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USA vs All Blacks - 01/11
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<blockquote data-quote="Guilty" data-source="post: 684408" data-attributes="member: 71378"><p>I might be in minority but I can't see how this is good for rugby union in the US. Americans do not like losing. Period. Getting embarrassed by 70 points is not going to make any new fans from the American Football faithful who tuned in to see what this was all about. England would have been a much better opponent for the Eagles. No doubt England would win, even with a B or C side but the game might have been at least slightly competitive with the Eagles scoring a try and a showcase against the old enemy that the Americans could really get behind. I can't help but think this was a missed opportunity for the IRB and could even be harmful for the game in the long run.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guilty, post: 684408, member: 71378"] I might be in minority but I can't see how this is good for rugby union in the US. Americans do not like losing. Period. Getting embarrassed by 70 points is not going to make any new fans from the American Football faithful who tuned in to see what this was all about. England would have been a much better opponent for the Eagles. No doubt England would win, even with a B or C side but the game might have been at least slightly competitive with the Eagles scoring a try and a showcase against the old enemy that the Americans could really get behind. I can't help but think this was a missed opportunity for the IRB and could even be harmful for the game in the long run. [/QUOTE]
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