Bledisloe Cup/The Rugby Championship

270k for the tipp game

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Very poor, you’d have to say the Association are in a crisis now. The internet has exposed people to so many different high quality sports worldwide that the Irish public just won’t accept being shoveled any old shite anymore. Maybe time for them to go pro?

Dont have the numbers mate.nobody watches on tv,crowds are poor for 95 per cent of games

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De Ozzies are about to take another absolute hummering here.

Dungeon

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New Zealand courtesy of a 41-13 win over South Africa in Christchurch this morning coupled with Australia beating Argentina 36-20 have won the 2016 Rugby Championship with two rounds of games still to go.

The All Blacks embarrassing the Pumas here.

South Africa have just conceded a record 57 points to New Zealand in Durban going down 57-15 - 9 tries to 0.

New Zealand have equalled the world record run of 17th consecutive test wins for the 3rd time in their history. Since 2005, New Zealand have recorded sequences of 15 consecutive wins from August 2005 to August 2006, 15 consecutive wins from September 2009 to September 2010, 16 consecutive wins from September 2011 to October 2012, 17 consecutive wins from June 2013 to June 2014 and now 17 consecutive wins from August 2015 to October 2016.

Prior to 2005, New Zealand only won more than 12 consecutive games on one occasion between September 65 and June 69, when they won 17

Rugby union is dying in South Africa and Oz.

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For the past decade rugby league is the dominant game over union.

Past decade?

Rugby league was always more popular in Oz that the “kick and clap” code .

Past decade and more

I wasn’t aware of rugby league gaining any traction outside of the M62 corridor in Lancashire/Yorkshire and Brisbane and Sydney, pockets where its been strong for well over a century.

You’ve never heard of the Catalans Dragons Geoff?

Or the Kiwis, World Champions in 2008 and 3 times runners up and currently the nr 1 ranked team in World.

It’s strong in Workington and in Townsville and Newcastle in Australia too.

And Canberra mate.

Or former NRL champs the warriors or the storm or the raiders?

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Team of the great Mal Meninga.

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