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Post by beez on Aug 20, 2008 16:20:58 GMT 10
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Post by Kiwi fan on Aug 21, 2008 18:41:39 GMT 10
Great new and a good idea to play the game in Taranaki. |
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Post by beez on Sept 2, 2008 13:38:27 GMT 10
All Golds v. NZ Maori Date: 5:00pm Sunday, 12 October 2008 Venue: Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Kiwis v. Tonga Date: 2:30pm, Saturday 18 October 2008 Venue: Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland www.nzrl.co.nz/page/tickets.htmlKind of weird they haven't properly announced the Kiwis v Tonga match yet. |
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Post by jim on Sept 2, 2008 14:00:42 GMT 10
All Golds v. NZ Maori Date: 5:00pm Sunday, 12 October 2008 Venue: Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth Kiwis v. Tonga Date: 2:30pm, Saturday 18 October 2008 Venue: Mt. Smart Stadium, Auckland www.nzrl.co.nz/page/tickets.htmlKind of weird they haven't properly announced the Kiwis v Tonga match yet. Glad the Tonga game is going ahead. Hopefully Mt Smart can get a good crowd for it, 12,000+ too much to ask? Hopefully we'll get both on FOX or 9. |
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Post by beez on Sept 2, 2008 16:01:36 GMT 10
Glad the Tonga game is going ahead. Hopefully Mt Smart can get a good crowd for it, 12,000+ too much to ask? Hopefully we'll get both on FOX or 9. Should get at least 15,000. If the RLWC can get enough interest in NZ then we should be aiming for 20,000. Is it very likely they'll show either game on Fox or 9? |
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Post by jim on Sept 2, 2008 17:31:34 GMT 10
Glad the Tonga game is going ahead. Hopefully Mt Smart can get a good crowd for it, 12,000+ too much to ask? Hopefully we'll get both on FOX or 9. Should get at least 15,000. If the RLWC can get enough interest in NZ then we should be aiming for 20,000. Is it very likely they'll show either game on Fox or 9? Hopefully yes but NZ Warriors only got above 15k once in the season if I'm correct. Still this is the kiwis not the warriors and would be nice if the public could see them off in big numbers. Mt Smart always looks like it has more people than i has, Ruben's last home game the other day only had 15.7k but it looked atleast 18 to me, so if the Tonga game can get 20k it will look absolutley packed. I don't know much about Yarrow Stadium, what kind of crowd can we expect for this game? Ruben Wiki will play in that won't he? Hard to tell with FOX, they play the NZ tour of England last year but not the France game. I wouldn't be suprised either way but there is no reason they couldn't. They manage to use SKY NZ fees for Warriors game so why they wouldn't do it for an international is beyond me. Nine is a long shot but you never know. |
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Post by Marv on Sept 2, 2008 18:35:17 GMT 10
Should get at least 15,000. Are you kidding? NZ warriors dont get that some weeks. |
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Post by jim on Sept 2, 2008 22:03:41 GMT 10
Should get at least 15,000. Are you kidding? NZ warriors dont get that some weeks. The Warriors have been very unfortunate with weather this year. I have seen atleast 8 games where it has been raining over there, probably more like 10,11. I don't think it is out of the question to get 15k+ on a good day. I guess we'll have to wait and see. I Don't think here will be an All Blacks test that week so it could well get a good crowd out. |
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Post by Marv on Sept 3, 2008 0:44:34 GMT 10
I don't think it is out of the question to get 15k+ on a good day. Bollocks jim, I dunno where you guys get these figures from sometimes Its Tonga. |
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Post by jim on Sept 3, 2008 15:25:18 GMT 10
I don't think it is out of the question to get 15k+ on a good day. Bollocks jim, I dunno where you guys get these figures from sometimes Its Tonga. I honestly do think that 15k is a achievable but it depends on alot of things. 1. The sides named, 2. the weather and 3. if there is an AB test the same weekend. If the sides are understrength or the weather is bad well i can easily see it getting 8-12k. It is Tonga but it will not be a normal Tonga side, it will be packed with NRL and SL players and will prvide very stern oposition to the kiwis. |
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Post by beez on Sept 3, 2008 16:27:42 GMT 10
I haven't taken much notice of the Warriors crowd numbers this season but I thought 15,000+ would be likely. The All Blacks home season finishes next week, the NPC (union) will still be on but Auckland are struggling and no one seems to care these days anyway. There is also a lot of Pacific Islanders in Auckland and the PI nations are fairly popular in NZ. If enough interest is generated in NZ for the RLWC then I think 15,000 could easily be achieved.
As for the game in New Plymouth; I have no idea what sort of crowd they'll get (I've bought 5 tickets so theres a start).
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Post by Marv on Sept 3, 2008 17:36:54 GMT 10
I honestly do think that 15k is a achievable but it depends on alot of things. 1. The sides named, 2. the weather and 3. if there is an AB test the same weekend. If the sides are understrength or the weather is bad well i can easily see it getting 8-12k. It is Tonga but it will not be a normal Tonga side, it will be packed with NRL and SL players and will prvide very stern oposition to the kiwis. Yeah 8-10k is almost defo but 15k? not a chance regardless of what Tonga side it is if they cant get 15k to the NRL games how are they gonna do it for a Internatoinal freindly |
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Post by Marv on Sept 3, 2008 17:38:20 GMT 10
I haven't taken much notice of the Warriors crowd numbers this season but I thought 15,000+ would be likely. The All Blacks home season finishes next week, the NPC (union) will still be on but Auckland are struggling and no one seems to care these days anyway. There is also a lot of Pacific Islanders in Auckland and the PI nations are fairly popular in NZ. If enough interest is generated in NZ for the RLWC then I think 15,000 could easily be achieved. As for the game in New Plymouth; I have no idea what sort of crowd they'll get (I've bought 5 tickets so theres a start). we shall see Beez, I dont see 15k myself, not for a freindly against Tonga |
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Post by Ryan N on Sept 3, 2008 18:32:54 GMT 10
I haven't taken much notice of the Warriors crowd numbers this season but I thought 15,000+ would be likely. The All Blacks home season finishes next week, the NPC (union) will still be on but Auckland are struggling and no one seems to care these days anyway. There is also a lot of Pacific Islanders in Auckland and the PI nations are fairly popular in NZ. If enough interest is generated in NZ for the RLWC then I think 15,000 could easily be achieved. As for the game in New Plymouth; I have no idea what sort of crowd they'll get (I've bought 5 tickets so theres a start). we shall see Beez, I dont see 15k myself, not for a freindly against Tonga I don't think you all understand the large ex pat islander population in Australia, and it goes double for New Zealand. I'd bank on it getting over 10 000 easy. |
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Post by Marv on Sept 4, 2008 19:05:49 GMT 10
we shall see Beez, I dont see 15k myself, not for a freindly against Tonga I don't think you all understand the large ex pat islander population in Australia, and it goes double for New Zealand. I'd bank on it getting over 10 000 easy. Of course i understand it Ryan, we do have immigrants in the UK too  and maybe 10k is possible, but not 15k, no way But what you dont seem to understand is the regular RL world doesnt care for IRL as much as the people on this forum and everyone on here gets exited and over-exagerates things |
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and maybe 10k is possible, but not 15k, no way