I think you've made the error of including support staff at the stadium. Did the advertising people take the week off? Just give the tickets away at least you'll sell some merch and hotdogs.
The fact that these people are complaining about crowds every single week is that what you are looking for? Yeah ik Moana Isn’t up there with fanbases but one day they will. They are still growing but the only thing has to be done is they either play in a smaller stadium or otherwise they will have to go with Samoa and Tonga stadiums 👍
I actually don't understand how Super rugby can afford itself. Absolutely absurd that there are constantly quarter full stadiums. Why don't you open just one stand that the main camera is looking at most of the game and at the very very least it looks like there are people there. You think kids watching this are going to be inspired when there are things like that NRL? If the locals don't care why should the average consumer
Moana Pasifika have moved their home base from Mt Smart to Albany/North Harbour but the Albany field is not playable yet after summer concerts on the ground forced a surface re-lay so they were forced to move the game to Hamilton
Guys let's not kid ourselves. I get this is Moana Pasifika but the point still stands. Let's see if the next match put up by sky has a game that is half full a stadium
Another sell out 😂. Crowds are absolutely shocking. Look at Top 14, Premiership, and URC...minus the South African teams you're looking at sell out stadiums or close as. How can this be sustainable for these clubs when the stadiums are close to empty?
@@francelewiss7030 the product of the league is important if you want it to be successful and promote the sport down the line. Having empty stadiums isn’t a good look, doesn’t help the product.
@@francelewiss7030 how do you think the team is going to survive if no one is interested in watching them? They need some revenue to pay for things. It's pretty obvious a rugby team must be ran on sturdier economics than"Is the stadium important or the game" 😂😂
How was that a high tackle? There was head contact but it's a dangerous sport where there is supposed to be tackling. Here the tackler was crouching.... unfortunately the person tackled was also crouching... had he been upright the tackle would have caught him in the midriff. It's not a high tackle... just a rugby collision. Anyone tell me how you avoid this? No wonder rugby is going down the pan and there are just over 100 people there.
I can see why Moana Pasifika has the "COVID" blues as a nomadic team yet to get permanent home fixtures in Apia and Nuku'alofa instead of just one-offs.
Yellow card to 17 raised an eyebrow, how do they expect a tackler to get much lower than that, the ball carrier dipped after the tackler had committed to tackling.
Once again the rules of rugby head contact destroy the game itself. Rugby is a full contact sport and pretty much every contact in the tackle is like a car crash. Instead of stopping the full contact action how about giving the players head protection. Then we can all go back to enjoying watching rugby again.
@MusMasi last year, Drua reached the quarterfinals....Moana with full of experienced players playing in the NPC where 98% are all born overseas..and on top of that, some of them are former all Blacks and Wallabies...and also represented Tonga and Samoa at thr international stages...so it was expected for Moana to win...
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Not much defence in the first half. Pretty bad when the winger, all alone, beats three defenders to score. If you want to be a pro, you have to know how to tackle.
So... the refs just don't bother calling forward passes anymore? (Rebels 2nd try) It looked like a really good game until the ref mutilated it with that soft yellow card followed by another absurd yellow card. How much lower is the tackler supposed to crouch in order to tackle a ducking player? If you duck as an attacking player, any contact to your head is your own fault. It shouldn't be considered foul play. Soft bs. Sorry, but I don't want to see this in rugby.
These idiots complaining about the crowd when its a team that has no actual home playing in NZ while theyre supposed to represent tonga/samoa. Get a clue
great to finally start seeing packed stadiums again!
Taking the piss ay? It's bloody empty.
@@MrGarychartersit was sarcasm.
Yeah. I thought I'd clicked on a Covid-era match.
Fantastic to hear the crowd respect the kickers.
What crowd 😄
@@itwasntme8770Bleak! All the atmosphere of the inside of a refridgerator.
Julian Savea breaks an all time try scoring record - great the fans were there to experience it with him.
great crowd again, 120 people
big contrast to the chiefs game a couple weeks ago.
You're being far to generous !
and a dog
I think you've made the error of including support staff at the stadium. Did the advertising people take the week off? Just give the tickets away at least you'll sell some merch and hotdogs.
