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Rugby World Cup
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Now it's over, I'll tell you what I thought before the tournament began. Not enough "proper" rugby stadiums were used. Franklin Gardens and Welford Road were overlooked for Stadium MK and Leicester City FC ground, for example. Then, to have the semi-finals and final ALL in London, and with 16.00 kick offs was an insult (in my opinion) to sports lovers in this country. I'm sure hundreds of thousands of fans going to football on Saturday afternoon would have loved to watch the rugby. I can't see why the match kicked off so early. Your thoughts?
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Can't see the problem with using two of the largest venues for the semifinals and finals in the capital for a World Cup - and the players seemed to have appreciated the quality of the venues and, generally, at large. Exeter seemed to have gone down well for minor matches, the one issue with MK and Leicester being the way the pitch cut up. But then, one will, or should, have learning lessons for future competitions.
On that basis, where are the next England forwards going to come from - and where are we going to see the t/over specialists like McCaul come from - the Premier League doesn't encourage this sort of play?
On that basis, where are the next England forwards going to come from - and where are we going to see the t/over specialists like McCaul come from - the Premier League doesn't encourage this sort of play?
'Transport pressures', apparently:
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The choice of venues was probably largely determined by their ground capacities:
Twickenham 80,000
Leicester City FC 32,262
Stadium MK 30,500
Welford Road 24,000
Franklin Gardens 15,500
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The choice of venues was probably largely determined by their ground capacities:
Twickenham 80,000
Leicester City FC 32,262
Stadium MK 30,500
Welford Road 24,000
Franklin Gardens 15,500
They used Twickenham, the Olympic Stadium and the Millenium Stadium because they can get big crowds in - Franklin Gardens, Welford Road are tiny, I can't see the problem.
The kick off times would be determined by the TV company - it could have been worse, imagine you were in Australia or New Zealand God knows what time of the day (or night!) it was over there!
I thought it was a great World Cup capped with a brilliant Final - the only downer I can see was England's poor performance - apart from that it was all good!
The kick off times would be determined by the TV company - it could have been worse, imagine you were in Australia or New Zealand God knows what time of the day (or night!) it was over there!
I thought it was a great World Cup capped with a brilliant Final - the only downer I can see was England's poor performance - apart from that it was all good!
>>>God knows what time of the day (or night!) it was over there
1600 in the UK =
0000 in Perth
0130 in Darwin
0230 in Adelaide
0300 in Sydney
0500 in Christchurch
A start later in the evening here might have been better for people in New Zealand and Eastern Australia but it would have probably been worse for those in Western and Central Australia.
1600 in the UK =
0000 in Perth
0130 in Darwin
0230 in Adelaide
0300 in Sydney
0500 in Christchurch
A start later in the evening here might have been better for people in New Zealand and Eastern Australia but it would have probably been worse for those in Western and Central Australia.
trying to fit in the best times for international audiences, probably. Tough on Australia and NZ supporters - but they're the likeliest ones to stay up late/get up early to watch anyway.
England have long played all their matches in London - I think the Uruguay one wasn't but that was the first for years. Other countries do try to play in different cities to spread the game around.
England have long played all their matches in London - I think the Uruguay one wasn't but that was the first for years. Other countries do try to play in different cities to spread the game around.
It seemed to make sense to use Leicester's football ground rather than two smaller and comparatively adjacent venues
More of a legitimate complaint to me was why not use more northern venues. Holding England v Uruguay as the sole game in Manchester on the day of the RL cup final in the same city seemed bizarre. On the other hand, football and Rugby League dominate there and there are not, in general, many stadiums of suitable size outside London that are not football dominated so maybe it was not possible.
My complaint would be the ticket prices, which I think in the end meant that even the final was not completely sold out days before the event, - the 'childrens' tickets all seemed to be in standing areas, - and the short turnaround for some teams in the 5 team groups
More of a legitimate complaint to me was why not use more northern venues. Holding England v Uruguay as the sole game in Manchester on the day of the RL cup final in the same city seemed bizarre. On the other hand, football and Rugby League dominate there and there are not, in general, many stadiums of suitable size outside London that are not football dominated so maybe it was not possible.
My complaint would be the ticket prices, which I think in the end meant that even the final was not completely sold out days before the event, - the 'childrens' tickets all seemed to be in standing areas, - and the short turnaround for some teams in the 5 team groups
