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I caught something last night on Rugby HQ that seemed to say hat a fixtures list was now available. I've done a number of attempted searches and foun nothing. My computer skills are not as high as my age! Anyone else found out aching as looking to take some holidays and should like hem I mix.
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I had a look and couldn't find anything.
Amateur hour from the ARU in how their handling this new competition.
Missed a prime opportunity to publicise everything during the test series.
Then again, the ARU still weren't convinced that the Greater Sydney Rams had the necessary financial backing a few weeks ago, so they probably didn't want to say anything that would come back to bite them, but they still could have done a teaser or something.
Did they specifically state that the fixtures were, or allegedly were, available to members of the general public? If not, only available to the ARU board and media people they leak to. General public will be notified on the day of the event, at the earliest.
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I sent a tweet to the NRC - fixtures are expected out in the next 2-3 weeks apparently.
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The handling of the NRC lead-up has been amateurish. They have pretty much kept all the supporters in the dark.
How are we supposed to grow the local sport when it seems like they're trying to keep the whole championship a secret, rather than showcasing it to the country.
North Harbour Rays have released their fixtures - They play Perth Spirit at Brookvale on Sept 20.
A Link to the draw, and listed below.
The Spirit are playing one home game in Adelaide (Airport Stadium = Thebarton Oval). And where the hell is the ground at HBF Arena? I thought that was a basketball arena?
Round 1— *Note: Melbourne match switched from Friday to Sunday
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Thu 21 Aug Brisbane City Sydney Stars Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7.30pm Sat 23 Aug Canberra Vikings Perth Spirit Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm Sat 23 Aug NSW Country Eagles Greater Sydney Rams Coogee Oval, Sydney 3.00pm Sun 24 Aug* Melbourne Rising North Harbour Rays AAMI Park, Melbourne 2.00pm Queensland Country BYE
Round 2
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Thu 28 Aug Greater Sydney Rams Canberra Vikings Pirtek Stadium, Sydney 7.30pm Sat 30 Aug Queensland Country NSW Country Eagles Bond University, Gold Coast 3.00pm Sun 31 Aug Perth Spirit Brisbane City University of WA, Perth 3.30pm Sun 31 Aug Sydney Stars Melbourne Rising Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 3.00pm North Harbour Rays BYE
Round 3
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Thu 4 Sept North Harbour Rays NSW Country Eagles Brookvale Oval, Sydney 7.30pm Sat 6 Sept Brisbane City Melbourne Rising Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 3.00pm Sat 6 Sept Canberra Vikings Queensland Country Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm Sat 6 Sept Perth Spirit Greater Sydney Rams Adelaide Airport Stadium, Adelaide 2.00pm Sydney Stars BYE
Round 4
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Thu 11 Sept Melbourne Rising Perth Spirit AAMI Park, Melbourne 7.30pm Sat 13 Sept Queensland Country North Harbour Rays Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast 5.10pm Sat 13 Sept Greater Sydney Rams Sydney Stars Pirtek Stadium, Sydney 3.00pm Sun 14 Sept NSW Country Eagles Brisbane City Oakes Oval, Lismore 3.00pm Canberra Vikings BYE
Round 5
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Thu 18 Sept Queensland Country Greater Sydney Rams Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 7.30pm Sat 20 Sept NSW Country Eagles Melbourne Rising Wade Park, Orange 3.00pm Sat 20 Sept North Harbour Rays Perth Spirit Brookvale Oval, Sydney 5.30pm Sat 20 Sept Sydney Stars Canberra Vikings Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 3.00pm Brisbane City BYE
Round 6 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Sun 28 Sept Melbourne Rising Canberra Vikings AAMI Park, Melbourne 2.00pm Sun 28 Sept Brisbane City Queensland Country Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 3.00pm Sun 28 Sept Perth Spirit Sydney Stars HBF Arena, Perth 3.30pm Sun 28 Sept North Harbour Rays Greater Sydney Rams Brookvale Oval, Sydney 3.00pm NSW Country Eagles BYE
Round 7 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Fri 3 Oct Greater Sydney Rams Brisbane City Pirtek Stadium, Sydney 7.30pm Sat 4 Oct Canberra Vikings North Harbour Rays Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm Sat 4 Oct Perth Spirit Queensland Country Rockingham RUC, Perth 3.30pm Mon 6 Oct Sydney Stars NSW Country Eagles Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 3.00pm Melbourne Rising BYE
Round 8 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Sat 11 Oct North Harbour Rays Brisbane City Brookvale Oval, Sydney 5.30pm Sat 11 Oct Canberra Vikings NSW Country Eagles Viking Park, Canberra 2.30pm Sat 11 Oct Greater Sydney Rams Melbourne Rising Pirtek Stadium, Sydney 3.00pm Sat 11 Oct Queensland Country Sydney Stars Mike Carney Toyota Park, Townsville 3.00pm Perth Spirit BYE
Round 9 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night
Date Home Team Away Team Venue Kick Off Time Sat 18 Oct NSW Country Eagles Perth Spirit Caltex Park, Dubbo 3.00pm Sat 18 Oct Melbourne Rising Queensland Country AAMI Park, Melbourne 6.00pm Sat 18 Oct Brisbane City Canberra Vikings Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 4.10pm Sun 19 Oct Sydney Stars North Harbour Rays Leichhardt Oval, Sydney 3.00pm Greater Sydney Rams BYE
Last edited by Ham105; 21-07-14 at 12:14.
Fox have announced they'll show the Thurs games. They'll be on live between the ITM fixture and Rugby HQ. So, that means around 5.30pm our time? Not great if you work til then.
The other thing is that they could be streaming the non-broadcast games free.
From Brett McKay on The Roar:
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Broadcast details
The working model of Fox Sports broadcasting one game live per week – on Thursday nights, following an ITM Cup game, and leading into their RugbyHQ program – remains the case. Fagan indicated that Fox Sports will monitor how the competition starts, and will have the option of increasing the number of games they cover each week.
Simply put, if the numbers are good enough, more live games each week are possible.
Fagan confirmed that Foxtel and Fox Sports were the first and only broadcast partner the ARU approached, and “they showed significant interest from the outset, and obviously invested a significant amount of money into the competition itself”.
Indeed, the reported figure of $1.5 Million in cash, plus production costs of live matches (the number of which is not limited, as mentioned above) is indeed a “significant investment”. Free-to-air television networks, including the ABC and SBS, were not approached.
The live streaming of other games is still very much on the agenda is being worked on in conjunction with Fox, as per the terms of their exclusivity arrangements. It’s unclear as yet whether these games would be streamed through the Fox Sports website, or through a dedicated NRC site, or both. All details, including production elements are currently being worked on.
Fagan confirmed that the digital rights sit with Fox as part of their NRC broadcast rights deal.
The big news on this front though, is that these streamed games will be available for free.
“Whichever [streaming] option we go with, it will be free access,” Fagan said. “The core objective of this competition is to provide high level rugby in a very accessible way, whether that’s the ticket prices for the matches themselves, or for streaming for those who don’t have Fox Sports.”
Other details, including geo-blocking issues that may or may not arise, and the ability to watch full game replays – which is a “good concept” that the ARU have discussed internally, and something they would like to make happen – is also part of the ongoing discussion currently in progress.
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http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/07/15...ems-go-launch/
Last edited by Ham105; 16-07-14 at 19:56.