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Where do you see rugby in..50 years? 20? 10?"
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<blockquote data-quote="Aristodemus" data-source="post: 612242" data-attributes="member: 56633"><p>So which global sports are popular in the US without success? I didn't say they needed to be the best but they do need to compete with the best for the "average Joe". It is just an opinion and of course every person is an individual but let me explain why I think this, I would love the US to take rugby seriously.</p><p></p><p>In football, I tie the very slow growing popularity (as I understand it) to do with immigration from countries where football is huge, such as Mexico and other Americas nations. Money has been thrown at the US football leagues in buckets since the 70s(ish) with players like Pele and Beckenbauer achieving very little success or growth long term. They were given a WC and very nearly given another for 2020. Other sports have also thrown money at it, such as Formula one but without any drivers to compete it doesn't.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aristodemus, post: 612242, member: 56633"] So which global sports are popular in the US without success? I didn't say they needed to be the best but they do need to compete with the best for the "average Joe". It is just an opinion and of course every person is an individual but let me explain why I think this, I would love the US to take rugby seriously. In football, I tie the very slow growing popularity (as I understand it) to do with immigration from countries where football is huge, such as Mexico and other Americas nations. Money has been thrown at the US football leagues in buckets since the 70s(ish) with players like Pele and Beckenbauer achieving very little success or growth long term. They were given a WC and very nearly given another for 2020. Other sports have also thrown money at it, such as Formula one but without any drivers to compete it doesn't. [/QUOTE]
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