Round 16 – Leinster v DHL Stormers – Weekend of March 24/25/26
Heineken Cup Rd 16 March/April 31/1/2
Heineken Cup QF April 7/8/9
Round 17 – Emirates Lions v Leinster – Weekend of April 14/15/16
Round 18 – Vodacom Bulls v Leinster – Weekend of April 21/22/23
Heineken Cup Semi Finals Apr 28-30
United Rugby Championship Quarter Finals May 5-7
United Rugby Championship Semi Finals May 12-14
Heineken Cup Final Saturday May 20
United Rugby Championship Final Saturday May 27
That's some run in. The days of the double are gone.
Edit added Rd 16 HCC. Thats some end to the season. Also the interpros are over by December.
Well if we are involved in the finals of both comps you won't be able to say we were 'undercooked' It may well work to our advantage by the time we have won the HEC and playing in the URC final we will be humming......or alternatively we will have so many injuries Leo the Lion and the new CEO will be lining out on 27th May !!
Round 1 – Zebre Parma v Leinster – Saturday, 17 September – KO 1pm (Irish time) – LIVE on RTÉ, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 2 – Leinster v Benetton – Friday, 23 September – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on TG4, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 3 – Ulster v Leinster – Friday, 30 September – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on RTÉ, BBC NI, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 4 – Leinster v Cell C Sharks – Saturday, 8 October – KO 5.05pm – LIVE on RTÉ, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 5 – Connacht v Leinster – Friday, 14 October – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on RTÉ, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 6 – Leinster v Munster – Saturday, 22 October – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on RTÉ, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 7 – Scarlets v Leinster – Friday, 28 October – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on TG4, BBC Wales, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 8 – Leinster v Glasgow Warriors – Saturday, 26 November – KO 3.15pm – LIVE on RTÉ, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 9 – Leinster v Ulster – Saturday, 3 December – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on TG4, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 10 – Munster v Leinster – Monday, 26 December – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on TG4, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 11 – Leinster v Connacht – Sunday, 1 January – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on RTÉ, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 12 – Ospreys v Leinster – Saturday, 7 January – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on TG4, S4C, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 13 – Leinster v Cardiff Rugby – Saturday, 28 January – KO 5pm – LIVE on RTÉ, S4C, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 14 – Leinster v Dragons – Saturday, 18 February – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on RTÉ, S4C, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 15 – Edinburgh v Leinster – Saturday, 4 March – KO 5.05pm – LIVE on TG4, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 16 – Leinster v DHL Stormers – Friday, 24 March – KO 7.35pm – LIVE on TG4, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 17 – Emirates Lions v Leinster – Saturday, 15 April – KO 1pm (Irish time) – LIVE on TG4, Premier Sports and SuperSport
Round 18 – Vodacom Bulls v Leinster – Saturday, 22 April – KO 3.05pm (Irish time) – LIVE on RTÉ/TG4, Premier Sports and SuperSport
URC viewing figures from last season show the TV crowds the SA teams bring and the draw of Munster.
Pretty poor showing for our viewing figures I must say. I've said this before but I really think we are underperforming in terms of bringing in fans (both into stadium and from the sofa/high stool).
Top 10 most watched regular-season games in 2021/22
R3 Ospreys v Cell C Sharks 580,026
R3 Cardiff v Vodacom Bulls 560,886
R2 Munster v DHL Stormers 538,909
R6 Cell C Sharks v Scarlets 531,421
R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R1 Munster v Cell C Sharks 484,267
R5 Ospreys v Munster 480,652
R4 Ulster v Emirates Lions 468,993
R4 Dragons v DHL Stormers 445,471
Top 5 Games from Ireland
R2 Munster v DHL Stormers 538,909
R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R1 Munster v Cell C Sharks 484,267
R4 Ulster v Emirates Lions 468,993
Top 5 Derby Audiences (league-wide)
R10 Munster v Ulster 523,707
R4 Munster v Connacht 521,110
R16 Ulster v Munster 428,709
R15 Munster v Leinster 402,534
R6 Leinster v Ulster 401,603
You know what's likely be skewing those TV viewing figures, Wixfjord? The Munster gogglebox numbers get bumped up by all the Leinster fans, making sure every weekend, that our dearest rivals aren't catching up with us, whereas the Leinster numbers don't a corresponding bounce from the Munster fans, cos the latter can't bear to see just how superior in all facets of the game the Boys In Blue are. Simples, innit!!
8 different teams in the the 5 most watched games,
Derby audience figures completely at odds with a normal year. It's great to see the strong viewing numbers in a hugely disrupted year. Scale of disruption was such that I don't think it tells us much other than South African TV audiences are relatively large.
Happy with this. I think the rebranding is working and you can see by the way the league is talked about that there seems to be a new sheen of respect about it from most media outlets. Hopefully this continues.
The viewing information is interesting. I would guess Leinster figures are underrepresented due to the proportion of Leinster games shown on TG4 in Irish compared to Munster games on RTE in English. There's probably also a demographic issue for the home supporters - a lot of the Ulster and Leinster fanbase live within easy reach of the stadium so will watch games live (hence relatively full RDS and Ravenhill) whereas Munster supporters are maybe spread out a bit more so might watch on TV rather than take the trip to Thomond (hence the often half full Thomond (albeit Thomond a bit bigger than RDS or Ravenhill)).
However you read the figures, they do support the proposition that the SA franchises have been a good development for the league. There is a large SA TV audience and the viewing figures should bring extra revenue when TV deals are being re-negotiated which can only be good for the teams in the league.
allezlesverres wrote: ↑August 18th, 2022, 10:48 am
The viewing information is interesting. I would guess Leinster figures are underrepresented due to the proportion of Leinster games shown on TG4 in Irish compared to Munster games on RTE in English. There's probably also a demographic issue for the home supporters - a lot of the Ulster and Leinster fanbase live within easy reach of the stadium so will watch games live (hence relatively full RDS and Ravenhill) whereas Munster supporters are maybe spread out a bit more so might watch on TV rather than take the trip to Thomond (hence the often half full Thomond (albeit Thomond a bit bigger than RDS or Ravenhill)).
