Originally Posted by
sittingbison
I would posit that there was NO economic benefit to WA hosing the All BLacks, and will be none from hosting the World Champions. Especially when you put any income against losses to juniors, schools, clubs, stadium hire, food and drink sales by rugby being abandoned here
As we TWFers know from a decade of bitter experience, saffers and kiwis come out of the woodwork when THEIR team arrives, but they dont necessarily travel here from afar, certainly not to the extent you might imagine with words like "sell out" bandied about. And one sold out Optus is five average Super crowds, or 4 GRR. Do RA plan on one WA Test every couple of years? you do the math