The Kenyan Jersey on the stands!!!🥳🥳
coudln't get a ticket for this game said it was sold out (big up julian savea on breaking the record massive congratulations)
Why don’t they play home games in the islands? At least some will turn up to watch. Getting embarrassing looking at the crowds
Exactly, bring it to Tonga and Samoa or Fiji..
Moana Pasifika will get a large crowd in Fiji...
#Uso
#Toko
#PasifikaBrothers
They already playing games in Fiji. The crowds in Fiji are something else they definitely bring the vibes
Why don’t they play these games where there are big populations of samoans and tongans, so the stadium will actually attract people?
There's over 180,000 Samoans/Tongans only 2 hours away in Auckland. Maybe if the game had been played on Saturday there may of been a better turnout.
Awsome work juluian seavea
Congrats Julian
It's like a Covid-era stadium...
Hate to see stadiums this empty, it's the same here in Wales for most of our regional games.
Absolutely love seeing these last couple of rebels wins. 👍
Great for Julian Savea!
The atmosphere from the crowd is insane.
Anyone know why this was played in Hamilton and not North Harbour?
The fact that these people are complaining about crowds every single week is that what you are looking for? Yeah ik Moana Isn’t up there with fanbases but one day they will. They are still growing but the only thing has to be done is they either play in a smaller stadium or otherwise they will have to go with Samoa and Tonga stadiums 👍
With crowds like that Super Rugby unfortunately is on the way out 😢
To counter that, did you see the crowd in Suva? Epic.
@@jakobthelibrarycard6261 this is true.
Play at local stadiums and fields, will be way more packed
Why are they playing in Hamilton?
Go Rebs! Our year boys
Sorry guys, this match was held during Covid 24. Thats why 20 meters apart needs to be observed at all times...anyway congratulations to the Rebels.
S.A Rugby breaking off from Super Rugby really has hurt the competition and the sport in this part of the world.
Can anyone tell me why the stadiums are empty these days?
Rugby union is awesome
Cant wait to see Moana in a packed stadium in Tonga 🇹🇴
This is a shame.
BTW, well done Rebels.
They ain’t playing in Tonga 😂
@@Lana-mh9ku round 11 vs Highlanders in Nuku'alofa.
I mean Moana Pacifica is playing for the all of the Islanders ye? Glad to see it on the stadiums
I actually don't understand how Super rugby can afford itself. Absolutely absurd that there are constantly quarter full stadiums. Why don't you open just one stand that the main camera is looking at most of the game and at the very very least it looks like there are people there. You think kids watching this are going to be inspired when there are things like that NRL? If the locals don't care why should the average consumer
This was a Moana Pacifika ‘home game’ … played in Hamilton
Moana Pasifika have moved their home base from Mt Smart to Albany/North Harbour but the Albany field is not playable yet after summer concerts on the ground forced a surface re-lay so they were forced to move the game to Hamilton
Guys let's not kid ourselves. I get this is Moana Pasifika but the point still stands. Let's see if the next match put up by sky has a game that is half full a stadium
Should play at Counties Manukau stadium, not Hamilton!
@@callumallison1662 chiefs game at the same ground was a stark contrast a couple weeks ago
Another sell out 😂. Crowds are absolutely shocking. Look at Top 14, Premiership, and URC...minus the South African teams you're looking at sell out stadiums or close as.
How can this be sustainable for these clubs when the stadiums are close to empty?
MLR in the states is drawing bigger crowds.
@gregorythomas5804 really? Haven't seen any of the games over there
Stupid to play this game in a neutral venue. There were good crowds for the first round games (Chiefs vs Crusaders and Blues vs Drua).
@@mcg5404 MLR drew 4,500 for their first round in Miami. Melbourne Rebels got 4,200 two weeks ago.
I know attendance has been poor but this is shocking. There might be 50 people there.
wonderful game Moana Pasefika
I looked at the stadium and thought it was lockdown again 😢
Nice to see a packed stadium🥴😭. Watching this after watching an NRL highlight is depressing
Is the stadium important or the game 😂😂
@@francelewiss7030 the product of the league is important if you want it to be successful and promote the sport down the line. Having empty stadiums isn’t a good look, doesn’t help the product.
