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<blockquote data-quote="ORothlain" data-source="post: 704261" data-attributes="member: 13427">Here&#039;s my take. We can produce the random standout 7&#039;s player. I don&#039;t give a toss about 7&#039;s. Yes, it&#039;s tied to the Olympics, and I will watch and enjoy, just like I do the IRB (ehm, World Rugby) 7&#039;s. Honestly, though, it&#039;s all about the 15&#039;s. We cannot take a random athlete, and then expect them to compete with pros that have been playing the sport their whole life. Let&#039;s just analyze for a moment the struggle that many Rugby League players have had making the code switch. The sports are more similar than RU &amp; NFL. I&#039;m not saying that we don&#039;t have talent. I&#039;m not saying that there aren&#039;t some rugby playing gems to be discovered.What I am saying is that we cannot expect to take the NFL&#039;s scraps (which has been part of the premise of the NFRL) and have some awesome team. We (and now I&#039;m agreeing with you) have to get the structure in place. We have to convince HS Football coaches that kids can play both sports.What&#039;s the difference between Samu Manoa and Carlin Isles? Manoa can play actual rugby.I hope that the NRFL proves me wrong. Sincerely I do. We need sponsorship dollars in rugby here in the US.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ORothlain, post: 704261, member: 13427"] Here's my take. We can produce the random standout 7's player. I don't give a toss about 7's. Yes, it's tied to the Olympics, and I will watch and enjoy, just like I do the IRB (ehm, World Rugby) 7's. Honestly, though, it's all about the 15's. We cannot take a random athlete, and then expect them to compete with pros that have been playing the sport their whole life. Let's just analyze for a moment the struggle that many Rugby League players have had making the code switch. The sports are more similar than RU & NFL. I'm not saying that we don't have talent. I'm not saying that there aren't some rugby playing gems to be discovered. What I am saying is that we cannot expect to take the NFL's scraps (which has been part of the premise of the NFRL) and have some awesome team. We (and now I'm agreeing with you) have to get the structure in place. We have to convince HS Football coaches that kids can play both sports. What's the difference between Samu Manoa and Carlin Isles? Manoa can play actual rugby. I hope that the NRFL proves me wrong. Sincerely I do. We need sponsorship dollars in rugby here in the US. [/QUOTE]

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