{"id":10878,"date":"2012-05-30T10:22:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T08:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/05\/rugby-new-zealands-world-cup-losses-less-than-expected\/"},"modified":"2012-05-30T10:22:51","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T08:22:51","slug":"rugby-new-zealands-world-cup-losses-less-than-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/rugby-new-zealands-world-cup-losses-less-than-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby-New Zealand&#8217;s World Cup losses less than expected"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocatio\/spann\">May 30 (Reuters) &#8211; The organisers of last year&#8217;s rugby World<br \/>\nCup in New Zealand reported a final loss of NZ$31.3 million<br \/>\n($23.89 million) on Wednesday, some 20 percent less than had<br \/>\nbeen forecast.<span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Rugby New Zealand 2011, a joint venture between the New<br \/>\nZealand government and the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU), had<br \/>\nexpected losses closer to NZ$40 million<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the run-up to the World Cup, organisers had to contend<br \/>\nwith the impact of the global financial crisis as well as the<br \/>\ndeadly Christchurch earthquake, which forced the switching of<br \/>\nseven matches less than six months before the event.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The NZRU will cover NZ$10 million of the loss with the<br \/>\nbalance coming from the public purse.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>World Cup minister Murray McCully said the country would,<br \/>\nhowever, continue to benefit economically from successfully<br \/>\nhosting rugby&#8217;s showpiece event for years to come.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We welcomed 133,000 visitors to our shores and we were<br \/>\nsuperb hosts for a great six-week celebration,&#8221; he said in a<br \/>\nstatement.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The huge television audiences and extensive media coverage<br \/>\ngenerated by the tournament boosted our international profile.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We also forged valuable new business partnerships and showed<br \/>\nthe world we are a smart and innovative economy capable of<br \/>\ndelivering major global events.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We made the most of being in the world&#8217;s spotlight, so this<br \/>\nresult really is the icing on the cake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>New Zealand delighted their home fans by beating France in<br \/>\nthe final to win the tournament which will next be held in<br \/>\nEngland in 2015, while Japan will be Asia&#8217;s first hosts four<br \/>\nyears later.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>($1 = NZ$1.3104)\t<\/p>\n<p> (Reporting by Nick Mulvenney, Editing by John O&#8217;Brien)<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright\">\n<p>         \t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 30 (Reuters) &#8211; The organisers of last year&#8217;s rugby World Cup in New Zealand reported a final loss of NZ$31.3 million ($23.89 million) on Wednesday, some 20 percent less than had been forecast. 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