Super 12 ... five-year blackout looms.
Free-to-air Super blackout
By Jon Geddes
September 17, 2004
AUSTRALIAN Rugby Union managing director Gary Flowers admits fans may face another five-year blackout of Super 12 games on free-to-air television under the new SANZAR broadcast deal...
Rogers slams club standards
By Peter Jenkins
September 17, 2004
TEST star Mat Rogers claims elite players are better served training with the Wallabies than turning out in low-rate club matches at the back end of the season.
In a brutal assessment sure to have him under fire from...
Good news for RL in Queensland, the NRL game on Good Friday was the 4th most watched TV program in SE Queensland. The AFL game the night before came 7th.
Now remember the AFL game was shown live with very few advertisements whereas the RL game was on delay with a lot of adds (to put it...
Queensland were beaten 5 try to one admiittedly in Dunedin (to night) but this is a team they beat last year. Currently they are best franchise in OZ as far as the states go.
Now tell me anyone who suggests that Australia could confortably handle a reasonable competitive 4th franachise...
Not to bad I suppose but what happen to the 300 million households who were supposed to be watching.
-fromTimesonline:
"December 16, 2003
England enthral watching millions
By John Goodbody
DAVID CAMPESE may not have thought much of England’s chances in the rugby union World Cup...