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Rugby World Cup 2007
USA all the way? doubtful
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<blockquote data-quote="davymark" data-source="post: 138722"><p>Hey I play in the Met NY RFU and there are three divisions with over 20 teams and each year the number and quality of play grows. Some games have hundreds of spectators. At the regional playoffs last year there were two days of rugby and thousands of fans that traveled over two hours to see us. So rugby exists in America, but the problem is the "professional" super league gets no mainstream press attention, and most people don't even learn about rugby until college. You can't develop quality players starting at 18 years old. ESPN is a joke they would rather cover competitive cup stacking than the third most watched sporting event in the world. So far this year they had one short article on their website about the RWC and the picture they attached to it wasn't even a rugby pic. They did show the college championship on ESPN college, but nobody gets that. So IMHO rugby is going to need a quality professional league and <strike>better </strike> TV coverage.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davymark, post: 138722"] Hey I play in the Met NY RFU and there are three divisions with over 20 teams and each year the number and quality of play grows. Some games have hundreds of spectators. At the regional playoffs last year there were two days of rugby and thousands of fans that traveled over two hours to see us. So rugby exists in America, but the problem is the "professional" super league gets no mainstream press attention, and most people don't even learn about rugby until college. You can't develop quality players starting at 18 years old. ESPN is a joke they would rather cover competitive cup stacking than the third most watched sporting event in the world. So far this year they had one short article on their website about the RWC and the picture they attached to it wasn't even a rugby pic. They did show the college championship on ESPN college, but nobody gets that. So IMHO rugby is going to need a quality professional league and <strike>better </strike> TV coverage. [/QUOTE]
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