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Russell Crowe explains the game of rugby league to a US audience.
You are talking about golf, right ? Or tennis ? Jimb.
The solution to the TV ads thing is to show adverts over laid on the field DURING PLAY, on the tv screens. The National Hockey League has been doing this for a number of years. In the case of the NHL broadcasts, the boards along side the ice surface have ads showing, as you watch the game on your TV at home. The ads change every 20 seconds through the use of computer systems. The ACTUAL NHL board ads at the arenas are still there, but the home audience sees a different set of ads at home.Rugby in the US is nothing new, I played on a city league way back in the 1980s. Many colleges field teams and many of the local high schools have both girls and boys programs. Out of all the sports I played in my life I enjoyed rugby the most.
Anyway...not sure what the Vegas league is all about, except someone must think they can make money at it. I do think it will be a difficult sport to televise to US audiences, most Americans won't have a clue about the rules so won't understand the game. Two forty minute halfs of continuous play doesn't bode well for commercial breaks either. It will probably get mucked up by the TV networks with some sort of American rules.
I wonder if any NFL players will try to cross over, I don't think many could handle the pace or physicality of a match. You know who I'm talking about, the guys that run twenty yards then wave to the coach to take them out so they can rest?
Ten seconds of searching and I found this site. link. University of Arizona Rugby I think that at least 2 Universities in Arizona have men's Rugby teams. I know that some Canadian Rugby players have attended US Universities on sports scholarships. In Canada, our Universities do not offer sports scholarships even for hockey. Academic scholarships are common here, but not sports scholarships. I know of one young guy from Toronto who went to a University in Arizona, as a javelin thrower. That made me laugh. Jimb.Vegas is getting every sport now. I heard that the NBA will be asking for a $5 billion franchise fee for a team there . I like Rugby but I have my doubts about it being viable there. I think baseball is going to be a disaster (if those plans ever finalize). I would go to Rugby matches if Phoenix ever got a team.
A little off the topic of Rugby but you might be surprised that Arizona State University has a top 20 collegiate hockey program. They do recruit players to come play in a nice climate and have been successful doing so. They just opened up a nice arena a couple of years ago . Our NHL "team" also plays there and are seconds dogs to the ASU team.Ten seconds of searching and I found this site. link. University of Arizona Rugby I think that at least 2 Universities in Arizona have men's Rugby teams. I know that some Canadian Rugby players have attended US Universities on sports scholarships. In Canada, our Universities do not offer sports scholarships even for hockey. Academic scholarships are common here, but not sports scholarships. I know of one young guy from Toronto who went to a University in Arizona, as a javelin thrower. That made me laugh. Jimb.
I am aware of the practice of using American Universities as breeding grounds for professional sports leagues. Auston Mathews the current NHL league's scoring leader with the Toronto Maple Leafs grew up in Arizona, as did his team mate Mathew Nies. US college hockey programs are scouted by NHL teams each year, and Boston College and Harvard grads are currently playing for the Leafs, as well as other NHL teams.A little off the topic of Rugby but you might be surprised that Arizona State University has a top 20 collegiate hockey program. They do recruit players to come play in a nice climate and have been successful doing so. They just opened up a nice arena a couple of years ago . Our NHL "team" also plays there and are seconds dogs to the ASU team.
How did you come to that conclusion?I wonder if any NFL players will try to cross over, I don't think many could handle the pace or physicality of a match. You know who I'm talking about, the guys that run twenty yards then wave to the coach to take them out so they can rest?
Bit of experience, bit of conjecture. I played highschool football and thought I was a tough player and in great shape. Rugby was a humbling experience, turns out I wasn't so tough and it took time to get the needed conditioning.How did you come to that conclusion?