World cup destroying the GGA in the TV ratings war

[gilgamboa]

@Tim_Riggins

More people watched the England v Australia (group game) in the rugby World Cup than the absolutely crucial Euro 2016 qualifier for Eire vs world champions Germany in the same month

Game set and match

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

England are more popular than this year’s 6nation winning Irish rugby team

That’s today’s fact guys

[Tim_Riggins]

So what’s your point caller?

There are better teams than what qualify for the RWC who don’t get in because of where they’re from.

Saudi Arabia is an enormous country.

China and India are enormous countries, they are non existent in the game.

The FIFA World Cup has been historically dominated by two continents with less than 15% of the population. That’s a fact.

If I wanted to make a pure argument on population than why not he FIBA World Cup? A competition where huge countries like the USA, Argentina, Spain, Turkey, France, China and many more compete in and have elite players plying their trade internationally.

You just have to face facts. Just 30 years after the RWC started and 24 after professionalism it is playing the competition in Asia. It has teams from major continents playing in it. It demands huge hosting fees. The 2015 version had a higher attendance than Euro 2016 and higher average attendance, despite having less teams, games and indeed teams from far away and small places like Fiji playing. I’m very comfortable with the position of the competition in this short period of time.

Now back to the central point, the Nation’s team is the Irish rugby one. You might not like that, but that’s just the way it’s gone.

[Tim_Riggins]

Does it not sadden you that the Eire soccer team can’t get more supporters outside of the big ticket events? Like all the barstoolers watching their EPL and not going to the LOI?

[gilgamboa]

@Tim_Riggins

Does it not sadden you that the Eire soccer team can’t get more supporters outside of the big ticket events? Like all the barstoolers watching their EPL and not going to the LOI?

It saddens me Tim and I couldn’t care less if there was ever another game of ground football played.

[TheUlteriorMotive]

Collapsing in traditionally strong rugby union countries such as Australia. Two thirds fewer players than 15 years ago.

Is this the end of Rugby Union in Australia?

[Mac]

@gilgamboa

@Tim_Riggins

Here Mac, you were out counting the number of cars on the N11 during Euro 2016 when talking about tv ratings so you’re one to talk

A lot of people lost an afwul lot of respect for mac that time

Bullshit. I never had it to lose it in the first place

[Tim_Riggins]

Things go up and down. It has been the fastest growing team sport in the US for several years now.

[dodgy_keeper]

@TheUlteriorMotive

Collapsing in traditionally strong rugby union countries such as Australia. Two thirds fewer players than 15 years ago.

https://www.therugbypaper.co.uk/international-rugby-union/29735/is-this-the-end-of-rugby-union-in-australia/

Shocking statistic.

Countries like Ireland who take rugby seriously and are world class at it surely must have an impressive record at World Cup’s compared to the likes of the Aussies?

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Nope

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Any stats for that

[the_man_himself]

Tim’s knowledge of pickleball is getting shown up here

[Tim_Riggins]

Per the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.

Other qualitative factors;

• professional league
• establishment of men’s and women’s professional sevens teams in the last 5 years
• sell outs of the Vegas Sevens
• the World Sevens Series in San Francisco’s next weekend
• television partnership with NBC including live broadcast of select Six Nations games on the main NBC network

Etc

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

Team sports?

So you lied

[Tim_Riggins]

How?

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

You said it’s the fastest growing sport and it’s not

That’s a lie

[gilgamboa]

@Tim_Riggins

Per the Sports and Fitness Industry Association.

Other qualitative factors;

• professional league
• establishment of men’s and women’s professional sevens teams in the last 5 years
• sell outs of the Vegas Sevens
• the World Sevens Series in San Francisco’s next weekend
• television partnership with NBC including live broadcast of select Six Nations games on the main NBC network

Ooooooooooft

Saracens also played a league game there the last few seasons too

[Tim_Riggins]

Huh?

[Little_Lord_Fauntleroy]

High impact aerobics with 1.15m new participants trumps rogbee

[Tim_Riggins]

You okay bud?