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It has been mentioned previously but the bloke behind the Baabaas and World XV wants/wanted to base a team in Japan. The Sunwolves would be ready made. Purchase the IP rights and hit the ground running.

A group out of Columbus, OH recently registered Professional Rugby Ohio LLC. Which means there's now three more groups in and around the traps looking for a shot at entry. If they do enter they'll likely play out of Obetz Stadium which was purpose built partly for Rugby. Ohio in the one and only...

Absolutely. The clubs have significantly up their game in terms of promoting the game locally. That's how you build crowds which will have direct impacts on the overall sustainability.

There's little to no chance of the bid being successful. But there are some really positive things going on in Russia in regards to Rugby. A number of the Russian Premier Rugby League teams are starting stadium building projects. Nothing too outlandish. Mostly 5k seaters with room to add more in...

Why not just join GRR? Seriously. Having watched a number of the games this year the teams in GRR are only a few good quality pros from being reasonably competitive options. The variations seem to have had their intended effect. Why not?

It's the general lack of engagement as a whole. If you don't have Foxtel or Kayo you don't see nor hear of Super Rugby. It's just a non-entity for most people when you're scrolling through the channels as opposed to the likes of the NRL and AFL where you cannot get through a sports cast without seeing 3...

More parity would be great but not exactly what I'm talking about. What I want to see is the crowds turning out to games and watching on TV growing. The goal of the Shute Shield should be to draw in crowds closer to 5k through greater levels of promotion both in the community (not just people...

No, my original post was about not getting too ahead of ourselves about the overall popularity of the Shute Shield. That there is a gap between this game and the rest. And that we cannot assume everything is good or mission accomplished based off that.

Two crowds a season from one area of the city. The rest of the clubs range between a couple of hundred to a couple of thousand. My point is this. A number of people both here and in the are using literally three crowds a season as evidence that the Shute Shield is far more prominent than it is...

Another one that's popped up is Halifax, Nova Scotia. The owner of the new CPL Soccer team is looking at setting up a Rugby side to compete out of the Wanderers ground (seats roughly 6k) in the near-ish future. And there was mention that there is at least some interest surrounding a possible St...

In the same region of the city that saw over 17k for the one game the Tahs held there earlier in the year. But if you want to believe the Shute Shield is perfect then fine.

For the record the Tahs got 13,885 last night.

Not suggesting either of the above. What I'm saying is that you cannot make the assessment that club Rugby has the ascendancy over the professional game after a single crowd of 8k. Remember in the same region of the city the Tahs drew over 17k at the beginning of the season and would likely be...

At the earliest we'll see a Vegas team in 2021. But according the the guys who know much more about what's going on in the background of MLR than I. It's a very strong possibility. I know a group from Las Vegas attended the MLR final last year (alongside a group from Mexico). I wonder if they...

I'm not actually. The Battle of the Beaches is by far the loudest, most rowdy of the games played in season. Both games. But crowds like yesterday happen twice a year (not including the GF) between just these two clubs. Don't get me wrong here. I have been watching the Shute Shield religiously...

There's a strong word coming out of Las Vegas that it will soon have a MLR team. Apparently they will be building a stadium amd already purchased a lot on the strip.

Decades of neglect at the grassroots levels coupled with inconsistent results at the Test level resulting in very little in terms of results beyond the odd apparition here or there.

The Tahs have drawn larger crowds than today's game all season.

I've watched every TV game this season and have enjoyed them but come on guys. Over on the ratings thread Wookie has been putting up the TV ratings and the highest so far this season has been 20k for Uni/Eastwood game in Mudgee. The rest have hovered around 12k. And outside of this game the...

It's been drawing those numbers for a number of years now. They're nothing new. It's the Battle of the Beaches after all. If all the other games were drawing similar then I agree. But it's the exception to the rule. From the games I've seen on TV so far this year the average would be around 2000...