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Rugby League finally lands in US
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<blockquote data-quote="gingergenius" data-source="post: 253792"><p>I'm all for trying to expand any code of rugby into new ground, but I really can't see this working.</p><p></p><p>A few years ago someone announced a cricket league in the US. It flopped.</p><p></p><p>I do think, however, that RL has a better chance than XVs at breaking America, because it's a simpler game with less complicated rules to learn. However, 'breakneck speed' it is not... if they're expecting breackneck speed then they have basketball, or they can try Aussie/ Gaelic football. Any code of rugby, because of its physical nature, is sop-start.</p><p></p><p>IMO, if there's any form of rugby to make ground in the USA, it's 7s. It's fast, easy to understand, the USA national team is already quite good at it...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gingergenius, post: 253792"] I'm all for trying to expand any code of rugby into new ground, but I really can't see this working. A few years ago someone announced a cricket league in the US. It flopped. I do think, however, that RL has a better chance than XVs at breaking America, because it's a simpler game with less complicated rules to learn. However, 'breakneck speed' it is not... if they're expecting breackneck speed then they have basketball, or they can try Aussie/ Gaelic football. Any code of rugby, because of its physical nature, is sop-start. IMO, if there's any form of rugby to make ground in the USA, it's 7s. It's fast, easy to understand, the USA national team is already quite good at it... [/QUOTE]
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