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Rugby developing in the US thanks to a Hollywood movie

2nd December, 2009
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Roar Guru
2nd December, 2009
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I’m Looking to the Americas and the growth of international rugby, which in the United States and Canada, is growing at a faster rate than any other sport from what I’ve read.

This is because of the smart initiatives of USA Rugby and Rugby Canada, and the existence of some very strong rugby communities in specific locations.

Looking beyond these factors though, there are signs and opportunities of further growth in the Americas: the Olympic inclusion and Invictus.

The Olympic inclusion is a fairly obvious one, where more countries around the world will start to focus on rugby as a chance of Olympic success and therefore feed the international fifteen-a-side game.

Invictus is a movie, however, being released from December 11th and it’s all about rugby.

The reason that this may lead to the growth of rugby in America is because it is all about the abolition of apartheid policy in South Africa through Rugby Union (1995 World Cup), a great boon for the game, and a possible entry into the hearts and minds of Afro-Americans.

From this, will we see the emergence of great American players?

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