Fixtures!

[SNOB]

I caught something last night on Rugby HQ that seemed to say hat a fixtures list was now available. I've done a number of attempted searches and foun nothing. My computer skills are not as high as my age! Anyone else found out aching as looking to take some holidays and should like hem I mix.

[jargan83]

I had a look and couldn't find anything.

Amateur hour from the ARU in how their handling this new competition.

[beige]

Missed a prime opportunity to publicise everything during the test series.

Then again, the ARU still weren't convinced that the Greater Sydney Rams had the necessary financial backing a few weeks ago, so they probably didn't want to say anything that would come back to bite them, but they still could have done a teaser or something.

[blueandblack]

Did they specifically state that the fixtures were, or allegedly were, available to members of the general public? If not, only available to the ARU board and media people they leak to. General public will be notified on the day of the event, at the earliest.

[.X.]

I sent a tweet to the NRC - fixtures are expected out in the next 2-3 weeks apparently.

[Nic]

The handling of the NRC lead-up has been amateurish. They have pretty much kept all the supporters in the dark.
How are we supposed to grow the local sport when it seems like they're trying to keep the whole championship a secret, rather than showcasing it to the country.

[oxleymoron]

North Harbour Rays have released their fixtures - They play Perth Spirit at Brookvale on Sept 20.

[Ham105]

A Link to the draw, and listed below.

The Spirit are playing one home game in Adelaide (Airport Stadium = Thebarton Oval). And where the hell is the ground at HBF Arena? I thought that was a basketball arena?


Round 1— *Note: Melbourne match switched from Friday to Sunday

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Thu 21 Aug	Brisbane City	Sydney Stars	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	7.30pm
Sat 23 Aug	Canberra Vikings	Perth Spirit	Viking Park, Canberra	2.30pm
Sat 23 Aug	NSW Country Eagles	Greater Sydney Rams	Coogee Oval, Sydney	3.00pm
Sun 24 Aug*	Melbourne Rising	North Harbour Rays	AAMI Park, Melbourne	2.00pm
	Queensland Country	BYE

Round 2

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Thu 28 Aug	Greater Sydney Rams	Canberra Vikings	Pirtek Stadium, Sydney	7.30pm
Sat 30 Aug	Queensland Country	NSW Country Eagles	Bond University, Gold Coast	3.00pm
Sun 31 Aug	Perth Spirit	Brisbane City	University of WA, Perth	3.30pm
Sun 31 Aug	Sydney Stars	Melbourne Rising	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney	3.00pm
	North Harbour Rays	BYE

Round 3

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Thu 4 Sept	North Harbour Rays	NSW Country Eagles	Brookvale Oval, Sydney	7.30pm
Sat 6 Sept	Brisbane City	Melbourne Rising	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	3.00pm
Sat 6 Sept	Canberra Vikings	Queensland Country	Viking Park, Canberra	2.30pm
Sat 6 Sept	Perth Spirit	Greater Sydney Rams	Adelaide Airport Stadium, Adelaide	2.00pm
	Sydney Stars	BYE

Round 4

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Thu 11 Sept	Melbourne Rising	Perth Spirit	AAMI Park, Melbourne	7.30pm
Sat 13 Sept	Queensland Country	North Harbour Rays	Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast	5.10pm
Sat 13 Sept	Greater Sydney Rams	Sydney Stars	Pirtek Stadium, Sydney	3.00pm
Sun 14 Sept	NSW Country Eagles	Brisbane City	Oakes Oval, Lismore	3.00pm
	Canberra Vikings	BYE

Round 5

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Thu 18 Sept	Queensland Country	Greater Sydney Rams	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	7.30pm
Sat 20 Sept	NSW Country Eagles	Melbourne Rising	Wade Park, Orange	3.00pm
Sat 20 Sept	North Harbour Rays	Perth Spirit	Brookvale Oval, Sydney	5.30pm
Sat 20 Sept	Sydney Stars	Canberra Vikings	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney	3.00pm
	Brisbane City	BYE

Round 6 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Sun 28 Sept	Melbourne Rising	Canberra Vikings	AAMI Park, Melbourne	2.00pm
Sun 28 Sept	Brisbane City	Queensland Country	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	3.00pm
Sun 28 Sept	Perth Spirit	Sydney Stars	HBF Arena, Perth	3.30pm
Sun 28 Sept	North Harbour Rays	Greater Sydney Rams	Brookvale Oval, Sydney	3.00pm
	NSW Country Eagles	BYE

