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[November Tests 2016 EOYT] Ireland vs. New Zealand (05/11/2016)
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<blockquote data-quote="die_mole" data-source="post: 823145" data-attributes="member: 73648"><p>America is a weird place, no adult plays gridiron but it is our most popular sport... also most people aren't introduced to rugby til college and at that point which sports they watch on tv and which teams they support has been solidified</p><p></p><p>pro league is a great step but we still need to send our international players overseas to play better competition</p><p>i really like that it pulls the best players and premier competitions from the clubs... club culture is very strong here and people would rather go watch their former club play than watch a division 1 men's match</p><p></p><p>the sport needs to be pushed more into high schools for our playing level to rise</p><p></p><p>rugby is strong in the states in regards to guys getting onto the pitch and having a good drink up afterwards... the problem is converting participation into fandom</p><p></p><p>once we get high schools more involved it will be viewed less as a social sport and gain legitimacy</p><p></p><p>some colleges have made the sport varsity which is good but i would like to see u23 teams formed by clubs in major cities (they are a hurdle in some sorts but we need them) or for a professional league to be formed just out of u23 guys</p><p></p><p>continue to bring top level games to the United States because we want to see the best, not what is convenient</p><p></p><p>basically we need rugby to transition from something guys do on saturday into something where people are aware of what is going on in the world game and a system where we can develop talent rather than hope it falls into our laps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="die_mole, post: 823145, member: 73648"] America is a weird place, no adult plays gridiron but it is our most popular sport... also most people aren't introduced to rugby til college and at that point which sports they watch on tv and which teams they support has been solidified pro league is a great step but we still need to send our international players overseas to play better competition i really like that it pulls the best players and premier competitions from the clubs... club culture is very strong here and people would rather go watch their former club play than watch a division 1 men's match the sport needs to be pushed more into high schools for our playing level to rise rugby is strong in the states in regards to guys getting onto the pitch and having a good drink up afterwards... the problem is converting participation into fandom once we get high schools more involved it will be viewed less as a social sport and gain legitimacy some colleges have made the sport varsity which is good but i would like to see u23 teams formed by clubs in major cities (they are a hurdle in some sorts but we need them) or for a professional league to be formed just out of u23 guys continue to bring top level games to the United States because we want to see the best, not what is convenient basically we need rugby to transition from something guys do on saturday into something where people are aware of what is going on in the world game and a system where we can develop talent rather than hope it falls into our laps [/QUOTE]
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