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Quote: ABP' "In a Sky time slot that is already reserved for Rugby League.

How would the game benefit by televising the varsity game opposed to showing a game in the NL divisions which are of a higher standard ie Leigh v Dewsbury which was played last night?'"


Easy. Because people have heard of, and care about, Oxford and Cambridge. Would you have any aspirations to go to Dewsbury or Leigh university?

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Quote: ABP' "Anybody going to watch this tonight?

To be quite honest I find it so boring to watch a game of mostly Rugby Union lads with names like Henry attempting to play Rugby League.'"



I would suggest you are watching the wrong game then if you think any RUGBY LEAGUE is boring. It may not be brilliant but boring it never is IMO.

Perhaps the game played at Wembley last night and it's relations are more to your liking.

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Quote: ABP' "Though your post suggests that is could be enjoyable to actually be at the game itself, I'm talking from a televised perspective.

Is the game worth being televised? I love playing/watching amateur Rugby League in Wigan every weekend but wouldn't expect games to be shown on television because it's of an amateur standard. The varsity game is the same except the game is being played by two posh universities.'"


I was going to say what a ferkin moron, but that would be rude so i won't.

Instead I will just ask, WTF is your problem? I mean, just look at the example of college football in the States, where for example a packed sellout stadium of 20K or more might and regularly do watch some basically meaningless game between colleges, in scenes reminiscent of the Superbowl. That game will inevitably be televised, and will in comparison to the pro game be of obvious and unmistakeable amateur standard.

How do they get to that? Because when they first thought of it, and ever since, people with a positive and can-do attitude are involved with it, and not people who seem to want to find any negative to whinge about. The same probably happened over time with the Boat Race, which means nothing to me and every year people like you roundly deride on here, yet has become a true national event for reasons I can't comprehend. (Which is not to say it will always remain so, but still).

The bottom line is that thankfully it is another 80 minutes of decent airtime where TGG is being transmitted, as opposed to the sale of plastic vegetable cutters or Remove Your Piles In Sixty Seconds, and I for one am very grateful for that.

And just because it is a varsity game, it will inevitably if briefly attract the attention to TGG of a number of influential people who would at that time otherwise have been doing something else.

I don't understand fans who seem to be ashamed of our sport and would prefer it to be played in secret, with maybe the result in point size 2 on page 356.
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Quote: ROBINSON "I'm pretty sure their rowing teams aren't exactly world class either. The Olympic rowing teams would probably wipe the floor with them.

But like the boat race it's a spectacle, albeit a less prestigious one, and an endorsement to our sport that the two premier universities in the world at least have a go.

I'm also sure that if it WASN'T televised, there would be a lot more people grumbling about that. "Second class sport", "If they can televise a boat race, then why not RL" and all that.'"


I suppose I can see the off the field aspects that the game could benefit from that have been mentioned by yourself and a few others but it would interesting to know how many people tune in, especially regular Rugby League supporters and those posting/reading this thread.

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Quote: cod'ead "Does is still only attract a half-blue?'"



I understand it's a 'discretionary' full blue.

One of the lads I coached for a number of years is playing for Oxford so it's of particular interest to me. First time one of my former players has been playing live on telly and I'll be at the Wigan beer festival tonight icon_lol.gif . I'll catch one of the replays tomorrow.

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Just me who finds it boring and does little impact when televised, then. icon_lol.gif

Jeez, touchy subject for some. icon_smile.gif

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Biggest joke of the year as usual. I would rather them televise another championship game. Poor standard, poor crowd and nobody cares.

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Quote: Ferocious Aardvark "I was going to say what a ferkin moron, but that would be rude so i won't.

Instead I will just ask, WTF is your problem? I mean, just look at the example of college football in the States, where for example a packed sellout stadium of 20K or more might and regularly do watch some basically meaningless game between colleges, in scenes reminiscent of the Superbowl. That game will inevitably be televised, and will in comparison to the pro game be of obvious and unmistakeable amateur standard.

How do they get to that? Because when they first thought of it, and ever since, people with a positive and can-do attitude are involved with it, and not people who seem to want to find any negative to whinge about. The same probably happened over time with the Boat Race, which means nothing to me and every year people like you roundly deride on here, yet has become a true national event for reasons I can't comprehend. (Which is not to say it will always remain so, but still).

The bottom line is that thankfully it is another 80 minutes of decent airtime where TGG is being transmitted, as opposed to the sale of plastic vegetable cutters or Remove Your Piles In Sixty Seconds, and I for one am very grateful for that.

And just because it is a varsity game, it will inevitably if briefly attract the attention to TGG of a number of influential people who would at that time otherwise have been doing something else.

I don't understand fans who seem to be ashamed of our sport and would prefer it to be played in secret, with maybe the result in point size 2 on page 356.

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I will probably watch more of this than I did of England v Egypt last night

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Quote: Lefty "Biggest joke of the year as usual. I would rather them televise another championship game. Poor standard, poor crowd and nobody cares.'"


+1

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I will be there - some lovely posh totty in the crowd usually!

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Quote: Mark_W "I will probably watch more of this than I did of England v Egypt last night'"



Exactly. Friendly wendyball featuring assorted millionaire adulterers: who needs it/

Really, ABP, if you can't see whay it's a good thing to let the nation, however few watch, know that rugby at Oxbridge does not just mean 'union' then you're blind.

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Quote: Lefty "Biggest joke of the year as usual. I would rather them televise another championship game. Poor standard, poor crowd and nobody cares.'"


as stated above, its the CC this weekend, therefore sky havent anything to show tonight. im glad they are using the allocated time to show rugby league, rather than giving the spot elsewhere. unless of course you think 2 hours of tv time on one of 4 dedicated sports channels is wasted on rugby league.

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I'm looking forward to it, know a fair few cambridge lads so will be shouting for them.

Why anyone would have a problem with more rl being shown on tv baffles me.

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Quote: pyeman "I'm looking forward to it, know a fair few cambridge lads so will be shouting for them.

Why anyone would have a problem with more rl being shown on tv baffles me.'"


It isn't more Rugby League. It's a time slot that's usually occupied by two pro/semi pro Rugby League sides trying acheive something in their respective league. Tonight it's been replaced with two, low standard university sides in a one off game where the teams' players mainly come from Union backgrounds, hyped up because it's Oxford and Cambridge.

I just don't see the excitement. I can't see why so many people are out raged icon_lol.gif

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