"LIV Rugby"?
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Rugby stars sign up for Formula 1-style breakaway league
Up to 20 top stars have already joined a heavily backed new global competition in the US where the men’s and women’s franchise teams would travel to a different city for each round
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Fuck off
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Hmmm, obviously it gets laughed at now, but over time it could become a threat to the game.
T20 cricket got laughed at originally, now look at it.
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@Machpants said in "LIV Rugby"?:
Yeah GL with that, it ain't tennis or golf where you only need a handful of players, and punters that support players rather than teams
im not so sure, i see more and more new fans talking about players rather than teams, we're a couple of decades into the superstar rugby player....
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@Kiwiwomble said in "LIV Rugby"?:
@Machpants said in "LIV Rugby"?:
Yeah GL with that, it ain't tennis or golf where you only need a handful of players, and punters that support players rather than teams
im not so sure, i see more and more new fans talking about players rather than teams, we're a couple of decades into the superstar rugby player....
Who are these players you speak of?
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@MiketheSnow not saying im one to follow a player over a team but Jonu is often mentioned as one of the first true global super star players...and yeah, ive talked to casual fans that have changed whole they follow because a player has moved
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@Kiwiwomble said in "LIV Rugby"?:
@MiketheSnow not saying im one to follow a player over a team but Jonu is often mentioned as one of the first true global super star players...and yeah, ive talked to casual fans that have changed whole they follow because a player has moved
It's a handful at best
It's not like football
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@MiketheSnow we may know theyre not super stars....but if new fans are looking at it like they might other sports.....it would a silly to just take a "you're supporting rugby wrong" approach
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@African-Monkey said in "LIV Rugby"?:
Hmmm, obviously it gets laughed at now, but over time it could become a threat to the game.
T20 cricket got laughed at originally, now look at it.
Sure, but there aren't 360 million Americans keen on rugby to begin with who would naturally flow to a more entertaining version of the game.
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Rebel alliance to take on the Empire
Trying to make sense of both a proposed 'rebel' rugby tournament and Barrett's decision to kick for goal, PLUS: a smidge of cricket and day one of the Podmore Inquest.
