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Could rugby ever be as global as basketball or even football?
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<blockquote data-quote="miccloarch" data-source="post: 993238" data-attributes="member: 78309"><p>Not to be pedantic, roller hockey is a really stupid sport, but hypothetically speaking, if it were indeed the most popular sport I'm pretty sure even poor families would find a way to make their kids happy. My point is marketing plays a huge role in the modern world because it can affect a kid's entire outlook on the world.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Simplicity helps, but really money is the biggest factor. Again I point to the NFL, but there's also athletics / track and field sports. It couldn't get simpler than running a 100m race, yet football is still bigger. You mention controversy, which is just a nice way of saying "corruption."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Incompetency is what it is whichever way you paint it but IMO the whole NH v SH thing is actually holding rugby back more than anything. Neither side wants to give in and share the wealth because that would be too "socialist." Ok lads, enjoy your monumentally boring 6N, EC, RC and SR then. Your sport will only die a slow death that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="miccloarch, post: 993238, member: 78309"] Not to be pedantic, roller hockey is a really stupid sport, but hypothetically speaking, if it were indeed the most popular sport I'm pretty sure even poor families would find a way to make their kids happy. My point is marketing plays a huge role in the modern world because it can affect a kid's entire outlook on the world. Simplicity helps, but really money is the biggest factor. Again I point to the NFL, but there's also athletics / track and field sports. It couldn't get simpler than running a 100m race, yet football is still bigger. You mention controversy, which is just a nice way of saying "corruption." Incompetency is what it is whichever way you paint it but IMO the whole NH v SH thing is actually holding rugby back more than anything. Neither side wants to give in and share the wealth because that would be too "socialist." Ok lads, enjoy your monumentally boring 6N, EC, RC and SR then. Your sport will only die a slow death that way. [/QUOTE]
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