Rugby Australia to target top NRL talent

[Valheru]

No one that really transcends the sport, no. At least in Australia. In New Zealand probably, in South Africa maybe. Everywhere else it is pretty niche and there are certainly no global superstars from Union.

Would you say there are any global superstars from league?

 

[Chins get the wins]

Would you say there are any global superstars from league?

Dylan Edwards

 

[taste2taste]

Would you say there are any global superstars from league?

League players would be famous in Australia, England, NZ and perhaps the south West corner of France.

Ben Te'o said when he went to play Union in Ireland he was surprised no one had heard of Johnathan Thurston lol

Union players would be famous in the UK, South Africa, France and NZ. Union isn't big enough in Japan, Argentina, Italy...etc for any players to transcend the sport.

SBW said it best, play league you're intensely famous in league area's, play Union you're semi famous in parts of the world.

 

[Valheru]

League players would be famous in Australia, England, NZ and perhaps the south West corner of France.

Union players would be famous in the UK, South Africa, France and NZ. Union isn't big enough in Japan, Argentina, Italy...etc for any players to transcend the sport.

SBW said it best, play league your intensely famous in league area's, play Union your semi famous in parts of the world.

It's a stretch to say an NRL player would be famous in England let alone the south of France IMO. If we are being real, the top NRL players aren't even famous in all of Australia.

When we talk of "global superstars" we are really limited to soccer (Messi, Ronaldo etc), the NFL and NBA mixed in with the odd individual sports such as Tennis, Golf, F1, Olympics etc.

Neither league nor union have anyone close to that.

 

[titoelcolombiano]

Would you say there are any global superstars from league?

Not at all, but we don't claim to be a global sport like our uhhh cousins

 

[Thatwasnthighref]

It's a stretch to say an NRL player would be famous in England let alone the south of France IMO. If we are being real, the top NRL players aren't even famous in all of Australia.

When we talk of "global superstars" we are really limited to soccer (Messi, Ronaldo etc), the NFL and NBA mixed in with the odd individual sports such as Tennis, Golf, F1, Olympics etc.

Neither league nor union have anyone close to that.

Jonah was probably the closest at one point, for either code.

 

[Jim Swift]

Jonah was probably the closest at one point, for either code.

Yep. Good call. His performance in the 1995 World Cup had a huge impact.

 

[Vee]

Jonah was probably the closest at one point, for either code.

Serge Blanco.

 

[Munky]

Pfft.

No respect given to the most infamous man in rugby league who would be a viral superstar today.

Hoppa.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Time to turn the machine off, Union is dead

You mean the machine that goes "ping"? (See Monty Python's - The Meaning of Life if you don't get the reference).

 

[Dark Corner]

In England Chariots and Billy Whizz...Will Carling but not for playing.

 

[Babyface O'reilly]

You mean the machine that goes "ping"? (See Monty Python's - The Meaning of Life if you don't get the reference).

I thought of that scene when my first kid was born, amongst all the other shit going on in my head lol

 

[bad boy bubby]

Ben Te'o said when he went to play Union in Ireland he was surprised no one had heard of Johnathan Thurston lol

He should have asked them if they'd ever heard of Jason Smith

 

[bazza]

Jonah was probably the closest at one point, for either code.

yes - only other that came close was the attempt to hype up Johnny Wilkinson

 

[Wb1234]

The NZ Rugby empire struck back yesterday. While the Warriors were being crushed by the un fancied Titans, the Auckland Blues won the Super Rugby title in front of a sold out Eden Park. With Souths tragic Caleb Clark featuring strongly. Hopefully he’s not immune to Wayne’s persuasiveness.

Whose Caleb clark

 

[Wb1234]

Globally rugby is a tiny sport. The biggest rugby market is in Australia and it’s all rugby league

club union in England is on par with league it’s dire

 

[The Man Shake]

The NZ Rugby empire struck back yesterday. While the Warriors were being crushed by the un fancied Titans, the Auckland Blues won the Super Rugby title in front of a sold out Eden Park. With Souths tragic Caleb Clark featuring strongly. Hopefully he’s not immune to Wayne’s persuasiveness.

Jolly good showing by Calvin Cork my dear chap, time to celebrate with a salt and pepper flavoured cucumber sandwich. Tally-ho!

 

[Fangs]

Cut their funding (If they have any). Send their scarves and twill jackets to Vinnies. Offer Eddie Jones an assistant job alongside Siebs.

just finish the job and pack it up because RU is stinking up Australian sport.

 

[Fangs]

Jolly good showing by Calvin Cork my dear chap, time to celebrate with a salt and pepper flavoured cucumber sandwich. Tally-ho!

Not before you finish your Pimms cup dear boy.

Sally forth and bring further libations.

 

[taste2taste]

Globally rugby is a tiny sport. The biggest rugby market is in Australia and it’s all rugby league

club union in England is on par with league it’s dire

Tiny sport ? .....but but but World Rugby claims Union has 1 billion fans globally!

That makes 15% of earth's population Union fans, only soccer can compete with Union as the world's most popular sport