How Justin Bieber became a thorn in the Western Force’s side

[wholetruth]

I always disliked the little twat now I hate him. Wanker

Nick Taylor
Friday, February 17, 2017 8:23AM

Western Force have just four days between their opening two games of the Super Rugby season because Justin Bieber is performing at nib Stadium.
The short turnaround includes a day travelling from Sydney after the first match against the Waratahs before they face Queensland Reds at home.
The limited time between matches on Saturday (February 25) and Thursday (March 2) means coach Dave Wessels is unlikely to field the same starting side.
A good start is crucial to the Force with their third match against the Brumbies in Canberra before a bye.
Force chief executive Mark Sinderberry said the clash was not something they had been able to resolve but he was comfortable the side would cope.
VenuesWest chief executive David Etherton said the March 6 concert was locked in before the fixtures were confirmed. The stadium set-up time was cut by 24 hours to aid the Force.

More at the West here
https://thewest.com.au/sport/rugby-u...-ng-b88389262z

[shasta]

......and here was me thinking this thread was gonna be about JOC dumping on the Force.

[GIGS20]

Ditto

[chibi]

One game at a different Perth venue couldn't hurt, could it?

[wholetruth]

Why didn't they f**k him off to Domain

[shasta]

One game at a different Perth venue couldn't hurt, could it?

I don't get this. Bieber's date is supposedly Monday 6 Mar. In any event, the Glory are away that weekend so Saturday should still have been a goer and the Reds would still have a full week turnaround.

[BLR]

When they released the fixtures they spoke about the trial and addition of a couple of Thursday night games. I would say more likely is we simply became the guinea pigs and Beiber didn't come into the picture.

[jargan83]

Bieber hinted at an Australian tour on September 29 according to this article ( http://musicfeeds.com.au/news/justin...stralian-tour/ ) so you would assume that his venues were confirmed in the weeks before that.

Given the unavailability of the NiB when confirming the fitxure SANZAAR could have helped us out by scheduling our opening game for the Friday instead of the Saturday.

[Happy]

Or even taken a leaf from NRL and had a Monday night cracker