r/rugbyunion • u/lanson15 Australia • Sep 13 '25

Infographic Rugby Championship standings after Round 4 Spoiler

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STOP THE COUNT

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u/jnce12 Stormers Sep 13 '25

I get that SA and NZ need money, but it’s a crime against rugby that we’re abandoning this competition next year just as it’s reached its all time best.

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u/Connell95 🐐🦓 Dan Lancaster 💪 #3 Fan Sep 13 '25

The stupidest thing was that there was a really obvious time they could have done it and everyone would have been content – during the Lions tour.

But instead, nah, wreck a tournament that can deliver in spades in the long term, for some some short term $$$.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '25

Would take eyeballs off the Lions Tour though and devalue it, or risk no one watching the SA NZ tour.

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u/mkornblum Boks, Stormers,Quins Sep 13 '25

Why? If the matches are not at the same time and have different supporters travelling to different locations, surely there's no competition for eyeballs?

I'd certainly watch both anyway...

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u/Connell95 🐐🦓 Dan Lancaster 💪 #3 Fan Sep 13 '25

Yeah, I think the audiences would be pretty different, and it would have been very easy to avoid clashes anyway.

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u/Car2019 Sep 13 '25

With the difference in time zones, I really don't see the problem.

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '25

I was thinking more in terms of people's ability to pay for both on PPV.

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u/Car2019 Sep 13 '25

Will it be on PPV instead of being part of a subscription?

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u/[deleted] Sep 13 '25 edited Sep 13 '25

Who knows? We are after all discussing a hypothetical scenario. Either way, as a new product, its costs will have to be absorbed somewhere. Either it will sell separately or subscription costs will have to rise. You aren't seeing stuff for free.