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Some people are under the impression that rugby league in the States is trying to muscle in on the same market that the NFL,NBA,NHL and MLB are in. The game has little or no chance of reaching those heady heights. As long as the game can earn it's keep financially then that's all we can ask for.
I have no doubt that the game is not trying to do this in the US. They would be stupid to even think of trying this let alone attempting to do so.
In your list you will also have to include College sports of Basketball and Football, plus Soccer. Right now League in America would rank last or near last in the list of sports. So right now the only way is up. But how far can they go up. More importantly how far do they want to climb. With them promoting the new competition as a professional league and pushing for TV exposure has to suggest they have big plans for the long term.
They are going to require media exposure and money to make this work.
Where are they going to get the players from? The NRLUS commpetition will run at the same time as both the NRL here and the Super League in England. No player is going to give up career here or England to play for less money in the USA.