Australian rugby/RA

[Strewthcobber]

So the business cycle went +30m to -$65m from 2003 to 2025, so around -$4.5m a year over the 22ish years.

The good news is we should build-up quite a nest egg out of 2027.

The business model is pretty much
* Every 12 years make heaps of money when Lions tour
* Every 4-6 years make decent money when England, or Ireland tour
* Lose a fairly small amount of money most years
* Lose lots of money in World Cup years

 

[Heavyd]

So the business cycle went +30m to -$65m from 2003 to 2025, so around -$4.5m a year over the 22ish years.

The good news is we should build-up quite a nest egg out of 2027.

The business model is pretty much
* Every 12 years make heaps of money when Lions tour
* Every 4-6 years make decent money when England, or Ireland tour
* Lose a fairly small amount of money most years
* Lose lots of money in World Cup years

$100m guaranteed into the coffers in 2027 RWC. I'm sure when RA were budgeting for Wallabies attendances this season against Argentina they probaly had a crowd of 25-28K penciled in for Sydney. Looks like 40k-42k is on the cards. Another $1.5m in unforecast funds hit the account.

 

[Tomikin]

So the business cycle went +30m to -$65m from 2003 to 2025, so around -$4.5m a year over the 22ish years.

The good news is we should build-up quite a nest egg out of 2027.

The business model is pretty much
* Every 12 years make heaps of money when Lions tour
* Every 4-6 years make decent money when England, or Ireland tour
* Lose a fairly small amount of money most years
* Lose lots of money in World Cup years

Do we take into account the new national cup? That should add to the coffers, although how much is undetermined.

One thing is for sure, we need to keep up the competitive play, that's what will keep fans engaged. The unpredictability of outcome seems to be the best thing for the sport at all levels. Still working on that at Super level, but at Test level, I think we are in that space now, long may it stay.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Do we take into account the new national cup? That should add to the coffers, although how much is undetermined.

One thing is for sure, we need to keep up the competitive play, that's what will keep fans engaged. The unpredictability of outcome seems to be the best thing for the sport at all levels. Still working on that at Super level, but at Test level, I think we are in that space now, long may it stay.

The very predictable pattern for almost every sporting code is when regular additional revenue comes in, then regular additional costs go out. There are plenty of places at all levels of Australian rugby that that Nations Cup money will be spent