Maybe they could try it but I honestly think you may be overestimating the interest.ormond lad wrote:But that's reason enough to move. A Leinster team with perhaps on occasion a top player like a current international and some of the best young players will pull crowds in regardless of the oppositionDonny B. wrote:They get small enough crowds for these games even in Donnybrook, mostly player's families and mates and few diehards.
Even the final last season in Donnybrook, when the seniors didn't even have a game that weekend, got a fairly miserable crowd.
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That's fair. Mind you still a poor show that the Club get it wrong for one match, and a TBA so close to the next match. Do they want our support for the 'A' team?Donny B. wrote:Hornet wrote:
The Munster 'A' game a case in point. I turned up at Donnybrook 30 minutes before kick off and thought that I was going to have the Grandstand all to myself! I thought I was 90 minutes early. Even when K.O. time came there were very few in the Grandstand, people seemed to turn up during the game in dribs and drabs. (I'd wish they had come in cars or by Dublin Bus!)
To be fair, this email sent out by the branch with the wrong KO time does explain some of that (It was 1PM)
"Leinster A v Munster A
Season Ticket holders can attend the Leinster A vs Munster A friendly in Donnybrook tomorrow free of charge. Gates open at 12pm and kick off is 1.30pm. Just show your Season Ticket card at the gate for access."
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I see the Connacht A game v Bristol A got over 7,000 people at it. Game was in Aston Gate in Bristol. That is some crowd for a second team game. Bristol will be a big force over the next few years.
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Sure is. Not Bristol A though. The full Bristol team. They will of course prioritise the Championship far higher than B&I. But if they have no other commitments they can play their first team.Pendragon wrote:I see the Connacht A game v Bristol A got over 7,000 people at it. Game was in Aston Gate in Bristol. That is some crowd for a second team game. Bristol will be a big force over the next few years.
Exeter played Leinster A in the B&I, and a couple of years later played our Heineken cup team in the RDS (And missed a late kick to draw the game)
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Given the current trend in English Rugby, Bristol RFC will be moved to somewhere far away from their fans by then.Pendragon wrote:I see the Connacht A game v Bristol A got over 7,000 people at it. Game was in Aston Gate in Bristol. That is some crowd for a second team game. Bristol will be a big force over the next few years.
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They were already moved from their stadium to Ashton Gate only a few months ago but it looks as though this move is really paying off. They will be easily getting over 10k to the games when they get promoted to the AP.olaf the fat wrote:Given the current trend in English Rugby, Bristol RFC will be moved to somewhere far away from their fans by then.Pendragon wrote:I see the Connacht A game v Bristol A got over 7,000 people at it. Game was in Aston Gate in Bristol. That is some crowd for a second team game. Bristol will be a big force over the next few years.
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They posted about Friday's match yesterday on Facebook without actually mentioning a kick off time so I am going to go with - no they don't.Hornet wrote:Mind you still a poor show that the Club get it wrong for one match, and a TBA so close to the next match. Do they want our support for the 'A' team?
Perhaps we are meant to be able to guess when matches are on??
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Despite the fact the Digital Marketing Executive (great title) confirming to me by e-mail that this Friday's game kicks off at 7:30pm, the website currently shows the game starting at 17:30.
The other two home games are currently scheduled for Fri 28 Nov at 1pm (Camarthen Quins) and Fri 12 Dec at 2.30pm (Plymouth Albion).
They couldn't give less of a shite about marketing the A matches.
The other two home games are currently scheduled for Fri 28 Nov at 1pm (Camarthen Quins) and Fri 12 Dec at 2.30pm (Plymouth Albion).
They couldn't give less of a shite about marketing the A matches.
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Might be an institutional remnant. Cheika was opposed to allowing people into A matches. I twitulated Leinster Rugby and they got straight back to me with the kickoff time, so its an odd one
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Looks like we're being watched. They've now amended the ko time for Friday's game on the website and taken down the ko details for the other games.
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Yeah, Cardiffolaf the fat wrote:Given the current trend in English Rugby, Bristol RFC will be moved to somewhere far away from their fans by then.Pendragon wrote:I see the Connacht A game v Bristol A got over 7,000 people at it. Game was in Aston Gate in Bristol. That is some crowd for a second team game. Bristol will be a big force over the next few years.
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Dang Friday night training, Saturday morning minis/blitzes and Sunday matches.
Accommodate me better please Leinster Rugby!
Thursday night games still going?
Accommodate me better please Leinster Rugby!
Thursday night games still going?
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Rumour that Ben T is staring A game this week!
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This. I missed most of the first half because of that mail. It was bloody ridiculous. That game was really poorly advertised in general so it's no surprise the numbers were so low. There does seem to be a noticeable dip in the marketing of the A games. I wonder why that is?Donny B. wrote:To be fair, this email sent out by the branch with the wrong KO time does explain some of that (It was 1PM)
"Leinster A v Munster A
Season Ticket holders can attend the Leinster A vs Munster A friendly in Donnybrook tomorrow free of charge. Gates open at 12pm and kick off is 1.30pm. Just show your Season Ticket card at the gate for access."
If Ben Te'o is actually playing this weekend that alone would be good reason to go.
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A 24 hour clock versus a 12 hour clock clanger perhaps?cormac wrote:Despite the fact the Digital Marketing Executive (great title) confirming to me by e-mail that this Friday's game kicks off at 7:30pm, the website currently shows the game starting at 17:30.
The other two home games are currently scheduled for Fri 28 Nov at 1pm (Camarthen Quins) and Fri 12 Dec at 2.30pm (Plymouth Albion).
They couldn't give less of a shite about marketing the A matches.
With my shifts I find it hard enough to get to the senior games so I've only got to a few of the A's but I'd be seriously pissed off if I arrived 2 hours late for the game,
2 hours early on the other hand would greatly increase their profits on beverage sales!!!! Maybe there's a cunning plan here?
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In fairness the branch usually does accommodate most teams. I've never played a game and had it clash with a Leinster or Ireland fixture.Morf wrote:Dang Friday night training, Saturday morning minis/blitzes and Sunday matches.
Accommodate me better please Leinster Rugby!
Thursday night games still going?
I do regularly miss A games tho cuz of games I'm playing at.
Monday n Wednesday training FTW.
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knew MOC read this boardArmchair wrote:Rumour that Ben T is staring A game this week!
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Tuesday and Thursday even!AdamK wrote:In fairness the branch usually does accommodate most teams. I've never played a game and had it clash with a Leinster or Ireland fixture.
I do regularly miss A games tho cuz of games I'm playing at.
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Am I? The uniqueness of a Leinster game being played in Navan/Gorey/Kilkenny etc would pull in a significant crowd and certainly better than yet another A game in DonnybrookDonny B. wrote:Maybe they could try it but I honestly think you may be overestimating the interest.ormond lad wrote:But that's reason enough to move. A Leinster team with perhaps on occasion a top player like a current international and some of the best young players will pull crowds in regardless of the oppositionDonny B. wrote:They get small enough crowds for these games even in Donnybrook, mostly player's families and mates and few diehards.
Even the final last season in Donnybrook, when the seniors didn't even have a game that weekend, got a fairly miserable crowd.