@@francelewiss7030 how do you think the team is going to survive if no one is interested in watching them?
They need some revenue to pay for things.
It's pretty obvious a rugby team must be ran on sturdier economics than"Is the stadium important or the game" 😂😂
😂 union is global sport. Rugby league is played on the East coast of Australia and parts of Auckland 🥱
League is exactly where it was 30 years ago. It's a boring product propped up by pokies and nostalgia.
Play the games on the weekends and only day or afternoon matches, most people are at home on Friday night
How was that a high tackle? There was head contact but it's a dangerous sport where there is supposed to be tackling. Here the tackler was crouching.... unfortunately the person tackled was also crouching... had he been upright the tackle would have caught him in the midriff. It's not a high tackle... just a rugby collision. Anyone tell me how you avoid this? No wonder rugby is going down the pan and there are just over 100 people there.
I can see why Moana Pasifika has the "COVID" blues as a nomadic team yet to get permanent home fixtures in Apia and Nuku'alofa instead of just one-offs.
Go rebels
Moana lose in front of an empty stadium while costing the NZRFU millions.
Nothing has changed.
Yellow card to 17 raised an eyebrow, how do they expect a tackler to get much lower than that, the ball carrier dipped after the tackler had committed to tackling.
Good job rebels
That 2nd try by the Rebels was clearly a forward pass but okay lol
Wow, poor crowd.
Palmy, Napier or New Plymouth should get these games.......they'd stump up with a bigger audience.
2nd rebels try looked very forwards?
The yellow cards are ridiculous... how do you expect players to pull out in super fast motion...😮
Once again the rules of rugby head contact destroy the game itself.
Rugby is a full contact sport and pretty much every contact in the tackle is like a car crash. Instead of stopping the full contact action how about giving the players head protection.
Then we can all go back to enjoying watching rugby again.
Is it that rugby is not popular in New zealand or what??? the stadium is empty !!!
Australia sides have good players. i think they got screwed by their coaching staff in the last 2 years
No one was there. What’s the point??
start anyone else at 9 but Enari please!!
Even with neutral ground and no crowd… it’s still 1000% better than rugby league 🥱
Wow wasnt thr stadium open for spectators? Poor showing.
Last week Moana celebrated like they won the world cup....and all the fans were making fun of the Drua...now what happened?? ..pride before fall 😂😂
It the first time they ever beat the Dura team it another great history for them
Drua celebrated last year, whats wrong with that? at least Moana Pasifika has points on the table this year.
@MusMasi last year, Drua reached the quarterfinals....Moana with full of experienced players playing in the NPC where 98% are all born overseas..and on top of that, some of them are former all Blacks and Wallabies...and also represented Tonga and Samoa at thr international stages...so it was expected for Moana to win...
Wow! Almost an empty stadium 😳 Don't see that in League
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Not much defence in the first half. Pretty bad when the winger, all alone, beats three defenders to score. If you want to be a pro, you have to know how to tackle.
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What crowd? Those stands look just about empty
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You know you have a Shit Product when there’s no crowd.
Superugby going backwards
wow empty!!!! At this rate they should just make the tickets free and make some money on drinks.
Rugby union is the top sport in these countries yet no one watches them?
No ones going to support you if you continually lose every week.
So... the refs just don't bother calling forward passes anymore? (Rebels 2nd try) It looked like a really good game until the ref mutilated it with that soft yellow card followed by another absurd yellow card. How much lower is the tackler supposed to crouch in order to tackle a ducking player? If you duck as an attacking player, any contact to your head is your own fault. It shouldn't be considered foul play. Soft bs. Sorry, but I don't want to see this in rugby.
I agree, it's too hard to reward attacking players when they fall poorly into a defender that is set appropriately to tackle.
I agree, its just ridiculous
Bro rugby fans is joke why so empty 💀😂
SR is a dying brand
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These idiots complaining about the crowd when its a team that has no actual home playing in NZ while theyre supposed to represent tonga/samoa. Get a clue