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<blockquote data-quote="dragos03" data-source="post: 787276" data-attributes="member: 44724"><p>The Italian league is extremely weak. In the Challenge Cup qualifiers, their clubs lost not only to the Romanian champions Timisoara Saracens (who won 45-13 against Rovigo who were on top of the Eccelenza at that moment), but also to Spanish and German clubs. </p><p></p><p>Not sure what can be done to improve the local league. The biggest issue seems to be that rugby is only popular in some small towns and it doesn't exist in the big ones. I was in Milano two years ago during the Rugby Championship and couldn't find a single pub where to watch NZ vs Australia (I've been able to watch rugby while on holiday in unlikely places like Istanbul, Thassos or Varna but not in Milan!). The Italian union should establish Eccelenza clubs in the big wealthy cities like Milan and Turin, even if they have to fund them with union money initially.</p><p></p><p>As for a benefits of a professional league, I think the Romanian Superliga (even if it's small and very unstable) has saved our rugby from total collapse and allowed it to grow again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dragos03, post: 787276, member: 44724"] The Italian league is extremely weak. In the Challenge Cup qualifiers, their clubs lost not only to the Romanian champions Timisoara Saracens (who won 45-13 against Rovigo who were on top of the Eccelenza at that moment), but also to Spanish and German clubs. Not sure what can be done to improve the local league. The biggest issue seems to be that rugby is only popular in some small towns and it doesn't exist in the big ones. I was in Milano two years ago during the Rugby Championship and couldn't find a single pub where to watch NZ vs Australia (I've been able to watch rugby while on holiday in unlikely places like Istanbul, Thassos or Varna but not in Milan!). The Italian union should establish Eccelenza clubs in the big wealthy cities like Milan and Turin, even if they have to fund them with union money initially. As for a benefits of a professional league, I think the Romanian Superliga (even if it's small and very unstable) has saved our rugby from total collapse and allowed it to grow again. [/QUOTE]
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