Super Rugby 2022
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The Highlanders face a loss of up to $2 million this season.
Chief executive Roger Clark was not available for an interview earlier this week, but in an emailed response he outlined how dire the financial situation has become as the franchise copes with a third season disrupted by Covid-19.
He confirmed the Highlanders' expected loss was in line with the other four New Zealand teams of between $500,000 and $2 million.
While that is a wide range, the Highlanders' accounts are a closed book and his admission does offer a peek into the tight spot they find themselves.
So how bad is it?
"We won't know exactly until the season has run its course. However, current projections are looking at a loss of between $500,000 and $2 million," Clark said.
It is not financially ruinous, but "our reserves will take a hit and that impacts future plans".
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@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
The Highlanders face a loss of up to $2 million this season.
Chief executive Roger Clark was not available for an interview earlier this week, but in an emailed response he outlined how dire the financial situation has become as the franchise copes with a third season disrupted by Covid-19.
He confirmed the Highlanders' expected loss was in line with the other four New Zealand teams of between $500,000 and $2 million.
While that is a wide range, the Highlanders' accounts are a closed book and his admission does offer a peek into the tight spot they find themselves.
So how bad is it?
"We won't know exactly until the season has run its course. However, current projections are looking at a loss of between $500,000 and $2 million," Clark said.
It is not financially ruinous, but "our reserves will take a hit and that impacts future plans".
Covid-19 deaths/million:
Australia - 219.
New Zealand - 28.That stat reinforces how badly NZR has done managing covid, given how relatively little virus there is in NZ.
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@kiwi_expat Can't blame the franchises directly. The blame lies with your government and their covid policies and the ninnies who support her. If there are no patrons you are not going to make money. Maybe it is about time businesses in NZ say a big fu to Jacinda and tell people to come and watch the matches if they like and if covid is an issue for someone stay at home and watch on the tele. This always should have been the response.
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@kiwi_expat said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
The Highlanders face a loss of up to $2 million this season.
Chief executive Roger Clark was not available for an interview earlier this week, but in an emailed response he outlined how dire the financial situation has become as the franchise copes with a third season disrupted by Covid-19.
He confirmed the Highlanders' expected loss was in line with the other four New Zealand teams of between $500,000 and $2 million.
While that is a wide range, the Highlanders' accounts are a closed book and his admission does offer a peek into the tight spot they find themselves.
So how bad is it?
"We won't know exactly until the season has run its course. However, current projections are looking at a loss of between $500,000 and $2 million," Clark said.
It is not financially ruinous, but "our reserves will take a hit and that impacts future plans".
Covid-19 deaths/million:
Australia - 219.
New Zealand - 28.That stat reinforces how badly NZR has done managing covid, given how relatively little virus there is in NZ.
Someone quoting posts of Planet Rugby. To me it's showing how poorly maybe the franchises are managing it. Or more their medical teams, but as I don't have answers how to manage it better,I will just shrug my shoulders.
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@kiwi_expat said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
The Highlanders face a loss of up to $2 million this season.
Chief executive Roger Clark was not available for an interview earlier this week, but in an emailed response he outlined how dire the financial situation has become as the franchise copes with a third season disrupted by Covid-19.
He confirmed the Highlanders' expected loss was in line with the other four New Zealand teams of between $500,000 and $2 million.
While that is a wide range, the Highlanders' accounts are a closed book and his admission does offer a peek into the tight spot they find themselves.
So how bad is it?
"We won't know exactly until the season has run its course. However, current projections are looking at a loss of between $500,000 and $2 million," Clark said.
It is not financially ruinous, but "our reserves will take a hit and that impacts future plans".
Covid-19 deaths/million:
Australia - 219.
New Zealand - 28.That stat reinforces how badly NZR has done managing covid, given how relatively little virus there is in NZ.
I honestly don't know what you are trying to say/show with this statistic.
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@gt12 said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwi_expat said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
The Highlanders face a loss of up to $2 million this season.
Chief executive Roger Clark was not available for an interview earlier this week, but in an emailed response he outlined how dire the financial situation has become as the franchise copes with a third season disrupted by Covid-19.
He confirmed the Highlanders' expected loss was in line with the other four New Zealand teams of between $500,000 and $2 million.
While that is a wide range, the Highlanders' accounts are a closed book and his admission does offer a peek into the tight spot they find themselves.
So how bad is it?
"We won't know exactly until the season has run its course. However, current projections are looking at a loss of between $500,000 and $2 million," Clark said.
It is not financially ruinous, but "our reserves will take a hit and that impacts future plans".
Covid-19 deaths/million:
Australia - 219.
New Zealand - 28.That stat reinforces how badly NZR has done managing covid, given how relatively little virus there is in NZ.
I honestly don't know what you are trying to say/show with this statistic.
It's been the inability to train and have spectators that is killing them
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@kiwi_expat said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
The Highlanders face a loss of up to $2 million this season.
