What happened to ‘The 1014’?
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@dagrubster said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
These 2 guys started a rugby channel on YouTube. The kiwi and the Irish guy who always wore a beanie!?
They were very good, providing an in-depth analytical look at rugby that we didn’t see a lot of in NZ rugby media.
They then got a show on sky NZ and then , as quickly as they arrived, disappeared.
Anyone know why?
They were great interviewers too. Combined obvious knowledge and good analysis with a wide eyed fanboi vibe ... Scott Robertson / ROG and Warren Gatland were highlights.
Needed to broaden their market appeal beyond NZ imo (too small a market), even Ireland might have made them commercially sustainable.
Hope they will be back, I miss 1014 Rugby.
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@kirwan said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
Yeah, would be great if they could get on a Sky show, or even back on the internet. They filled a massive gap in the current coverage.
it was impressive how they did it without access to some of the internal stats people had too. Even based on public data, there were good insights into the game consistently. I liked it.
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@machpants said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
@crucial said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
What does '1014' stand for by the way?
Jesus hang your head in shame, it is the GOAT’s AB number
OK. Didn't see the relevance to a show about rugby analysis I guess.
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@crucial said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
@machpants said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
@crucial said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
What does '1014' stand for by the way?
Jesus hang your head in shame, it is the GOAT’s AB number
OK. Didn't see the relevance to a show about rugby analysis I guess.
I didn't twig either, a bit obscure for me. So shameful head hanging all round I suppose
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is also some other reference for the Irish guy involved wasnt there?
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@taniwharugby said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
is also some other reference for the Irish guy involved wasnt there?
I'd just assumed it was some reference to playing numbers 10 and 14...maybe their high-school positions?
Although if I recall correctly, the irish guy looked like more of a 4/5, and the kiwi a 9. -
@kruse I may be wrong (as rare as that may be) but I seem to recall hearing them talk or reading somewhere there was some Irish link (possibly tenuous and not rugby) for him as well as the McCaw one.
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@taniwharugby said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
@kruse I may be wrong (as rare as that may be) but I seem to recall hearing them talk or reading somewhere there was some Irish link (possibly tenuous and not rugby) for him as well as the McCaw one.
Maybe he's from the Clontarf suburb of Dublin... where the Battle of Clontarf was fought in 1014?
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Nice story about how they started.
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@kruse said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
@taniwharugby said in What happened to ‘The 1014’?:
is also some other reference for the Irish guy involved wasnt there?
I'd just assumed it was some reference to playing numbers 10 and 14...maybe their high-school positions?
Although if I recall correctly, the irish guy looked like more of a 4/5, and the kiwi a 9.Is a four fifth somewhere between three quarter and a fullback?
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@stargazer always good to know you are right, sort of, kinda, just...
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I thought they gave verbal explanation of the 10 and 14 in their first show on the proper telly.
It had nothing to do with McCaw's cap number.
Something to do with the ages, looking at it from the enthusiasm of kids (maybe that was their kids ages? Well, I don't now if they even have kids ...) rather than the jaded, negative, trolling etc from the established journalism and forums out there.
But, flaw in that name is that it is very highbrow for kids. Kids'd more like The Breakdown where Kirsty reads tweets while standing in front of a big screen which is displaying ..... the tweets .... wouldn't they? Cos, 'that's entertainment!'.
