paid to promote the game? They're paid to provide commentary.
I kinda get that, but it’s a bit naive if you truely believe it.
They’re paid by Sky, Sky need to sell as many subscriptions as possible, Sky will want their commentators promoting the game.
It’s why when Nisbett does all his complaints about scrums he’s actually harming how rugby is perceived. Save that shit for an analysis show.