Quote gutterfax="gutterfax"What prediction? NZRU together with the NZ Government paid top dollar ($85,000,000) to host the RWC and made a paper loss as was expected. I didn't predict or claim otherwise.....I simply said that more people attended RWC 2007 than had attended 13 RLWC events 1954-2008 and that RWC 2011 attracted a million more paying spectators than RLWC 2013.
Given the ticket sales of RWC 2011 were about $250,000,000 and the turn over of RLWC 2013 was about 10% of that, the comparisons are pretty pointless really...as the IRB made a profit of $85,000,000 from hosting rights alone.
I suspect RWC 2015 will be a loss make as well for the RFU and English government.....as will the 2019 RWC for Japans Union and government, but either way, the IRB will make $200,000,000 in hosting rights alone.....no doubt south Africa will bid again after that and the sick puppy that is the ARU and the IRB will continue to clip the ticket at the expense of governments around the world.....let's compare the comps some more shall we?
I have to love the attempts to belittle the slower but bigger game by the insecurity brigade on here....Aviva pay 4 million quid a year in cold hard cash for their naming rights of the Union domestic comp.....Saracens get twice the supposed 750k that SL is getting yet you'll get apologists left right and centre saying it's a good deal for the RFL........
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I used to enjoy this forum before you came to prominence. It's not that your views differ, that's what this is all about. It's the same old facts and comparisons that bore me to death and dread the sight of your posts in a thread.
I don't care what the Aviva Premiership deal's worth. It's a more marketable competition with a national spread of clubs with a higher class of supporter. Why are you belittling the First Utilities deal in comparison to this? And don't say others bring it up, you can't wait to get your facts and figures out at every bloody opportunity. Find an interest that you can be positive about!
As I say, i'm all for differing opinions on OUR game but your incessant drivel is just annoying.
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