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Friday night Rugby, what can be done

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Greg Davis (50)
Sadly we are at the time of the year where we have no games on a Friday evening, what is there to look forward to while working?

I think that now we are into the finals and Test season maybe the ARU should try to use the gap in programming on a Friday night to launch another level of Rugby for us to watch.

I would love to see games with development squads or juniors from each province playing on a Friday night on Fox, maybe look at a double header each week (with a bye each week for one team next year) between the S14/S15 teams.

Any players not picked for Wallaby selection could play to keep fit as a backup against fringe players, the only downside is that it will draw away from Club games

I would like to see them played at smaller ground or preferably in regional areas but it must be on TV. It may not be a ratings winner but if fills a gap for FOX Sports and allows us fans to continue with games on a Friday night.

What else could fill the gap on TV?
 
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i would love to see a domestic competetion, but we've all discussed this before and stuff like that aint gonna happen soon by the looks of it
 
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Yeah, we can call it the Australian Rugby Championship... and give away a car! Oh wait...
 
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they could always try and get a Brisbane Premier Grade/Shute Shield Match broadcast on the ABC every Friday night, alternating between the two competitions each weekend.

I believe i heard that the cost of getting a match broadcast every weekend for the season was about $100'000, it would seem in the best interest of the ARU to come up with this money.
 
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Greg Davis (50)
TOCC said:
they could always try and get a Brisbane Premier Grade/Shut Shield Match broadcast on the ABC every Friday night, alternating between the two competitions each weekend.

I believe i heard that the cost of getting a match broadcast every weekend for the season was about $100'000, it would seem in the best interest of the ARU to come up with this money.
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I would watch it, rugby supporters get in the habit of watching a game on Fridays and even if it is not the same level as S14/15 it would still get viewers.
 
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RugbyGal

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Hey Dooswyn! How you been.

Luckily we have the CC starting soon! :yay
 
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Greg Davis (50)
with the league double header on channel nine on fridays doing huge numbers, i think union should go after saturday night far more.

a free to air game on abc on a saturday would give people without fox sport to watch and make alot more financial sense than attacking the flagship nrl games of the round.
 
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RugbyGal said:
Hey Dooswyn! How you been.
Luckily we have the CC starting soon! :yay
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What the!!!!
Doing personal greetings now are we?
 
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RugbyGal

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Seeing I am using this thread for my own personal usage! :lmao:

Happy Birthday Dooswyn! :yay
 
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Rod McCall (65)
RugbyGal said:
Seeing I am using this thread for my own personal usage! :lmao:

Happy Birthday Dooswyn! :yay
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:lmao: Doos Wyn is what I call him on our SARugby.com forum. He give us some Aussie insight there, only see his avator now, its suppose to be Doos Bier.

Happy Birthday Boet! :thumb
 
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