Fan Burnout
December 1st 2006 08:08
I am a huge rugby fan and as a New Zealander I am stoked with the way that we are finally playing to our potential and tormenting everyone. There is a constant calling for a shorter season and more time off for players as the season runs from February to November. It is no longer a winter sport and players struggle with burnout.
With an extented Tri Nations and Super 14, fan numbers have also started dwindling at games as the public only has so much money and with the ease of watching the game at home, the couch is a more attractive and cost effective option. The fans are now also burned out and can't wait for the decreasing cricket season to crank into gear.
My five months in Europe saw me miss most of the Tri Nations games and all of the Air New Zealand Cup which is New Zealand's domestic showpiece. Only viewing snippets at Walkabout Taverns andpubs in London was only enough to moisten the taste buds. It has given me a hunger to watch rugby again as the way the "Gentlemen play the rough game in England" just isn't the same. Everyone should take several months off, as absence makes the heart grow fonder. Rugby is no exception, and I can't wait for the Super 14 to start.
With an extented Tri Nations and Super 14, fan numbers have also started dwindling at games as the public only has so much money and with the ease of watching the game at home, the couch is a more attractive and cost effective option. The fans are now also burned out and can't wait for the decreasing cricket season to crank into gear.
My five months in Europe saw me miss most of the Tri Nations games and all of the Air New Zealand Cup which is New Zealand's domestic showpiece. Only viewing snippets at Walkabout Taverns andpubs in London was only enough to moisten the taste buds. It has given me a hunger to watch rugby again as the way the "Gentlemen play the rough game in England" just isn't the same. Everyone should take several months off, as absence makes the heart grow fonder. Rugby is no exception, and I can't wait for the Super 14 to start.
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