The Las Vegas Thread

[Wb1234]

 

[RedVee]

Here's a link to an article that I think really highlights the fact that Americans think rugby union and rugby league are the exact same thing.

https://www.designweek.co.uk/matta-teams-womens-elite-rugby/

Yes, my mate in Kentucky messaged me excitedly that the Nations games had recorded for him to watch.

I reminded him that the NRL is back soon and about the Vegas games again.

He just messaged that he has watched France V Wales now, and that he prefers the NRL games (He watched a game from nearly every round last year).

Not sure he gets that they are two separate sports yet.

looks like the US Rugby Union mob are using the term League for their competitions a getting in ahead of us.

 

[i0Nic]

Yes having the term “Major League Rugby” in use only serves to further confuse the distinction between the two sports.

 

[Wb1234]

Since union is using the term league now we should probably drop that too



Sky sports ad showing similarities between rugby league and nfl

 

[Suitman]

Since union is using the term league now we should probably drop that too

What and call it National Rugby?
Yeh, that'll work.

 

[Foreign Legion]

What and call it National Rugby?
Yeh, that'll work.

How about,

NATIONAL LEAGUE RUGBY

 

[Canard]

The fumblers will be much like most American's that will go to watch the league at Vegas. Probably enjoy the day, be a bit curious watching a different sport that they are not used to, maybe some might casually follow the teams they went and saw, some will make it an annual weekend getaway, but I can guarantee that the vast majority, if not all, will then go back to following their own sport/team.

If you think American's or Victorian's will abandon NFL or AFL or feel threatened because they watched 1 game of a different sport then you are more deluded than PVL who said that adding Perth and PNG will triple the NRL's revenue.

Due to the Americanisation of Western. Culture, The NFL is well supported in Australia and is well known.

It's not comparable to the NRL in this context.

The G will sell out for this event, for example.

 

[nko11]

28.01.25 - 05.02.25



Lots of shifts for which seats are on sale currently. I'm not confident this is backed by sales. I think they're strategically taking seats off sale to funnel sales into specific areas.

 

[Murishido]

Much rather see the NRL put money into teams in Wales, London, Newcastle, Sheffield, York and Toulouse.
Teams already in all of those places, a couple of mill each would see them all in Super League pretty quickly and give that comp the geographical spread it so desperately needs.

I'd rather see a return to pre covid levels of funding of QLD and NSW league below NRL level