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<blockquote data-quote="William18" data-source="post: 254743"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Canadian_Rugger @ Mar 29 2009, 11:22 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=387680" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p></p><p>Thats hilarious I think you have been listening to Russell Crowe a little too much... Union is experiencing record participation in the states - FACT</p><p>Most High Schools now have programs - FACT</p><p>A ton of Youth Programs are forming - FACT</p><p>More Americans are playing High level rugby abroad then ever before - FACT</p><p></p><p>What league has is a bunch of expats playing in a rag tag league on the east coast of the United States... League has zero representation at the collegiate level in the states which is where the sport is really going to grow... Kids play sports in high school and before to get scouted for college programs... the more colleges establishing rugby programs and subsidizing athletes the more rugby will be played by youth.</p><p></p><p>As for the North America 4 competition yes the crowds were not good but thats because it was marketed very poorly... especially by rugby Canada... firstly the competition has no continuity right now but the plan is to establish it in specific regions now which should help crowds a bit.</p><p></p><p>I know in Canada they are basing the teams at the regional high performance centres in each region... which is basically the top club in the region. Team Atlantic is going to be based at Swilers RFC in St Johns and they will get good crowds if games are held there that is a fact.</p><p>[/b]</p></blockquote><p>Well, I don't really know what union is doing over there. That is because I find it hard to find information about union in developing countries compared to league. I do know that league is doing well on the East Coast and participation numbers are rising. There are efforts to get it into the West Coast but I am happy if the effort is just put into one area. League has had two promotional games in Jacksonville over the last two years which have been pretty good. League also seems to have a great relationship with the NFL which is a good friend to have in the American sporting market. I still think league will appeal more to the average American. I wouldn't say it is more brutal then union but it is brutal in a evident way. In union you don't see a lot of the brutality. In Canada union is yonks ahead. I wouldn't dispute that.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="William18, post: 254743"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Canadian_Rugger @ Mar 29 2009, 11:22 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=387680']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> Thats hilarious I think you have been listening to Russell Crowe a little too much... Union is experiencing record participation in the states - FACT Most High Schools now have programs - FACT A ton of Youth Programs are forming - FACT More Americans are playing High level rugby abroad then ever before - FACT What league has is a bunch of expats playing in a rag tag league on the east coast of the United States... League has zero representation at the collegiate level in the states which is where the sport is really going to grow... Kids play sports in high school and before to get scouted for college programs... the more colleges establishing rugby programs and subsidizing athletes the more rugby will be played by youth. As for the North America 4 competition yes the crowds were not good but thats because it was marketed very poorly... especially by rugby Canada... firstly the competition has no continuity right now but the plan is to establish it in specific regions now which should help crowds a bit. I know in Canada they are basing the teams at the regional high performance centres in each region... which is basically the top club in the region. Team Atlantic is going to be based at Swilers RFC in St Johns and they will get good crowds if games are held there that is a fact. [/b][/quote] Well, I don't really know what union is doing over there. That is because I find it hard to find information about union in developing countries compared to league. I do know that league is doing well on the East Coast and participation numbers are rising. There are efforts to get it into the West Coast but I am happy if the effort is just put into one area. League has had two promotional games in Jacksonville over the last two years which have been pretty good. League also seems to have a great relationship with the NFL which is a good friend to have in the American sporting market. I still think league will appeal more to the average American. I wouldn't say it is more brutal then union but it is brutal in a evident way. In union you don't see a lot of the brutality. In Canada union is yonks ahead. I wouldn't dispute that. [/QUOTE]
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