- Wallabies’ TV viewing figures made for dangerous studying
- 561,000 individuals watched the win over Wales
- Way more individuals watched the ultimate girls’s Origin sport
The Wallabies kickstarted a brand new period below Joe Schmidt with a win on Saturday, however Aussie sports activities followers nonetheless want some convincing to get behind the staff.
Tv viewing figures revealed by Information Corp present that 561,000 individuals tuned into Channel 9 to observe the sport on free to air TV and streaming.
That’s about half as many viewers who watched Queensland beat NSW within the girls’s State of Origin collection decider.
It additionally equated to a viewing viewers round 200,000 smaller than the 744,000 who watched the Broncos tackle the Panthers within the NRL‘s Friday evening sport this weekend.
Over on Channel 7, Essendon’s win over Collingwood additionally comfortably beat the viewing figures for the Wallabies match.
However, in a silver lining for the code, the Wallabies vs Wales figures have been improved from the 520,000 who watched the Bledisloe Cup final yr, in an indication of small enchancment.
Extra wins will certainly see extra followers give the Wallabies an opportunity, and new captain Liam Wright was delighted with the 25-14 victory.
‘Yeah, an awesome end result. We weren’t good tonight by any means, however the grit we confirmed on the market … actually happy with that end result,’ skipper Wright stated.
Wallabies viewing figures painted a tragic actuality for the rugby union staff
Way more individuals tuned in to observe the ladies’s State of Origin decider than the win over Wales
‘There’s been a number of speak in regards to the World Cup … it hasn’t simply been swept below the carpet.
‘It has been quite a lot of learnings. We have confirmed quite a lot of clips from that sport; areas that we might have capitalised on however did not and areas that they capitalised on that we should be cautious of.
‘However the boys have actually taken it upon themselves to not simply conceal away, shy from the actual fact, however to really study from it, develop themselves.
‘Not solely as gamers however as individuals, as a result of it was a difficult time.’
