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Zaggo said:
How?

Hamilton had the final 2 years ago and no one turned up.

Wellington barely half fills their stadium at the best of times.

Christchurch has a glorified paddock that looks embarrassing for an international match.

Auckland has the crowds and the grounds.
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Don't know if you're saying RL fans in other cities don't matter but I think they do. Having the 23 final in Hamilton was a mistake that should've been in Auckland.
 
While there have only been 3 non Auckland tests in the last 10 years, the attendances to all 3 have been awful (8-12k).

Wellington and Christchurch both get a Warriors game next season.
Hamilton gets 3x NRLW games and 1 Jersey Flegg game in the next 2 months.

I know that's Warriors vs Kiwis, but Rugby League is being pretty fairly spread
 
Billyspleen75 said:
While there have only been 3 non Auckland tests in the last 10 years, the attendances to all 3 have been awful (8-12k).

Wellington and Christchurch both get a Warriors game next season.
Hamilton gets 3x NRLW games and 1 Jersey Flegg game in the next 2 months.

I know that's Warriors vs Kiwis, but Rugby League is being pretty fairly spread
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Totally irrelevant but i remember rocking up in 1989 as a very young fella to the Kiwi's v Kangaroos at Rotorua International Stadium 26 000 crowd which actually put me on the Rugby League path......the only game of league i had been to before that as a kid was a club Pikiao v Ngongotaha down here which was totally feral....fight broke out which spread into the crowd, i remember a couple of women going at it and one clutching a handful of hair screaming like she had just scalped someone......Club League in the 80s....damn it could get sketchy.
 
Boats n Hoes said:
Totally irrelevant but i remember rocking up in 1989 as a very young fella to the Kiwi's v Kangaroos at Rotorua International Stadium 26 000 crowd which actually put me on the Rugby League path......the only game of league i had been to before that as a kid was a club Pikiao v Ngongotaha down here which was totally feral....fight broke out which spread into the crowd, i remember a couple of women going at it and one clutching a handful of hair screaming like she had just scalped someone......Club League in the 80s....damn it could get sketchy.
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Our teams preseason included a trip to Ngongataha each year for the 7 aside tournament. Great after match functions.
From memory the home team was completely all Orchards. Robert was the captain and his brother Philip are the only names that I recall but great hosts
 
John Nick said:
Our teams preseason included a trip to Ngongataha each year for the 7 aside tournament. Great after match functions.
From memory the home team was completely all Orchards. Robert was the captain and his brother Philip are the only names that I recall but great hosts
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My father in law played with all the Orchards at Ngongotaha. Phillip was his best man.

The father in law was a Kiwi trialist Joe Watson from Taranaki and was in line but pulled out when the missus came along :D
 
Boats n Hoes said:
Totally irrelevant but i remember rocking up in 1989 as a very young fella to the Kiwi's v Kangaroos at Rotorua International Stadium 26 000 crowd which actually put me on the Rugby League path......the only game of league i had been to before that as a kid was a club Pikiao v Ngongotaha down here which was totally feral....fight broke out which spread into the crowd, i remember a couple of women going at it and one clutching a handful of hair screaming like she had just scalped someone......Club League in the 80s....damn it could get sketchy.
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Funny you mention random games putting you on the rugby league path.
The Kiwis playing at North Harbour in 2003 and 2004 cemented that for my brother and I.
Warriors also played a few pre season games there over the next couple years.
 
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