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Do we really need more sports I don't give a shyt about on TV??
Pro Rugby Coming to America
- Thread starter BlackAchilles
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Lucky_Lefty
Dreams Are Colder Than Death...
Cool, now all the garbage Bama RBs can have a career after football
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NHL playoffs are during that time to but even in Canada, Hockey hasnt been doing numbers like they used to
. Rogers overpaid for it.
Don't watch if you don't give a shyt
There's already a loose club league that features players on the national team. They turn out a pretty good following. I think this could work out alright with some money behind it
Bad idea.
Professional soccer has had problems getting traction. Things are different now, but it has taken years.
Professional arena football and lacrosse are other leagues that have a small following, but no explosive growth.
WNBA has half empty seats.
Rugby won't do well here for the same reasons NFL Europe didn't do well in Europe, not enough fans willing to pay money and interest in the sport. That money is used to support the leauge, team owners and players. TV networks would be willing to broadcast games and make money selling advertising time if they knew there would be fans watching. No fans, no advertising dollars.
I've watched it on TV. Australian rugby and European rugby. There's some kind of difference between the two, but I don't know. I don't get what's going on in general. It's like American football, but they cheat and run the ball and pass it all over the place like referees don't exist. They kick a field goal whenever they feel like it.
BlackAchilles
Veteran
Concussion climate won't let this happen
Rugby is a damn sight better than football in this area cause if you don't properly tackle its a penalty
As one of the former college football bruhs that was on the cusp of making an NFL roster, but could never quite get through, that then switched to rugby, I think this league sounds appealing, but ultimately will fail. Like other posters have said, there just isn't a big enough following to generate enough revenue to sustain a league.
USA Rugby missed a big promotional opportunity by not making the Rugby World Cup more accessible in the states. The only pool games you could see in the states is when the Eagles were playing, and who really wants to watch that ish
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7s will be in the Olympics next year and the US could do decent in that. But I dont see a scenario where 15s will appeal to people unfamiliar with the sport. Theyd do better to just televise or at the very least stream games of the top clubs like Seattle, Glendale, Life University etc and see how that works before attempting a real pro league. The league will mostly consists of players from those clubs anyway.
Also, the US will never be able to really compete internationally until EVERYBODY starts playing rugby. Right now it's mostly know-it-all white boys, and islanders that wouldn't have a shot in their home country playing. Furthermore, a lot of melanin-deficient people are trying to just get rich off youth rugby and making it inaccessible to the lower/ working class. Why sign up your kid to play youth rugby for $500, when you can drive down the street and sign them up to play football for $150? Once some of these blackletes pick the game up as youths, and develop their skill in rugby is when we'll be able to compete for real. Imagine a Leonard Fournette at 13, or a LeBron James playing the 8.
USA Rugby missed a big promotional opportunity by not making the Rugby World Cup more accessible in the states. The only pool games you could see in the states is when the Eagles were playing, and who really wants to watch that ish
?7s will be in the Olympics next year and the US could do decent in that. But I dont see a scenario where 15s will appeal to people unfamiliar with the sport. Theyd do better to just televise or at the very least stream games of the top clubs like Seattle, Glendale, Life University etc and see how that works before attempting a real pro league. The league will mostly consists of players from those clubs anyway.
Also, the US will never be able to really compete internationally until EVERYBODY starts playing rugby. Right now it's mostly know-it-all white boys, and islanders that wouldn't have a shot in their home country playing. Furthermore, a lot of melanin-deficient people are trying to just get rich off youth rugby and making it inaccessible to the lower/ working class. Why sign up your kid to play youth rugby for $500, when you can drive down the street and sign them up to play football for $150? Once some of these blackletes pick the game up as youths, and develop their skill in rugby is when we'll be able to compete for real. Imagine a Leonard Fournette at 13, or a LeBron James playing the 8.
Pay isn't that bad. My homie was offered $40k for 3 months and housing. But he turned it down to keep his job
