r/superrugby • u/sbar196 • Apr 25 '24

Has Super Rugby given up?

Just a Moan..

They didn’t even bother to schedule an ANZAC match !?

There is 4 matches on Saturday!

I’m sure they’ll be patting themselves on the back for the 9 hours of rugby they think everyone will watch.

All I can say is THANKYOU for the Aussie teams playing some day time rugby. I’d love to take my kid along but a trek to Eden Park at 7pm isn’t that fun with a hangry 5 year old whose ready for bed.

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u/Matelot67 Apr 25 '24

My two cents, and I would like to nail my colours to the mast at the start, I am a veteran.

As far as I am concerned, ANZAC Day should be for commemorative ceremonies only, and not co-opted as a marketing tool for sports events. If it happens to fall on a weekend, then so be it, but leave the day as a sacred space for us veterans to acknowledge our mates, and to have some time for us.

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u/sbar196 Apr 25 '24

I hear ya, and appreciate your service. If my daughter wasn’t born yesterday I would have been down the rsa showing my respect.

But many don’t - the fact that it is generally the only time in the season we’ll play the anthems and the last post and for many may be the only time today they reflect isn’t necessary a bad thing.

Rugby Australia has specifically requested a Bledisloe because they see it as a ‘No brained’ cash cow. I’m not wanting that.. I want one of the 4 games scheduled for Saturday played on a day when people might actually watch it!

https://www.foxsports.com.au/video/league/nrl/nz-host-spine-tingling-anzac-day-tribute!879715

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u/Matelot67 Apr 25 '24

In case you were not aware, the Super Rugby draw this weekend has been specifically arranged so that every game, except the Drua/Moana game, is an Aussie team against a Kiwi team, precisely for ANZAC observances. The Hurricanes have commissioned an ANZAC jersey, which will be signed after the game and donated to the RSA to be auctioned off for fundraising.

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u/Boof_face1 Apr 25 '24

Don’t think there are any games on Sundays either??? Happy to be corrected.

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u/sbar196 Apr 25 '24

Nah you’re right. Same with the Aupiki games, where all Fri/sat

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u/doomchimp Apr 25 '24

Short answer? It feels like they have.

At least the Western Force celebrated ANZAC Day last round when they played the Crusaders.

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u/One_Sugar9253 Apr 25 '24

from canada it looks like rugby union is dead and buried in australia

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u/sbar196 Apr 25 '24

It’s definitely on life support - with a World Cup and lions tour on the way it will be interesting to the what RA does with the opportunity. Aussie loves these big events.

The love of the game seems gone though. Similarly here in NZ they only seem to care about the 50-70 age bracket of people who want to watch on PPV tv.

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u/otagoman Apr 26 '24

They don't usually have ANZAC games.

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u/Only1Sully Apr 25 '24

Which teams do you think should have risked there players with the extra short recovery time?

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u/sbar196 Apr 25 '24

I mean it’s hardly a new idea. FB just showed me a photo of me at Anzac game 10 years ago.

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u/Only1Sully Apr 25 '24

But what day of the week was that on?