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[2015 Super Rugby] New Zealand Squads/Pre-season Discussion
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<blockquote data-quote="bric6" data-source="post: 706279" data-attributes="member: 62480"><p>I think low ticket sales are mostly down to two things; too much rugby being played over the space of a year, and a lack of 'regional pride' in the main centres.</p><p></p><p>In a year there are around 15 AB's games (which most rugby fans watch), 16 + Super Rugby rounds, and then about a dozen ITM Cup rounds. Because of this most people tend to be a lot more selective about which games they watch, meaning ITM Cup games get low attendances (because there's no All Blacks, etc). Most people in NZ also don't care/know too much about the SA teams and weaker Aus teams in the Super Rugby competition, which means these games tend to get low attendances as well.</p><p></p><p>To top it all off, there's a lot less 'regional pride' in the club teams these days as there used to be in the past, especially in the bigger cities like Auckland and Wellington. In the smaller cities like Dunedin (Highlanders) and Hamilton (Chiefs) it seems like a large portion of the people from those regions are supporting the team, but in places like Auckland and Wellington there isn't a lot of interest in whether the team does well or not.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bric6, post: 706279, member: 62480"] I think low ticket sales are mostly down to two things; too much rugby being played over the space of a year, and a lack of 'regional pride' in the main centres. In a year there are around 15 AB's games (which most rugby fans watch), 16 + Super Rugby rounds, and then about a dozen ITM Cup rounds. Because of this most people tend to be a lot more selective about which games they watch, meaning ITM Cup games get low attendances (because there's no All Blacks, etc). Most people in NZ also don't care/know too much about the SA teams and weaker Aus teams in the Super Rugby competition, which means these games tend to get low attendances as well. To top it all off, there's a lot less 'regional pride' in the club teams these days as there used to be in the past, especially in the bigger cities like Auckland and Wellington. In the smaller cities like Dunedin (Highlanders) and Hamilton (Chiefs) it seems like a large portion of the people from those regions are supporting the team, but in places like Auckland and Wellington there isn't a lot of interest in whether the team does well or not. [/QUOTE]
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