tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post6931495317638237710..comments2024-03-06T04:50:47.440+01:00Comments on More than just wine: 6 nations rugby, or is it 4 nations?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15635428184895066582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-54653301565153195192012-02-17T11:58:06.383+01:002012-02-17T11:58:06.383+01:00The game has now been re-scheduled on March 4th, c...The game has now been re-scheduled on March 4th, creating some havoc amonst the clubs who will be missing their internationals for one more weekend, not to mention all the spectators who will not be able to afford to travel to Paris once again to see the game, even if their ticket is valid. The fact that the French rugby federation (FFR) is trying to shift the blame onto the 6-nations tournament organisers, or even onto the broadcasters, is pathetic. The blame should be shared by the Fdereation and the Stade de France, who are co-responsible for the pitch and its state on the appointed day.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635428184895066582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-51939560518087669192012-02-17T11:53:12.092+01:002012-02-17T11:53:12.092+01:00Yes Luc, of course one can argue this, as well as ...Yes Luc, of course one can argue this, as well as the matter of spectator sports being opium for the people. But, given the circumstances, the point here is that this game, in France's biggest and supposedly most modern stadium, was cancelled at the last minute when everyone know what the weather was going to do and other games of rugby took place the same day under worse conditions (Clermont played on their pitch where it was minus 16). So the people at Stade de France are just incompetent. And we are not just talking about a "happy few" here. An estimated 4 million people could have watched the game on TV, not just the 80,000 in the stadium. And not that many of those are exactly rich !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15635428184895066582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-19859817635060923522012-02-16T17:22:04.663+01:002012-02-16T17:22:04.663+01:00David, I agree the real question to address is whe...David, I agree the real question to address is whether (weather in this case !!!) programing (programming ?) an international event in that stadium in the mid of winter makes sense. But I would find it SHAMEFUL to heat pitches all over Europe just for the sake of the entertainment of the happy few (and well paid professionals) when thousands of roofless people wander throughout the continent, some even dying on the pavement under the circumstances!Luc Charliernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6219646897587177986.post-38076035858546072162012-02-13T22:48:01.031+01:002012-02-13T22:48:01.031+01:00French friends traveled up to Paris to attend what...French friends traveled up to Paris to attend what turned out to be the cancellation.<br />Now there seems to be some question of whether or not to reimburse the ticket price...<br />They are not too well pleased.the fly in the webhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563871975125538755noreply@blogger.com