Dave Cahill wrote: ↑January 23rd, 2022, 5:26 pm
wixfjord wrote: ↑January 23rd, 2022, 5:20 pm
If you can't get a 50k+ crowd for that then there's something wrong. Particularly if 6N goes well.
Ticket packages giving access to both games would be an option also.
The marketing of Irish club rugby is generally really poor. This is an opportunity to generate two big pay days with a bit of imagination and hype.
You're not talking about a 50k+ crowd though (which I do think you'd get, but it would be very hard work), you're talking about a 100k+ crowd (which you have no chance of getting). In fact, if the game were moved from the Sportsground, I would not be surprised to see a boycott from the Connacht Clan
Why not?
There are already bordering 15k season ticket holders across both clubs so you're starting with that base.
Sell ticket packages, make them reasonably priced and attract people looking to attend an event who can't get 6N tickets.
We've had plenty of times when Leinster alone have had 50k plus crowds multiple times in HEC knockouts, often with 2-3 week ticket selling periods, not 2 months with the country coming out of a pandemic.
I think we'll certainly moved the second leg to the Aviva, which we should to maximise income.
I don't think this will happen because of the politics & imagination required, but it should be discussed by the provinces and IRFU at least.