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T.c.a.
27th March 2009, 04:05 AM
Its true :thumbs:, 2010, taken from the daily telepgraph today:

"Fast forward to America's Independence day, 2010. Fireworks light up the sky, The Star Spangled Banner blares around the field and a game of rugby league breaks out. And not just any game, but the first US Grand final featuring players who are household names in the NRL.

This isn't a pipedream, its going to happen, with a US professinal rugby league competition to be announced within weeks. After almost 40 years of trying, rugby league is about to kick off in the land of Opportunity.

Will spare you the rest of the article, but here is how the yanks are gonna structure their competition:

*Eight teams, each with a 22-man roster
*Competition to be played over 14 weeks, with 7 home, 7 away matches
*Kickoff March 12 with Final played on Independence Day, July 4.
*NRL Players who are nearing retirement will be targetted to join competition on salaries around $130,000
*Second tier Coaches will also be in demand

The Clubs: Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Jacksonville and Boston already up and running with two more to be announced.

Personally im fucking excited as for this, anyone else? :bleh:
Cracker4Life
27th March 2009, 04:08 AM
:D It's about time we start playing this sport, but deffinatly soccer should stay where its roots are.
Sir Brian
27th March 2009, 05:18 AM
No thank you.

Not interested at all.

Leave rugby (either codes) to those of us that care about it.
Krámse
27th March 2009, 06:20 AM
Can't see it really, as soon as one of them gets tackled without their regulation football body armour they'll squeal for their lawyer.:haha:
ZERAT
27th March 2009, 09:08 AM
would be more exciting if it waqs rugby UNION
jim 1
27th March 2009, 09:11 AM
Can't see it really, as soon as one of them gets tackled without their regulation football body armour they'll squeal for their lawyer.:haha:

:smiley::smiley::smiley::smiley:
trailerpark ninja
27th March 2009, 09:12 AM
Leave rugby (either codes) to those of us that care about it.

There is a fairly large community of people that play and support rugby in the US. From youth to adult clubs the sport is growing very rapidly here.

And the sport has been played in the US for a long time Cracker. Hopefully this will bring it more attention.
hoos
27th March 2009, 11:32 AM
This will be an epic fail. No way they are going to pay guys $130,000. WE don't have the capital for that, nor the interest. Don't try to take on the NFL because you are going to lose in America. That's what they are trying to do, in the middle of Spring Training/baseball season, NBA playoffs.
jim 1
27th March 2009, 11:50 AM
This will be an epic fail. No way they are going to pay guys $130,000. WE don't have the capital for that, nor the interest. Don't try to take on the NFL because you are going to lose in America. That's what they are trying to do, in the middle of Spring Training/baseball season, NBA playoffs.

who cares?