http://www.rebel-army.com/archives/509 On the March since 2009 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rebel-army.com/archives/509/comment-page-1#comment-77 wikidave Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:28:00 +0000 http://www.rebel-army.com/?p=509#comment-77 mmmm I think you're forgetting that NZ has between 200,000 - 400,000 people living in Aussie, and a lot are in Melbourne. They watch the other sports as sports fanatics do (AFL, Soccer and League) but it's rugby that's in their veins. They'll be supporting the Rebels every week against SA, Other Aussie and most NZ teams ( unless it's their 'home' team playing), and a lot like me will look at season passes. Rugby is what we love, and what we want to watch. However with this many rugby loving fanatics from NZ here (in what is AFL country anyway), I think it's wishful thinking to assume Ethiad will ever be a fortress for Aussie against the AB's. I think you're more lightly to have a 50:50 split crowd. After all us ex-pat Kiwi's see this as a home game as well!! mmmm I think you’re forgetting that NZ has between 200,000 – 400,000 people living in Aussie, and a lot are in Melbourne. They watch the other sports as sports fanatics do (AFL, Soccer and League) but it’s rugby that’s in their veins.
They’ll be supporting the Rebels every week against SA, Other Aussie and most NZ teams ( unless it’s their ‘home’ team playing), and a lot like me will look at season passes. Rugby is what we love, and what we want to watch.
However with this many rugby loving fanatics from NZ here (in what is AFL country anyway), I think it’s wishful thinking to assume Ethiad will ever be a fortress for Aussie against the AB’s.
I think you’re more lightly to have a 50:50 split crowd. After all us ex-pat Kiwi’s see this as a home game as well!!

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