Where the heck was some decent live sport on Tuesday? On Waitangi Day there was no international cricket to speak of.
Matches have been played on February 6 before but New Zealand Cricket was compromised this year because the International T20 Tri-Series also includes matches in Australia and the Black Caps don't play again until next Tuesday (in the meantime Australia will play England twice).
So why not schedule a round of domestic 50-over matches on a public holiday instead of yesterday?
It would be a much better way to promote the domestic game and at the very least, give cricket fans some action when most would have the day off work. This is sadly par for the course in New Zealand.
I've long-thought Sanzaar misses tricks with its scheduling too.
This season there are no Super Rugby matches played in either New Zealand or Australia on Easter Sunday or Monday. The long Easter weekend is just begging for at least one afternoon game.
Anzac Day sport has become hugely popular yet, again this season there are no matches to be played on April 25. There has never been any special effort to even have an "Anzac round" because according to Sanzaar officials, it is logistically too difficult to make happen.
Why not actually insist on having special fixtures in the calendar and work backwards from there?
And that is precisely where the NRL and AFL have it over Super Rugby. They make a big deal of the big occasion. The AFL game between Essendon and Collingwood has been an annual Anzac Day fixture at the MCG since 1995, and now draws crowds in excess of 85,000 people. Only the Grand Final draws more spectators and interest.
League fans have also seen the benefit of special Anzac fixtures. Annual games between the Roosters and Dragons (since 2002) and Storm vs Warriors are proving to be winners for the NRL in Sydney and Melbourne, the two biggest markets in Australia.
Annual fixtures create excitement which generates massive fan engagement. As seen in the USA and the UK too, sports fans are viewing sport in their droves on public holidays. It is a proven winner and New Zealand sport has to get with the programme.
Kent Johns is a host of the Radio Sport Breakfast
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