Chief executive Roger Clark was not available for an interview earlier this week, but in an emailed response he outlined how dire the financial situation has become as the franchise copes with a third season disrupted by Covid-19.
He confirmed the Highlanders' expected loss was in line with the other four New Zealand teams of between $500,000 and $2 million.
While that is a wide range, the Highlanders' accounts are a closed book and his admission does offer a peek into the tight spot they find themselves.
So how bad is it?
"We won't know exactly until the season has run its course. However, current projections are looking at a loss of between $500,000 and $2 million," Clark said.
It is not financially ruinous, but "our reserves will take a hit and that impacts future plans".
Covid-19 deaths/million:
Australia - 219.
New Zealand - 28.That stat reinforces how badly NZR has done managing covid, given how relatively little virus there is in NZ.
????
Cases per million peaked about the same. A stat about deaths is an indicator of how a business that doesn't make the rules has done? Really?
That logic is about as good as a White Ferns lower order bat. -
@crucial said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwi_expat said in Super Rugby 2022:
@tim said in Super Rugby 2022:
The Highlanders face a loss of up to $2 million this season.
Chief executive Roger Clark was not available for an interview earlier this week, but in an emailed response he outlined how dire the financial situation has become as the franchise copes with a third season disrupted by Covid-19.
He confirmed the Highlanders' expected loss was in line with the other four New Zealand teams of between $500,000 and $2 million.
While that is a wide range, the Highlanders' accounts are a closed book and his admission does offer a peek into the tight spot they find themselves.
So how bad is it?
"We won't know exactly until the season has run its course. However, current projections are looking at a loss of between $500,000 and $2 million," Clark said.
It is not financially ruinous, but "our reserves will take a hit and that impacts future plans".
Covid-19 deaths/million:
Australia - 219.
New Zealand - 28.That stat reinforces how badly NZR has done managing covid, given how relatively little virus there is in NZ.
????
Cases per million peaked about the same. A stat about deaths is an indicator of how a business that doesn't make the rules has done? Really?
That logic is about as good as a Black Ferns lower order bat.It is very weird as it appear to be, as @Dan54 points out, taken from a shitfight on PR between @Cantab79 (AC) and Muttonbird (I don't know if he posts here), where they just seem to be throwing stuff at the wall.
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apparently its the Heritage round....we getting special jerseys or anything? or is it just going to be a bit half arsed?
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@kiwiwomble MP have a heritage jersey:
Edit: it looks like they're the only franchise in NZ, at the moment, with a special jersey..
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble MP have a heritage jersey:
Edit: it looks like they're the only franchise in NZ, at the moment, with a special jersey..
that's quite ridiculous
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@stargazer said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble MP have a heritage jersey:
Edit: it looks like they're the only franchise in NZ, at the moment, with a special jersey..
so, as they dont have club heritage they're drawing on the tongan and samoan heritage, dont hate it
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@kiwiwomble Brumbies are selling their 1996 jersey - hopefully they wear it too.
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@kiwimurph very much doubt they're going to wear that unfortunately, different manufacturer and sponsor
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@kiwiwomble Good point.
I guess in the Brumbies case their current home jersey is basically that exact pattern (minus the old school collar).
I could see the Blues simply wearing their away jersey which has a design which inspired by their 97 - 99 jerseys but hopefully the teams go to more effort than that.
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble Good point.
I guess in the Brumbies case their current home jersey is basically that exact pattern (minus the old school collar).
I could see the Blues simply wearing their away jersey which has a design which inspired by their 97 - 99 jerseys but hopefully the teams go to more effort than that.
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@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:
apparently its the Heritage round....we getting special jerseys or anything? or is it just going to be a bit half arsed?
This round? I would have thought that the Super Round in Melbourne would be where you do something like this.
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@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble Good point.
I guess in the Brumbies case their current home jersey is basically that exact pattern (minus the old school collar).
I could see the Blues simply wearing their away jersey which has a design which inspired by their 97 - 99 jerseys but hopefully the teams go to more effort than that.
i do like the fact the brumbies have a design that they just stick too, like the AFL "jersey's" basically dont change each year and have pattern to avoid clashes
@bovidae said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2022:
apparently its the Heritage round....we getting special jerseys or anything? or is it just going to be a bit half arsed?
This round? I would have thought that the Super Round in Melbourne would be where you do something like this.
i thought that was the original plan but i think COVID had changed some shit, just saw them post that pic on the Super Rugby facebook page
@crucial said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwimurph said in Super Rugby 2022:
@kiwiwomble Good point.
I guess in the Brumbies case their current home jersey is basically that exact pattern (minus the old school collar).
I could see the Blues simply wearing their away jersey which has a design which inspired by their 97 - 99 jerseys but hopefully the teams go to more effort than that.
one of the guys at rugby has a remake of that jersey, some internet site, its actually really good quality and it looks pretty good with a more modern (less baggy) cut
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Highlanders boss reveals massive Covid-19 financial cost
