Something not mentioned here is what could Union learn from the AFL and NRL? "the AFL’s TV deal is worth £343million a year, the NRL’s is £210million a year and rugby union is on £30million" archive.ph/2025.07.25-1...
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A lot of generalisations in that article. Union is seen as an "international sport" with Sooper Rugby just a warm up/gloried trial. NRL is not just going to 17 teams, it'll be 18 with one in PNG. There's just more games and so more money. The UK media consistently ignores the elephant in the room.
jul 26, 2025, 8:37 am • 0 0 • view
I learned a bit about this from @drtomjones.bsky.social a while ago. Is it just that football soaks up all the cash? Or does test rugby soak up all the cash? You can see why CVC thought rugby was undervalued, but TV deals have got worse since their investment
jul 26, 2025, 7:26 am • 0 0 • view
ALF & NRL : A draft system, salary caps, no international games, season-long single competitions, a sports-mad public ... it really isn't rocket science. LNR understands this ... but those who love the international game simply don't.
jul 26, 2025, 8:42 am • 1 0 • view
Yeah it’s hard to see how international and club rugby can co-exist in small nations using the same players
jul 26, 2025, 10:22 am • 1 0 • view
Rephrasing Owen Slot: "The depth of love for soccer here in London and wider England is staggering. All the newspapers gave the first ten pages of its sports section to soccer." His writing reveals his inability to look outside his own bubble.
jul 26, 2025, 8:39 am • 0 0 • view