However you read the figures, they do support the proposition that the SA franchises have been a good development for the league. There is a large SA TV audience and the viewing figures should bring extra revenue when TV deals are being re-negotiated which can only be good for the teams in the league.
We can try spin this any way we want but at the end of the day our viewing figures aren't good enough. Maybe some of our excuses would work if our attendances were good but they quite frankly aren't good enough either and have declined sharply since our peak around 11/12.
I'm only saying this as a concern because we have enjoyed unprecedented success over the last decade, when things aren't going so well what will our viewing figures and attendances be like then? There's still loads of work to be done with getting people into watching Leinster.
allezlesverres wrote: ↑August 18th, 2022, 10:48 am
The viewing information is interesting. I would guess Leinster figures are underrepresented due to the proportion of Leinster games shown on TG4 in Irish compared to Munster games on RTE in English. There's probably also a demographic issue for the home supporters - a lot of the Ulster and Leinster fanbase live within easy reach of the stadium so will watch games live (hence relatively full RDS and Ravenhill) whereas Munster supporters are maybe spread out a bit more so might watch on TV rather than take the trip to Thomond (hence the often half full Thomond (albeit Thomond a bit bigger than RDS or Ravenhill)).
However you read the figures, they do support the proposition that the SA franchises have been a good development for the league. There is a large SA TV audience and the viewing figures should bring extra revenue when TV deals are being re-negotiated which can only be good for the teams in the league.
We can try spin this any way we want but at the end of the day our viewing figures aren't good enough. Maybe some of our excuses would work if our attendances were good but they quite frankly aren't good enough either and have declined sharply since our peak around 11/12.
I'm only saying this as a concern because we have enjoyed unprecedented success over the last decade, when things aren't going so well what will our viewing figures and attendances be like then? There's still loads of work to be done with getting people into watching Leinster.
Watching Leinster wrack up 30/40 point wins over most other teams isn't exactly going to pull the crowds in.
allezlesverres wrote: ↑August 18th, 2022, 10:48 am
The viewing information is interesting. I would guess Leinster figures are underrepresented due to the proportion of Leinster games shown on TG4 in Irish compared to Munster games on RTE in English. There's probably also a demographic issue for the home supporters - a lot of the Ulster and Leinster fanbase live within easy reach of the stadium so will watch games live (hence relatively full RDS and Ravenhill) whereas Munster supporters are maybe spread out a bit more so might watch on TV rather than take the trip to Thomond (hence the often half full Thomond (albeit Thomond a bit bigger than RDS or Ravenhill)).
However you read the figures, they do support the proposition that the SA franchises have been a good development for the league. There is a large SA TV audience and the viewing figures should bring extra revenue when TV deals are being re-negotiated which can only be good for the teams in the league.
We can try spin this any way we want but at the end of the day our viewing figures aren't good enough. Maybe some of our excuses would work if our attendances were good but they quite frankly aren't good enough either and have declined sharply since our peak around 11/12.
I'm only saying this as a concern because we have enjoyed unprecedented success over the last decade, when things aren't going so well what will our viewing figures and attendances be like then? There's still loads of work to be done with getting people into watching Leinster.
There are issues with covid, habits broken, scheduling impacted and all of that stuff. I don't think it's just down to success on the pitch - our numbers didn't really drop off when we won nothing historically.
However, you are right, we need those numbers to be better but the issue is that so much of this stuff is out of our control. We can't decide the fixture list, broadcast schedules or season breaks.
On the plus side, the numbers in South Africa are great so that's good for the league.
the spoofer wrote: ↑August 18th, 2022, 11:40 am
Watching Leinster wrack up 30/40 point wins over most other teams isn't exactly going to pull the crowds in.
and your watching along side the internationals who are also sitting in the stands watching.
allezlesverres wrote: ↑August 18th, 2022, 10:48 am
The viewing information is interesting. I would guess Leinster figures are underrepresented due to the proportion of Leinster games shown on TG4 in Irish compared to Munster games on RTE in English. There's probably also a demographic issue for the home supporters - a lot of the Ulster and Leinster fanbase live within easy reach of the stadium so will watch games live (hence relatively full RDS and Ravenhill) whereas Munster supporters are maybe spread out a bit more so might watch on TV rather than take the trip to Thomond (hence the often half full Thomond (albeit Thomond a bit bigger than RDS or Ravenhill)).
However you read the figures, they do support the proposition that the SA franchises have been a good development for the league. There is a large SA TV audience and the viewing figures should bring extra revenue when TV deals are being re-negotiated which can only be good for the teams in the league.
We can try spin this any way we want but at the end of the day our viewing figures aren't good enough. Maybe some of our excuses would work if our attendances were good but they quite frankly aren't good enough either and have declined sharply since our peak around 11/12.
I'm only saying this as a concern because we have enjoyed unprecedented success over the last decade, when things aren't going so well what will our viewing figures and attendances be like then? There's still loads of work to be done with getting people into watching Leinster.
I think crowd numbers are probably down anyway, but they changed how they reported attendances circa 2015. Attendances used to be based on tickets sold (i.e. all season ticket holders were included in attendance regardless of whether they were there). They're now based on the numbers through the "turnstiles".
It may well work to our advantage by the time we have won the HEC and playing in the URC final we will be humming......or alternatively we will have so many injuries Leo the Lion and the new CEO will be lining out on 27th May !!
