RWC 2027 Australia

[Wilson]

NSW Government commits $10 million to Men’s Rugby World Cup Legacy Program:

NSW Government commits $10 million to Men’s Rugby World Cup Legacy Program

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[Adam84]

Likely, this was part of the deal signed at the time to host matches, should probably expect similar announcements from the other states as well I'd say.

 

[Crashy]

What does it actually mean in practice? Wasn't super clear to me.
Nice to see some of the big bucks being slotted in at state level as opposed to the top like the Lions tour.
Would be nice to see it spent on park / subbies footy. They don't seem to get a cracker.

 

[Adam84]

What does it actually mean in practice? Wasn't super clear to me.
Nice to see some of the big bucks being slotted in at state level as opposed to the top like the Lions tour.
Would be nice to see it spent on park / subbies footy. They don't seem to get a cracker.

did you click on the link?

 

[Crashy]

Yes I did
What does an activate mean? The word seems to be all through the article.

 

[Red Runner]

Activate doesn’t appear at all. Activation does twice.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

USA have qualified fof 2027 beating Samoa 29-13 in Denver.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

I know WR (World Rugby) want the US somewhat stable before hosting a WC but would they ever give such investment to the PI? I know at WCs they have players come back in but if neglected for pilfering RL is going to own Samoa and Tonga by 2030.

 

[Red Runner]

World Rugby invest quite a bit into PI already.

You've also got to factor a ROI

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Is the US going to have ROI? I doubt it.

The WC will sell regardless of their competitiveness which is at best 1 win.

PI nations have gone from being in the QFs or at least competing for it to making up the numbers now.

 

[Wilson]

Is the US going to have ROI? I doubt it.

The WC will sell regardless of their competitiveness which is at best 1 win.

PI nations have gone from being in the QFs or at least competing for it to making up the numbers now.

Fiji have also built up to the point where they are now a tier 1 nation, and are on the verge of rugby championship inclusion. That investment hasn't been in isolation with Japan going through significant growth in the same period and Samoa and Tonga getting good investment but with more challenges to getting a foot hold at the top.

That's more or less how world rugby seem to be looking at the US right now - what Japan was in the Pacific they are in the Americas. If they can get the commercial base built on the US it'll become that much easier to lift up Canada, Uruguay and Chile around them, particularly with Argentina already there as well.

The other aspect to all this is the women's game - the US is absolutely central to it's growth and future as a fully professional sport. There really isn't any other country with the the same potential for both men's and women's rugby, and the next best is Canada, which stands to benefit from investment in the US anyway.

 

[Strewthcobber]

Is the US going to have ROI? I doubt it.

The WC will sell regardless of their competitiveness which is at best 1 win.

PI nations have gone from being in the QFs or at least competing for it to making up the numbers now.

At least according to the reports, World Rugby aren't investing into the USA Men's team to make their men's team more competitive, but instead to rugby in the USA to drive interest in getting ticket sales for their tournament. There are forecasts of $1b in ticket sales for the USA World Cup.

The reports seem to indicate that a lot of the money will be spent to attract other teams (eg NZ and Ireland) to play more games in the USA

 

[Omar Comin']

Is the US going to have ROI? I doubt it.

The WC will sell regardless of their competitiveness which is at best 1 win.

PI nations have gone from being in the QFs or at least competing for it to making up the numbers now.

In the long run, if all were run and equally well, you'd probably expect the US, Canada, Japan and most of the European and South American tier 2 nations to be ahead of Tonga and Samoa more often than not. And all have higher potential ROI. Samoa and Tonga are important rugby nations and should always be supported - but they are tiny countries. I think they'll continue to have their occasional high spots at world cups though. They benefit the most from players now being able to switch nations, they just don't get enough opportunities to access these players in meaningful games (or games that generate enough revenue to be able to pay them). Not sure how you solve this problem - though maybe if the nations championship really takes off it could help.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Feel like we’ve heard the US chat for 30 years and yet to see any improvement. Canada has gone backwards as well.in 20 years we’ll be still saying it.

The South Americans have improved but I’d say ride the wave or Argentina becoming a consistent Tier 1 nation.

 

[Sword of Justice]

Yeah the US will never give enough of a fuck to have a good team to be honest. Anyone good will be playing 7s or try and make it with the country they undoubtedly have a connection to.

Will they care enough to sell tickets for WR (World Rugby)? I think that’s a 50/50 and no doubt the primary consideration.