The Official 2024 Paris Summer Olympics Thread (from July 26 - August 11) - Closing Ceremony replay at 7pm EST

[MenacingMonk]

USA ain’t gonna do too well this Olympics. Just saw the women’s waterpolo lost.

 

[King Static X]

USA ain’t gonna do too well this Olympics. Just saw the women’s waterpolo lost.

They won their previous game. Things are still early.

 

[Kliq_Souf]

I just discovered Chase Budinger is on the mens volleyball team

 

[BlackAchilles]

I just discovered Chase Budinger is on the mens volleyball team

Same, random as hell but good for him

Basketball/Violleyball is lowkey an interesting sporting double, maybe only second behind American Football/Rugby

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

The Japanese women’s basketball team was fun to watch. They looked like they were having fun

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

You think if we got some college football guys that aren’t nfl material and taught them the game we would be good?

There's a shytload of issues to unpack with US Rugby regarding the 15's game. I'll give just a few main problems.

The US Rugby Federation went bankrupt a few years back and hasn't recovered.

No real money in US Rugby to make it as a career unless they can make it to Europe South Africa and Australia/New Zealand club rugby. Best bet is Europe.

Major League Rugby doesn't care about the NT team their goal is to turn a profit. (Club rugby is a flawed business model and majority of the clubs worldwide run at a loss) Most of the teams are made up of majority foreigner players. So young American players aren't getting better.

The biggest issue playing wise and for US Rugby to grow is that they don't play the Tier 1 nations enough/hardly at all. And the other Tier 2 nations have caught up while the US has stagnated and regressed. They shouldn't be losing to the likes of Chile and Brasil and drawing with Portugal. As the US are regarded as high performance nation while those 3 are below that.

Now the good news. The Rugby 15's World Cup is coming to America in 2031. So you can count on World Rugby will try their best to get America having a competitive team for 2031 because they themselves want US Dollars. So that should mean some more investment will likely come into the game over the next 2-3 years while they prepare for 2031.

 

[VegetasHairline]

 

[thatrapsfan]

Generational talent

 

[QBN]

There's a shytload of issues to unpack with US Rugby regarding the 15's game. I'll give just a few main problems.

The US Rugby Federation went bankrupt a few years back and hasn't recovered.

No real money in US Rugby to make it as a career unless they can make it to Europe South Africa and Australia/New Zealand club rugby. Best bet is Europe.

Major League Rugby doesn't care about the NT team their goal is to turn a profit. (Club rugby is a flawed business model and majority of the clubs worldwide run at a loss) Most of the teams are made up of majority foreigner players. So young American players aren't getting better.

The biggest issue playing wise and for US Rugby to grow is that they don't play the Tier 1 nations enough/hardly at all. And the other Tier 2 nations have caught up while the US has stagnated and regressed. They shouldn't be losing to the likes of Chile and Brasil and drawing with Portugal. As the US are regarded as high performance nation while those 3 are below that.

Now the good news. The Rugby 15's World Cup is coming to America in 2031. So you can count on World Rugby will try their best to get America having a competitive team for 2031 because they themselves want US Dollars. So that should mean some more investment will likely come into the game over the next 2-3 years while they prepare for 2031.

Say breh, what's the top Rugby league in the world in terms of prestige, competition, star power etc? I'm hooked on Rugby Sevens, but now I'm curious to check out the 15 man game as well.

I don't know much about rugby, but I'm down to learn. I even copped that New Zealand jersey just because the team is called "All Blacks"

 

[Megadeus]

Seeing thigh meat jiggling underwater, it must vibrate good out of water.

water polo>

treading water laterally hits the thighs/glutes like nothing else

 

[MenacingMonk]

 

[MenacingMonk]

The Japanese women’s basketball team was fun to watch. They looked like they were having fun

Wasn’t US/Japan the finals of 2021*?

 

[MikelArteta]

good day for canada
2 gold medals, beat france in rugby heading to the semis

 

[NYC Rebel]

 

[The axe murderer]

Falling at this critcal time is brutal