Should rugby be more noticed in the united states?

[JRutledge]

Originally Posted by kdf5

Apparently you didn't watch women's beach volleyball in the last Olympics.

Name 5 players not from the United States? We will stop that myth right now.

Peace

[Welpe]

Originally Posted by JRutledge

Name 5 players not from the United States? We will stop that myth right now.

Peace

The two blondes, a red head and two brunettes. I think they were French or Canadian...who knows.

Juggles, you forget that Lacrosse is growing in popularity in the US and that was invented by the South Americans.

[TXMike]

Originally Posted by JugglingReferee

Rugby is a great game. But it would not fly in the US because they had nothing to do with creating it. The US is *very* pro-US and it is rare for them to embrace anything like their own that is created and developed elsewhere.

That has to be one of the most ignorant statements you ever made (right up there with your slamming of the US refs who worked when you guys refused to). Soccer and golf are extremely popular participant sports here.

[JugglingReferee]

Originally Posted by TXMike

That has to be one of the most ignorant statements you ever made (right up there with your slamming of the US refs who worked when you guys refused to). Soccer and golf are extremely popular participant sports here.

If you were correct, I would agree with you.

As for the rest, who really cares?

[Mike L]

Originally Posted by sanarota

Should rugby be more noticed in the united states? I play rugby in college and we barely get any acknowledgment from the school. There is virtually no fans there. How does other American sports such as football and baseball shield rugby from being a huge American sport I know about USA rugby but, I have never even seen it on TV for god sake. Rugby is an awesome smash mouth sport that builds team unity and leadership skills just as good as any other sport. Why is the rest of the world so into rugby and why is America so far behind? I absolutely love this sport.

Why is it that some people think their weird-@ss sport of choice "deserves" some special recognition? Get out there and earn that recognition like the sports that are popular or just zip the whining.