Super Rugby 2023
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Is that what that ‘World league rugby thread is’?
I’ve been avoiding it as I thought it was another thread about a competition no-one gives a shit about half a world away where we’d get spammed about any NPC reject getting a gig.
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The key part of the article is the comparison from 2022 to 2023:
- Time taken to restart play after a try has reduced from 1min 53s to 52s
- Time taken for player substitutions each game has reduced from 1min 12s to 29s
- Time taken managing on-field warnings and cards has reduced from 1min 46s to 53s
- Total match duration from kick off to final whistle has reduced from 98min to 91min 46s
- Average points per match have increased from 53 points to 61 points -
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@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Duluth I'd like them to examine the effect on the number and type of injuries. There do seem to be more injuries, this season.
They also seem to be clustered around certain teams. It would be interesting to see if they are doing anything different
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@Duluth said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Stargazer said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Duluth I'd like them to examine the effect on the number and type of injuries. There do seem to be more injuries, this season.
They also seem to be clustered around certain teams. It would be interesting to see if they are doing anything different
Tahds certainly did something different. They got their players to pack on bulk in the off season. The body adjustments when doing that take a while to set in. Something about time per kg according to my son who has a degree in this stuff. He was amazed when I showed him the articles about 7-9kg body weight increases and said that injuries would be almost a given.
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Ill post this here. But the lack of crowds is a concern. Hope its a bit better this week. MP looks esp poor after all the hype. But the team is too weak. They manage the occasional win which is good but often are easily beaten. Highlanders too have fallen. So even in the NZ division there are 2 teams that are struggling now
But the biggest disappointment for me was the attitude of the Brumbies to the Crusaders match. They surely had a chance of an upset but couldn't be bothered. But the fcat they had to stand down players for another competition doesn't help the status of super rugby.
I can't see things improving in the short term. I love super rugby and hope it does survive somehow. But so far the issue of uneven teams is a big one that isn't being addressed. And I don't know how this issue can be fixed.
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@Winger he has very few actual figures, i thought the highlanders actually looked to have more than we;ve seen over the last few years
something ive learnt after spending years in the UK with football and Aus with AFL...kiwis just dont care about sport as much as other countries, personally i think its at least partially because our rugby comps just dont have the history that those other sports do...and we keep changing the comps we do have
but basically we just dont care, talking to people about afl/football, people will go see their friends teams play....and buy a scarf or beanie...just because they were there. your average kiwi rugby fan (we're not average, we're hard core) wont buy their own teams merch. but there is also memberships, football fans in the uk will commit to going to every home game and several away, thats 20-30 games a year....i havent met anyone that had an otago or highlanders membership since the 90's...your average kiwi just doesnt care like other countries
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@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Winger Posting Reason is an insta ban isn't it?
it's not a bad article actually
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2023:
but basically we just dont care,
But didn't we when SR first started. I was living in the UK and returned home for a visit and had to buy tickets (for a Canes match at the Cake Tin) well in advance. The game was sold out
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@Kiwiwomble price has alot to do with us buying alot of merch....price to go, price to buy anythign there.
It seems the braodcast income is all that matters, bums on seats is secondary, and time games are aired is a factor.
Entertainment is another, we are bombarded with those fucktard DJ's playing the same tracks over and over at every single break in play rather than just at actual stoppages previously.
People used to go to games, pre 2000s there was still easy 10k+ going to pretty much every NPC game, I know even when we were in the old 2nd div, game day was a big deal, it was the place to be.
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@Winger i think there are lots of factors, cost of living in NZ being a big one, buying tickets and merch fall quickly down the list of priorities
but i also think there was hype, League was huge in the90's and then we started this thing with team names and shit thats competed so people got into it....but then we had teams dominating so things become predictable, the comps spread out so going to away days isn't jumping on a train or bus, its flights and hotels...and then the infoweb ment people could just as easily follow teams from all the big comps around the world
ive been saying for ages, the comps are too shirt too, i met lots of people that have written of seasons after 3-4 losses....nothing to play for so we'll try again next year, get my weekend back
@taniwharugby broadcast deals are obviously where the actual money comes from...we seem to not care that what we're broadcasting is vision of empty stadiums, doesnt exactly scream "the came is cool", if i can change channel and see 80k at an AFL game, i know what im going to sub-consciously think is the "better" game
this might also be better suited to the "state of our game" thread?
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@Kiwiwomble said in Super Rugby 2023:
but then we had teams dominating so things become predictable,
This certainly doesn't help. Esp in recent years. Maybe this year the Crusaders might not win yet again. For once it look a possibility right now due to injuries. But my view is only the Chiefs or Blues might do it. Canes coaches will pick the wrong team. And Brumbies will fade away. Hope Im wrong as SRP need at least one Aussie team to have a serious chance of winning. And I support the Canes
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Winger Posting Reason is an insta ban isn't it?
it's not a bad article actually
Actually it's much better than that. It's bang on the money.
We complain about the Herald who are nothing more than NZR's marketing branch and obsequious journos. This is the type of contrarian article we should be supporting. Nothing kills a competition more than predictable (don't look at my tipping) outcomes and one fucking team constantly winning it.
And having the ball in play more actually exacerbates the problem. They're fixing the wrong things at the wrong level.
SR should be competitive between teams.
Tests are the ones needing more time in play to reduce the behemoth turgidity.
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i also think we do ourselves no favours having oversized stadiums, just makes the problems look even worse
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@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Winger Posting Reason is an insta ban isn't it?
it's not a bad article actually
Still not clicking on the link. I'll just figure the arguments from the thread postings.
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@antipodean said in Super Rugby 2023:
@mariner4life said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Nepia said in Super Rugby 2023:
@Winger Posting Reason is an insta ban isn't it?
it's not a bad article actually
Actually it's much better than that. It's bang on the money.
We complain about the Herald who are nothing more than NZR's marketing branch and obsequious journos. This is the type of contrarian article we should be supporting. Nothing kills a competition more than predictable (don't look at my tipping) outcomes and one fucking team constantly winning it.
And having the ball in play more actually exacerbates the problem. They're fixing the wrong things at the wrong level.
SR should be competitive between teams.
Tests are the ones needing more time in play to reduce the behemoth turgidity.
On this point, the Crusaders are essentially playing their C team this week and they're still fielding more ABs than the Highlanders. That's fucked up. Clearly their are contracting improvements that can be made that spread the NZ talent around ...
On the broadcasting v crowds, surely NZR needs to look at compensating grounds with a share of the broadcast money so that they can have cheaper subsidised tickets? But, even the league match I went to this year in Oz was crazy expensive for a club match, I mean $50 for an end seat for a match involving the Warriors is criminal.
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