I've seen some people say this is okay but as long as the money funds club games on FTA. I get that argument, more rugby on TV is better, but it's not accurate.
Look at football and compare the World Cup with the FA cup.
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Look at football and compare the World Cup with the FA cup.
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Sam Larner
If it's true that the 6Ns is going behind a paywall from next year that would be a travesty.
It's rugby's yearly showcase, people just have it on who'd never watch other rugby. Losing that would be devastating for the future of the sport.
It's rugby's yearly showcase, people just have it on who'd never watch other rugby. Losing that would be devastating for the future of the sport.
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That might not sound too bad. But, remember that if you had games on weekly you wouldn't get 8.6m new people each week.
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Without that FTA World Cup it's likely the numbers would go down over the years as well.
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But those figures are not 150% higher than the most watched FTA club matches. They're more like 1,500% greater.
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It's a terrible idea!
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