All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?

As I said in the NRL thread this just pisses me off. I want to watch both. If I lived in NZ, and had Sky, I'd be sending them a grumpy old man email about it - and would be especially pissed off when my Sky bill goes up in a few months to pay for the new broadcast deal for the league.

I go dual screens sometimes, but not for test matches as I just want to concentrate.

Despite the league hype train AB tests are regularly hitting over 1m viewers these days and Warriors "biggest" matches nudge 600k (when not competing with the ABs).

Agree that some league fans are getting insufferable, but then again I'm on league forums so that's to be expected. And the NZ ones get caught up with the Aussie ones who hate rugby (like I've mentioned, they constantly bring up the Vichy Regime favouring rugby over league), and all the Aussie ones are just living on a second hand diet of hype train NZ media converted to Aussie media which makes them think rugby is dead. They think Harry Inch was the Crusaders star 10 rather than a young guy who couldn't get any starts for Ta$man.

TLDR: I'm watching the ABs live, will probably watch the Warriors Sunday morning as have a games night at conclusion of ABs.

There are actually three live sports events in Auckland on Sat night. The Harlem Globetrotters are at Spark Arena, and I am sure plenty of hoops fans will be there.

hopefully the AB's as will be down at our new clubs rooms opening....so banking on us getting it on but out of my control

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

I have zero interest in league.
Let alone union, I'm more likely to watch about half a dozen other sports before it.

You don't like league or union?

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

I have zero interest in league.
Let alone union, I'm more likely to watch about half a dozen other sports before it.

You don't like league or union?

I hate everything.

("it" being league, that was a bit unclear sorry).

I've a handful of friends / team mates who seem proud of the fact they haven't watched a Super Rugby match in years. Despite that, they still have strong opinions on how the standard of rugby just isn't up to it.

@WoodysRFC said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

I've a handful of friends / team mates who seem proud of the fact they haven't watched a Super Rugby match in years. Despite that, they still have strong opinions on how the standard of rugby just isn't up to it.

Haha I know people the same. Will say they don’t watch it, yet they ask questions and seem to know a lot about it when it’s time to discuss selections, players leaving being a loss or putting bets on etc. Trying to convince themselves they don’t like it but deep down they know they do. Probably more an NZ thing.

@Nepia said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

As I said in the NRL thread this just pisses me off. I want to watch both. If I lived in NZ, and had Sky, I'd be sending them a grumpy old man email about it - and would be especially pissed off when my Sky bill goes up in a few months to pay for the new broadcast deal for the league.

I go dual screens sometimes, but not for test matches as I just want to concentrate.

Despite the league hype train AB tests are regularly hitting over 1m viewers these days and Warriors "biggest" matches nudge 600k (when not competing with the ABs).

Agree that some league fans are getting insufferable, but then again I'm on league forums so that's to be expected. And the NZ ones get caught up with the Aussie ones who hate rugby (like I've mentioned, they constantly bring up the Vichy Regime favouring rugby over league), and all the Aussie ones are just living on a second hand diet of hype train NZ media converted to Aussie media which makes them think rugby is dead. They think Harry Inch was the Crusaders star 10 rather than a young guy who couldn't get any starts for Ta$man.

TLDR: I'm watching the ABs live, will probably watch the Warriors Sunday morning as have a games night at conclusion of ABs.

Think alot of people have been persuaded by the media constantly death riding Rugby and bigging up just how massive League has become (whether they realise it or not, constant anti-rugby / negative press does play it's part in turning public opinion)

@Landers92 said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

@WoodysRFC said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

I've a handful of friends / team mates who seem proud of the fact they haven't watched a Super Rugby match in years. Despite that, they still have strong opinions on how the standard of rugby just isn't up to it.

Haha I know people the same. Will say they don’t watch it, yet they ask questions and seem to know a lot about it when it’s time to discuss selections, players leaving being a loss or putting bets on etc. Trying to convince themselves they don’t like it but deep down they know they do. Probably more an NZ thing.

Not sure where this attitude comes from aye, as an aside and unrelated, I can't quite understand why someone would be a died in the wool Manly fan when they've never been there.

Either way, they're always experts come selection time.

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

I have zero interest in league.
Let alone union, I'm more likely to watch about half a dozen other sports before it.

have i been using this phrase wrong my whole life?....if i said this i would be meaning i have even less interest in Union than i do League......

ie Leagues gets a 0 on the scale....and Union doesnt even get that

To be fair if you hang out in a rugby forum you will find just as many, I dont watch league blah blah as the other way around outside of a forum. People get protective and dismissive no matter where they are. Think the wahs movement in NZ has seen a lot more people become dismissive of union (but as based in Sydney dont see it as often, but hear about it a lot)..thankfully
I will watch both, most likely union with sound on, and wahs on the other screen. If blocka has comms definitely this way around.

@Kiwiwomble said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

@reprobate said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

I have zero interest in league.
Let alone union, I'm more likely to watch about half a dozen other sports before it.

have i been using this phrase wring my whole life?....if i said this i would be meaning i have even less interest in Union than i do League......

Ah I figured the context of a post on a union forum with the first sentence being 'zero interest in league' made it clear but obviously not - the subject of the sentence is league, the comparison is that let alone (union) the sport which i post about here, i'd rather watch basketball etc etc than league.

Just a shitty sentence - not my first, won't be my last.

@Landers92 said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

@WoodysRFC said in All Blacks vs Wahs - what are you watching?:

I've a handful of friends / team mates who seem proud of the fact they haven't watched a Super Rugby match in years. Despite that, they still have strong opinions on how the standard of rugby just isn't up to it.

Haha I know people the same. Will say they don’t watch it, yet they ask questions and seem to know a lot about it when it’s time to discuss selections, players leaving being a loss or putting bets on etc. Trying to convince themselves they don’t like it but deep down they know they do. Probably more an NZ thing.

100% this. Plenty of people I know in NZ who are like that.

And I am a league fan, but the Wahs v St George is of no interest to the neutral league fan. The Dragons are odds on for the spoon. Will be watching the ABs before going to the Wallabies game straight after.

Will have the ABs game on TV and have the Wahs on my phone.

I'll watch both games at the same time using the Sky Sport Now Multiview option on my computer

I am betting @chris-b will be setting up his VHR for Saturday so he doesn't miss a thing.

Not even a contest. International rugby versus a glorified Sydney suburban league comp

Well I thought this was about the All Blacks and the Waratahs, so I guess that's my answer.

Who am I watching? Like…duh!

I love you guys, but sorry Wahs....