Originally posted by NUKE
sorry chaps, but rugby is not going to get any attention in the US, just like soccer never will.
Perhaps not, and the final score imo will depend on the results of travelling and post tri-nations condition.
Although I give the US team no real hope (similar result would ensue if an australian american football team was to play an international against an american team) I think it's "great for the game" and the US team can only benefit from playing the best team in the world.
The crowd will no doubt will contain the die hard fans, the curious and mostly ex-pats.
Originally posted by Scherf
OK,
Call it four-and-a-half. Don't watch often, most times I do it's:
Set of five
Twenty-two meter gain
Kick away
Repeat
Eventually, someone drops a clanger, and the other guys score.
Again, don't mean to get anyone's goat up, you're welcome to it, just doesn't hold any appeal for me.
Cheers,
Scherf
The modern game hardly resembles that type of scenario.
It is fast and very mobile, the modern forwards need to be quick, agressive and require a high skill level (eg. Gordon Tallis, Ben Kennedy, Adrian Morely, Tony Puletua) while the elite backs speed and agility could easily match any NFL reciever or defensive back/safety.
I would suggest anyone who wanted to see a real good game, to watch state of origin, the recent grand finals or the recent tri-nations series against Great Britain and New Zealand (except maybe the final)
Tronsky
