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Could rugby ever be as global as basketball or even football?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kiwiwomble" data-source="post: 993247" data-attributes="member: 45355"><p>[USER=78309]@miccloarch[/USER] i think you've got the cart before the horse here, Rugby didn't got professional as early as other sports BECAUSE its wasn't as popular, popularity drives the attendance and viewing markets and those things drive the money to make it professional...all comes down to how wide its spread and how poplar it is to start with</p><p></p><p>football spread because the core of the game is very simple (no hands, kick ball in net) where the core of rugby is you cant pass forward...every time ive tried to explain rugby to people the first thing they ask is why you cant pass forward...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kiwiwomble, post: 993247, member: 45355"] [USER=78309]@miccloarch[/USER] i think you've got the cart before the horse here, Rugby didn't got professional as early as other sports BECAUSE its wasn't as popular, popularity drives the attendance and viewing markets and those things drive the money to make it professional...all comes down to how wide its spread and how poplar it is to start with football spread because the core of the game is very simple (no hands, kick ball in net) where the core of rugby is you cant pass forward...every time ive tried to explain rugby to people the first thing they ask is why you cant pass forward... [/QUOTE]
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