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League is definitely easier for USians to grasp than union, and the absence of body armor and forward passes are sufficient to distinguish it from gridiron.
I’ve long thought that League had a better shot here, but there is much more money and influence behind Union and that seems unlikely to change soon.
That said, it is quite possible that Sevens will eventually be the preferred format here.
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View Post
That said, it is quite possible that Sevens will eventually be the preferred format here.
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The announced attendance on Saturday was around 19,300 - I haven't watched the game back yet, I only caught the last 20 minutes on a TV screen in a Wetherspoons, and things were a bit hazy by that point so I don't know whether that was a fair reflection of the numbers that actually turned up - but anyway it seems to have been deemed a success and we can look forward to seeing if they take up the option for the other two games over the next two years.
Talk now is of Australia v Tonga in New York, which is strange as that's an even longer flight from Sydney than Denver.
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New York also features a larger, but similar, set of inappropriate venues (many of which are outside the city).
The professional union team, which is scheduled to join Major League Rugby next year, is going to play in Gaelic Park, which has proper dimensions, but only holds 2,000 people
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Originally posted by ursus arctos View PostNew York also features a larger, but similar, set of inappropriate venues (many of which are outside the city).
The professional union team, which is scheduled to join Major League Rugby next year, is going to play in Gaelic Park, which has proper dimensions, but only holds 2,000 people
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Widnes 20 London 21 in the first of what look like some fascinating Qualifier games. Thoroughly deserved win for the Broncos but Widnes look a shambles and will be lucky to finish in the top 5, especially now they only have 2 homes games out of the 6 left.
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I enjoyed that. I had familial reasons to support Warrington but I had Brexit reasons to support Catalans. Catalans deserved to win. We had actual French people sitting ahead of us. (As opposed to all the people wearing "Catalan for a day" t-shirts and strings of garlic round their necks. Catalans really benefitted support wise from having no rivals)
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In the latest news from the sport that doesn't so much shoot itself in the foot as constantly tries to blow its own head off, the showpiece second test between England and New Zealand at Anfield in November has now been moved back 24 hours, because Everton are playing at home on the Saturday.
That's a lot of bookings of hotels, trains and coaches that are going to be either changed or written off, and a lot of pissed off people, pissed off by a sport that can't afford to piss a lot of people off.
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