Midweek evening Bledisloe Cup games here to stay

Midweek evening Bledisloe Cup games here to stay
Wallaby prop Allan Alaalatoa grabs a selfie with a fan. (Image: Getty)
Trevor McKewen
Stand by for more midweek late-night Bledisloe Cup encounters across the Tasman.Rugby Australia (RA) may still be venting over French referee Mathieu Raynal’s performance at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium last Thursday night, but a resoundingly positive result in terms of television eyeballs looks to have persuaded officials that midweek clashes with the All Blacks are here to stay.That’s not good news for Kiwi audiences, particularly the younger viewers New Zealand Rugby needs to maintain contact with – 9.45pm kick-offs (NZ...

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