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Foxtel only: Reds v Brumbies 48,000 Rebels v Force 39,000

Foxtel only: Brums v Force 46,000 Rebels v Tahs 44,000 For comparison, the Tour de France starting at a later time on Saturday night had 158,000 viewers.

Good point Reg. If there are no Wallabies tests this year due to COVID-19, there will have been no professional rugby broadcast in prime time on FTA since the 2019 RWC (19th October for the Wallabies) until sometime in 2021.

Regulation 9 anyone? And unless there is a test series in April, NZ won't agree to a mid-season Bledisloe at that time.

Reds v Rebels - 52,000.

Ratings just for Foxtel: Weekend of 24/25 July Rebels v Tahs - 45,000 Force v Brums - 38,000 Saders v Canes - 34,000 Fri 31 July Force v Rebels - 29,000

Saturday Tahs v Force - 70,000 Saders v Blues - 48,000

Rugby Rebels v Reds 53,000

Rugby Reds v Waratahs 69,000 https://www.mediaweek.com.au/tv-ratings-friday-july-3-2020/ Comparison: NRL Eels v Cowboys 747,000 Nine 501,000 (Metro 298,000 Regional 203,000) Fox League 246,000 Raiders v Dragons Fox League 214,000 AFL Essendon v Collingwood 1,121,000 Seven 870,000 (Metro...

"I don’t dispute at all that the broadcast environment in general has deteriorated. What I was saying is that a Super rugby comp under a TT format would have to be worth more (on a per team basis) than whatever they were prepared to pay under the current (2021 pre-CV19) format." There could be...

That article indicates that Super Rugby AU will be on Friday and Saturday. I was hoping for it to follow the NZ matches on Sat/Sun arvos.