The Las Vegas Thread

[Iamback]

So one negative nancy says that 'the yanks' wouldn't know the difference between rugby and league, the other says its promoting union.

If 'the yanks' don't know the difference, how is it promoting union? Unless they turned up in tweed jackets, spent 4 hours forming a scrum and then kicked the ball into touch, how did it promote union?

The players got fed Pims and Cucumber sandwiches

 

[Iamback]

Id say this Abdos stuff up, I wouldnt expect a chairman to be across op decisions like this one. Thats the CEO's job.

Why would he know?

They would of gotten a schedule with all their activities.

1 of which would be a 'coaching clinic' which they turned up too.

They will have contacts to better prepare for years to come to make sure it doesn't happen but I doubt much if any has been directly organised by the NRL

 

[Wb1234]

 

[Canard]

The Warriors should have been there from the start IMO.

Particularly in lieu of the Sea Eagles.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

It's 100% promoting Union, when we say Rugby.

The NFL commentators called the ball a "rugby" ffs.

But the 'yanks' don't know the difference.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The Warriors should have been there from the start IMO.

Particularly in lieu of the Sea Eagles.

There are going to be more opportunities, this is the first year.
This is looking at things positively.

The warriors should have been there in the first place.
This is looking at things negatively.

I'll let you mope.

 

[Wb1234]

Being mistaken for union isn’t a negative since union has a way bigger profile internationally than we do

heck the all blacks got a massive crowd there recently

then when people watch the they will be pleasantly surprised

yanks are going to freak out when they see the games

it’s nfl on steroids

 

[Canard]

Being mistaken for union isn’t a negative since union has a way bigger profile internationally than we do

heck the all blacks got a massive crowd there recently

then when people watch the they will be pleasantly surprised

yanks are going to freak out when they see the games

it’s nfl on steroids

So should we just start promoting the NRL as Rugby in Australia to?

 

[Gobsmacked]

Are you serious?

You think that makes it acceptable?

The V'landys sycophants are something else.

Acceptable? What are you talking about? Union and League aren't at war in the USA, they often play both if possible. They went to a reputable organisation with a decent reach and decent talent. BUT NO...
Let's fly players and promoters to the other side of the world an talk to an amateur organisation possessing no talent.. why?
Growing the game by talking to a hundred blokes in a park that are already playing the game?
Yay! We cracked the US!
The only sum what decent League organisation in the state is the Jaxonville Axemen.. and they're in Florida ..

No the NRL are doing nothing to help in the USA... just an epic double header in Vegas.
Utah will see a massive rise an enthusiasm because of this event! But instead whining... suggests to me that they only care about their little organisation.
The NRL can't be everywhere giving everyone a participation award ffs.

 

[Iamback]

There are going to be more opportunities, this is the first year.
This is looking at things positively.

The warriors should have been there in the first place.
This is looking at things negatively.

I'll let you mope.

They had 2 years away. I can't blame them for waiting

 

[Gobsmacked]

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This is the big opportunity the NRL missed lol
Amateur park footy demanding to be included in the biggest expansion attempt by League in it's history..
Seriously.

 

[Foreign Legion]

So should we just start promoting the NRL as Rugby in Australia to?

 

[Canard]

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This is the big opportunity the NRL missed lol
Amateur park footy demanding to be included in the biggest expansion attempt by League in it's history..
Seriously.

You're a clown if you think promoting Union over League is no big deal.

You're fake residency in NZ has warped your brain

 

[Gobsmacked]

You're a clown if you think promoting Union over League is no big deal.

You're fake residency in NZ has warped your brain

They're promoting Union..sure buddy. They were promoting NFL, UFC and Basketball too.. probably colluding with Russia too.

 

[yakstorm]

On the Utah promotion, it is poor that the NRL went to a junior Rugby Union club versus a junior Rugby League club, but in fairness to the NRL it is pretty easy to see how this could have happened.

Firstly, if you go to the USARL site or USA listing on the IRL site, there is zero mention of anything Utah. The USARL (https://www.usarl.org/development/locate-a-club/) promotes the likes of Chicago and Boston over anything as far west as Utah. So even if they looked up a list of clubs on the national body, they wouldn't have found anything.

Secondly, Utah Junior Rugby League didn't exist before mid-November and isn't an official affiliate of either the PCRL or USARL yet. The NRL started planning this week months ago, it's not unrealistic that if the NRL asked the question to the USARL 'do you have any junior clubs in Utah?', the answer at the time would have been no.

Thirdly, the NRL is using a US based sporting agency, The Offense (https://www.the-offense.com/), to help build these activations. The Offense has the likes of the NFL, NBA, MLS, Activision, HBO, Nike, Adidas etc as clients, so definitely valuable from a major sports perspective, but doesn't seem to do anything with grassroots sports. The comments that they potentially got confused is not unrealistic, especially when you look at Spencer Leniu's interview where he refers to it as a Rugby League club.

Now none of that may have happened and honestly, I wouldn't have been surprised if the brief from the NRL to The Offense was to find a media opp in Utah, near the Delta Centre in Salt Lake City (where the Utah Jazz were playing) at a school with a solid pasifika representation. Lazy and poor yes, but if that's the worse f*** up the NRL did whilst in Vegas, it was a pretty successful launch.

 

[Harry O]

Just to piss the doubters even more, Vegas has officially sold out

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Just to piss the doubters even more, Vegas has officially sold out

Got a source Larry?

 

[Fangs]

Just to piss the doubters even more, Vegas has officially sold out

But what about amateur rugby league players in Utah?

 

[Harry O]

Got a source Larry?

Yup, @ Woolworths

 

[Iamback]

On the Utah promotion, it is poor that the NRL went to a junior Rugby Union club versus a junior Rugby League club, but in fairness to the NRL it is pretty easy to see how this could have happened.

Firstly, if you go to the USARL site or USA listing on the IRL site, there is zero mention of anything Utah. The USARL (https://www.usarl.org/development/locate-a-club/) promotes the likes of Chicago and Boston over anything as far west as Utah. So even if they looked up a list of clubs on the national body, they wouldn't have found anything.

Secondly, Utah Junior Rugby League didn't exist before mid-November and isn't an official affiliate of either the PCRL or USARL yet. The NRL started planning this week months ago, it's not unrealistic that if the NRL asked the question to the USARL 'do you have any junior clubs in Utah?', the answer at the time would have been no.

Thirdly, the NRL is using a US based sporting agency, The Offense (https://www.the-offense.com/), to help build these activations. The Offense has the likes of the NFL, NBA, MLS, Activision, HBO, Nike, Adidas etc as clients, so definitely valuable from a major sports perspective, but doesn't seem to do anything with grassroots sports. The comments that they potentially got confused is not unrealistic, especially when you look at Spencer Leniu's interview where he refers to it as a Rugby League club.

Now none of that may have happened and honestly, I wouldn't have been surprised if the brief from the NRL to The Offense was to find a media opp in Utah, near the Delta Centre in Salt Lake City (where the Utah Jazz were playing) at a school with a solid pasifika representation. Lazy and poor yes, but if that's the worse f*** up the NRL did whilst in Vegas, it was a pretty successful launch.

Good post