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Rugby League finally lands in US
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<blockquote data-quote="snoopy snoopy dog dog" data-source="post: 253807"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Mar 27 2009, 08:52 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=387133" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>I don't really buy the argument that League will be more popular in the US than Union simply because it's a simplified form of the 15 man game. The most popular sport in the USA is (American) Football. How simple is that to understand?! To paraphrase an article I read yesterday, since Americans have no emotional attachment to rugby league (or union), it will fall into the entertainment category on TV for the average viewer. Would they rather watch Seinfeld re-runs where they at least know the characters, or an alien (to them) sport like rugby league?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="snoopy snoopy dog dog, post: 253807"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (gingergenius @ Mar 27 2009, 08:52 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=387133']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I don't really buy the argument that League will be more popular in the US than Union simply because it's a simplified form of the 15 man game. The most popular sport in the USA is (American) Football. How simple is that to understand?! To paraphrase an article I read yesterday, since Americans have no emotional attachment to rugby league (or union), it will fall into the entertainment category on TV for the average viewer. Would they rather watch Seinfeld re-runs where they at least know the characters, or an alien (to them) sport like rugby league? [/QUOTE]
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