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We do/did have a 9's competition, but it was run mid-week, there were no high profile players, it was mostly 2nd string.
If it was taken outside of the SL and pushed as a stand alone, faster paced, quicker turn around between games etc. I think it could really sell. I'm not a fan of Union, but I remember watching the 7's at Manchester for the commonwealth games and it actually looked rather good.
We need that buy in, for those who don't support RL weekly and would not watch a full game. A bit like a highlights real I think it could work.
I've not been to MW as I just see it as an extra away fixture, that adds little other than a cash making enterprise. Whilst a 9's may be the same in terms of money making the attraction of a more open and slightly different game, with quicker matches would make me more likely to attend.
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I voted no because, whilst news of the ticket sales is fantastic, I can't see the business sense in taking our clubs across the world.
I'd be more than happy with the magic
Weekend morphing into a 9s though. We'd still have a mid year day out, without the contrived super league fixtures involved.
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I voted no because, whilst news of the ticket sales is fantastic, I can't see the business sense in taking our clubs across the world.
I'd be more than happy with the magic Weekend morphing into a 9s though. We'd still have a mid year day out, without the contrived super league fixtures involved.
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| Quote: Wire Yed "You can have it at Cardiff in the winter or is the MEN Areana capable of accommodating a full pitch and fans?
To have it as a 2 day stand alone tournament in which clubs play their best players you need financial incentives otherwise they'll use it as an excuse to rest players mid season/closed season.
Having an invite to NZ for the top two winners could be an incentive if taken seriously enough but money talks.
In this country the only way to attract real interest and big money is mixing it up with the Union lads, have half League teams and half union teams now that would atttract real interest.'"
Is that the message you got from the largely sold out World Cup which had exactly zero input from RU. |
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| Quote: keighley1 "Is that the message you got from the largely sold out World Cup which had exactly zero input from RU.'"
remind me again of the BIG money that RLWC 2013 attracted? |
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No it was the message I got from a SL competition that can't attract major sponsorship while I watch* the Heneiken cup and Aviva premiership
*I don't watch RU
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