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| Quote: Perry "I get the impression that a few posters on here don't understand just how much Rugby Union is a social event rather than a sporting event.
I've lost count of how many times watching Union in the pub I've turned to discuss the game, only for the person next to me to admit that they have no idea about the rules and have never been to a match.'"
Yeah, because RU fans aren't 'real' fans like RL fans are. 
I've lost count of how many times someone has told that exact same story on a RL forum. |
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RL Fans go to watch the game, RU fans go to an event where the game is incidental. Put simply the former go to see but the latter go to be seen.
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| Quote: reffy "RL Fans go to watch the game, RU fans go to an event where the game is incidental. Put simply the former go to see but the latter go to be seen.'"
Internationally maybe but not domestically.
There's about the same number of domestic fans of both codes and the difference is that the Union ones "can't get tickets" to internationals because of band-waggoners, whilst League fans just can't be 17rsed unless it's at a discount and/or local! |
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| Quote: The Changing Man "Internationally maybe but not domestically.
There's about the same number of domestic fans of both codes and the difference is that the Union ones "can't get tickets" to internationals because of band-waggoners, whilst League fans just can't be 17rsed unless it's at a discount and/or local!'"
I always thought there were the same number of fans but looking at the stats the Aviva Prem last year had an average (reg season) of 13,354 (total 1,802,769) and Super League had an average (reg season) of 9,997 (total 1,247,957) which means RU has more fans domestically (I stand to be corrected on the figures though as Maths was never my strong point). And if being a 'real' fan is not attending because the tickets aren't discounted then RL must have the most 'real' fans in the country. |
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| Surely trolling has plumbed new depths if it is the case that someone uses two of his usernames to respond to himself?  |
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| Quote: Mr Churchill "Surely trolling has plumbed new depths if it is the case that someone uses two of his usernames to respond to himself? ![]()
Are you that stupid that you think I am galliant? I have NEVER had more than 1/active ID at any time...
As for crazy...... Subscribing....sorry paying to watch a sport you don't like.....now that's crazy
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| Quote: Mr Churchill/loonier81 "Decided to subscribe to BT Sport so I could watch Sam's Union debut tonight, Bath v Harlequins.'"
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How many look at RU and how many watch it?
The same applies to other sports as well.
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| Quote: galliant "I always thought there were the same number of fans but looking at the stats the Aviva Prem last year had an average (reg season) of 13,354 (total 1,802,769) and Super League had an average (reg season) of 9,997 (total 1,247,957) which means RU has more fans domestically (I stand to be corrected on the figures though as Maths was never my strong point). And if being a 'real' fan is not attending because the tickets aren't discounted then RL must have the most 'real' fans in the country.'"
Really, are you honestly basing an argument on Unions published crowd figures |
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Unions published crowd figures always look quite suspicious.
And they use the double header and "the big game" games attendance and add to each participating team adding an extra 220,000 spectators who never exsisted.
What would SL average be if you added to 45,000 to each clubs attendance from the magic weekend
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| Quote: tenerifeRhino "Unions published crowd figures always look quite suspicious.
And they use the double header and "the big game" games attendance and add to each participating team adding an extra 220,000 spectators who never exsisted.
What would SL average be if you added to 45,000 to each clubs attendance from the magic weekend'"
The 220,000 spectators bit is pure fabrication on your part. Quins and Sarries 'big games' bump up the attendances but if those people come and attend and physically watch the game then they have every right to be included in that clubs attendance figures, as it's one of their regular home games. Isn't the Magic weekend an extra game on top of the regular season (I stand to be corrected on that) so shouldn't be included anyway? |
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So 60k people turn up and you count it 4 times that's 180,000 spectators that never exsisted.
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After reading and listening to the ridiculous blame burgess stuff I hope sam doesn't play against the Aussie and it an absolute whitewash defeat, see who the public school brigade blame then.
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| Quote: Perry "I get the impression that a few posters on here don't understand just how much Rugby Union is a social event rather than a sporting event.
I've lost count of how many times watching Union in the pub I've turned to discuss the game, only for the person next to me to admit that they have no idea about the rules and have never been to a match.'"
Quote: Perry "Yeah, because RU fans aren't 'real' fans like RL fans are. ![]()
I never said anything about 'real' fans. They're your own words that you're laughing at.
But I did comment about the much greater social element amongst Union fans, which you chose to ignore because you're just trolling.
FACT. I've been to several club union games, and observed the people around me spend more time chatting to each other than watching the game.
FACT. I've been to the 'London Double Header' several times, and have never made the first kick off, because according to the people I'm with "It's only the double header"; these same people who tell me what big fans of their club they are, before admitting that the double header is the only game they go to every year.
FACT. A great many of the people crowding the pubs in England RU shirts at the moment will freely admit that they don't understand the laws of the game.
It doesn't really matter if this makes them 'real' or not, what matters is how Rugby League can tap into some of the patriotic temporary support that Union is able to tap into, and generate more interest and media profile for RL.
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