I was just responding to a post by Sanzar ("Soccer violence" in the all sports section) and got me thinking..why is the atmosphere in Rugby lacking? The atmosphere in football is better in Australia, South Africa, and as we know here..England. 95,000 Aussie Liverpool fans singing Youll Never Walk Alone...you just dont get that in other sports...why? I immediately googled and low and behold this came up
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ru...ould-rock-through-atmosphere-not-alcohol.html
What can Rugby do to make the atmosphere better?...or is it just simply that the game is seen as an outing for middle class folk (I'm talking England here) to meet up and politely cheer on their team? Surely if the fans became more intense that would make the game more interesting (think Froch vs Groves in the boxing). I believe Rugby loses out by not having intense rivalry.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/ru...ould-rock-through-atmosphere-not-alcohol.html
What can Rugby do to make the atmosphere better?...or is it just simply that the game is seen as an outing for middle class folk (I'm talking England here) to meet up and politely cheer on their team? Surely if the fans became more intense that would make the game more interesting (think Froch vs Groves in the boxing). I believe Rugby loses out by not having intense rivalry.