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<blockquote data-quote="Shaggy" data-source="post: 766511" data-attributes="member: 43400"><p>I'd be very surprised if this were the case, because Rugby is one of a handful of sports here that can sustain itself financially; I'd be genuinely interested if you can provide a link or point me in the direction of where you read it ... your other points are fine by the way, there's no doubt that Rugby in Australia faces more issues than it does in NZ in terms of competition with other sports etc.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Exactly, my experiences overseas is that the majority of people respect the All Blacks but most don't mind if they lose, which is why I'm not surprised by the poll results to date.</p><p></p><p>Being a New Zealander, and expecting everyone (non-New Zealanders) to love your team, is a little like going through life expecting everyone to like you as a person ... it's just not going to happen.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I can certainly relate to that, I wasn't much older when we won the first RWC, and had to wait 24 years for the next one; genuine question, but you guys should get some benefit already, in terms of an increased fan base/increased revenue, from your success in this RWC, regardless of the result though, shouldn't you?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shaggy, post: 766511, member: 43400"] I'd be very surprised if this were the case, because Rugby is one of a handful of sports here that can sustain itself financially; I'd be genuinely interested if you can provide a link or point me in the direction of where you read it ... your other points are fine by the way, there's no doubt that Rugby in Australia faces more issues than it does in NZ in terms of competition with other sports etc. Exactly, my experiences overseas is that the majority of people respect the All Blacks but most don't mind if they lose, which is why I'm not surprised by the poll results to date. Being a New Zealander, and expecting everyone (non-New Zealanders) to love your team, is a little like going through life expecting everyone to like you as a person ... it's just not going to happen. I can certainly relate to that, I wasn't much older when we won the first RWC, and had to wait 24 years for the next one; genuine question, but you guys should get some benefit already, in terms of an increased fan base/increased revenue, from your success in this RWC, regardless of the result though, shouldn't you? [/QUOTE]
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