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For as long as I can remember the USA has been referred to as the next great Rugby giant. The only problem being waking it up from its 80 year plus slumber.
Well it looks as if US Rugby is determined to give it the jolt needed for the necessary impetus for a further explosion.
This won’t be a long article. I suggest everyone who reads this posts visit this link.
This outlines US Rugby’s ambitions for the future of Rugby in the States. Some of them are as follows:
1. To crack the magical 100,000 player mark by December, 2009. Currently, according to their projections, they have a touch over 91,000.
2. Give the best indication yet of the plans underway for an elite College competition planned for 2010.
3. Early details of a six team city based Pro Competition planned for the autumn (fall) of 2010 prior to the America’s Rugby Championship. Supposedly talks are well underway with several investors and ESPN.
4. Finally, to facilitate further growth of media exposure of Rugby in the USA. In 2006 it totalled less than 10 hours. This year it will total more than 100 plus hours.
These are just a few points. It is rather interesting reading. With the possible inclusion of Rugby at the Olympics, the giant may be beginning to stir.
By the way, there has been another Rugby movie or more accurately a documentary made called A Giant Awakens.
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