Round 7 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Fri 3 Oct	Greater Sydney Rams	Brisbane City	Pirtek Stadium, Sydney	7.30pm
Sat 4 Oct	Canberra Vikings	North Harbour Rays	Viking Park, Canberra	2.30pm
Sat 4 Oct	Perth Spirit	Queensland Country	Rockingham RUC, Perth	3.30pm
Mon 6 Oct	Sydney Stars	NSW Country Eagles	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney	3.00pm
	Melbourne Rising	BYE

Round 8 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Sat 11 Oct	North Harbour Rays	Brisbane City	Brookvale Oval, Sydney	5.30pm
Sat 11 Oct	Canberra Vikings	NSW Country Eagles	Viking Park, Canberra	2.30pm
Sat 11 Oct	Greater Sydney Rams	Melbourne Rising	Pirtek Stadium, Sydney	3.00pm
Sat 11 Oct	Queensland Country	Sydney Stars	Mike Carney Toyota Park, Townsville	3.00pm
	Perth Spirit	BYE

Round 9 — (TBC) one match to be switched to Thursday night

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Venue	Kick Off Time
Sat 18 Oct	NSW Country Eagles	Perth Spirit	Caltex Park, Dubbo	3.00pm
Sat 18 Oct	Melbourne Rising	Queensland Country	AAMI Park, Melbourne	6.00pm
Sat 18 Oct	Brisbane City	Canberra Vikings	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	4.10pm
Sun 19 Oct	Sydney Stars	North Harbour Rays	Leichhardt Oval, Sydney	3.00pm
	Greater Sydney Rams	BYE

[Alison]

Joondalup I think

[Alison]

Fox have announced they'll show the Thurs games. They'll be on live between the ITM fixture and Rugby HQ. So, that means around 5.30pm our time? Not great if you work til then.

[travelling_gerry]

Fox have announced they'll show the Thurs games. They'll be on live between the ITM fixture and Rugby HQ. So, that means around 5.30pm our time? Not great if you work til then.

Get an early mark.

[jargan83]

Fox have announced they'll show the Thurs games. They'll be on live between the ITM fixture and Rugby HQ. So, that means around 5.30pm our time? Not great if you work til then.

They wouldn't want to start the games too late on the east coast of they want anybody to attend.

[Ham105]

Joondalup I think

Ah, thanks. I was confusing it with HBF Stadium which has the swimming, athletics, basketball, etc.


Presumably it's one of the two ovals, below:

[beige]

Sat 18 Oct Brisbane City Canberra Vikings Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 4.10pm

Guess I have to choose between that and more pre-drinking before the Bledisloe...

[Ham105]

The other thing is that they could be streaming the non-broadcast games free.

From Brett McKay on The Roar:

...

Broadcast details

The working model of Fox Sports broadcasting one game live per week – on Thursday nights, following an ITM Cup game, and leading into their RugbyHQ program – remains the case. Fagan indicated that Fox Sports will monitor how the competition starts, and will have the option of increasing the number of games they cover each week.

Simply put, if the numbers are good enough, more live games each week are possible.

Fagan confirmed that Foxtel and Fox Sports were the first and only broadcast partner the ARU approached, and “they showed significant interest from the outset, and obviously invested a significant amount of money into the competition itself”.

Indeed, the reported figure of $1.5 Million in cash, plus production costs of live matches (the number of which is not limited, as mentioned above) is indeed a “significant investment”. Free-to-air television networks, including the ABC and SBS, were not approached.

The live streaming of other games is still very much on the agenda is being worked on in conjunction with Fox, as per the terms of their exclusivity arrangements. It’s unclear as yet whether these games would be streamed through the Fox Sports website, or through a dedicated NRC site, or both. All details, including production elements are currently being worked on.

Fagan confirmed that the digital rights sit with Fox as part of their NRC broadcast rights deal.

The big news on this front though, is that these streamed games will be available for free.

“Whichever [streaming] option we go with, it will be free access,” Fagan said. “The core objective of this competition is to provide high level rugby in a very accessible way, whether that’s the ticket prices for the matches themselves, or for streaming for those who don’t have Fox Sports.”

Other details, including geo-blocking issues that may or may not arise, and the ability to watch full game replays – which is a “good concept” that the ARU have discussed internally, and something they would like to make happen – is also part of the ongoing discussion currently in progress.

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http://www.theroar.com.au/2014/07/15...ems-go-launch/