Rugby News from unexpected places

[neilc]

Tag rugby is becoming a thing in inner-city Los Angeles.

LA's inner city kids develop a taste for rugby

That's a great story, certainly there are a few organisations like this in the US - another one that is based in New York is PlayRugbyUSA (http://playrugbyusa.com/) who work on developing kids via rugby to improve their lives, not just play the sport - they've been going for quite a few years and do some good things.

 

[BaysideBird]

SANZAR probably needs to cease being SANZAR and become AAAR - African, Asian and American Rugby.

Wouldn't it need to have Pacific in there somewhere?

 

[mxyzptlk]

Wouldn't it need to have Pacific in there somewhere?

And Australia?

So -- PAAAAR.

 

[Quick Hands]

And Australia?

So -- PAAAAR.

Although depending on who you listen to Australia is part of Asia and part of the Pacific.

 

[Brendan Hume]

Anyone else see this? Huge result for Japan.

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/20...ld-cup-success-breaks-world-tv-viewing-record

 

[Lindommer]

If the PIs get into our lot, wouldn't it be PANZAR?

 

[boyo]

If the PIs get into our lot, wouldn't it be PANZAR?

That name would tank.

 

[mxyzptlk]

Looking at a story on a tech website, Engadget, about what a blueprint for a workout pill might be like.

And who do they use for a stock photo of someone exercising?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Can't find it again but someone posted earlier that FTA coverage of the Cup in Germany has been so popular the broadcaster is showing extra games & that someone has set up a "Rugby For Dummies" website so Germans can get up to speed with the rules etc.

EDIT: found it but can't copy it for some reason so here's a link:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/24-team-world-cup.16094/page-5#post-798987

Post #89 from Cpt Crow Eater.

 

[qwerty51]

Germany's one country that rugby really needs to crack. Hope it picks up there.

 

[exISA]

Can't find it again but someone posted earlier that FTA coverage of the Cup in Germany has been so popular the broadcaster is showing extra games & that someone has set up a "Rugby For Dummies" website so Germans can get up to speed with the rules etc.

EDIT: found it but can't copy it for some reason so here's a link:

http://www.greenandgoldrugby.com/community/threads/24-team-world-cup.16094/page-5#post-798987

Post #89 from Cpt Crow Eater.

Has been hugely popular here - especially with the success of the German 7s team touring Australia at the moment.There was also a public screening in Hannover I believe (or Hamburg - can't remember exactly)

Also- the guy that made the "rugby for dummies" that has been picked up by Eurosport is the same guy that did the artwork for the team I coached the last two seasons - makes a handy number 7 as well!

German 15s team recently played a trial against French Top 14 side La Roshelle and they are about to tour brazil for a couple of tests against their national side.

 

[mxyzptlk]

Germany's one country that rugby really needs to crack. Hope it picks up there.

They've been starting to do well in 7s. Had a good run in Melrose this year.

 

[Highlander35]

Finished 5th in the European Sevens Series behind Ingerland, France, Spain and Russia, and finished 2nd in the European Repechage Tourney to qualify for the final Repechage too.

Not too bad.

 

[RugbyFuture]

Also, more importantly I was able to buy their national jersey this year (along with spains)

 

[MarkJ]

Seems that at least part of the upswing in German rugby is due to one bloke with deep pockets:

"After the match, over a few drinks at The Dubliner, one of many old pubs lining Heidelberg’s cobble-stoned Hauptstrasse, Armstrong details how rugby’s promising future in Germany is down largely to one rugby fanatic: Hans-Peter Wild. An entrepreneur and philanthropist, Wild not only sponsors the German national team, he also helped build the Wild Rugby Academy and one of his companies provide sponsorship for Heidelberg RK.
“Without him I definitely wouldn’t be here, none of us would be,” Armstrong says. “He doesn’t ask for publicity or anything and he doesn’t get anything out of it, he just does it for the love of rugby".

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/bl...-hoping-to-guide-germany-to-a-rugby-world-cup

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

More talk about Pro Rugby in the US. Evidently Rugby International Marketing (RIM) which is the for profit arm of USARugby are set to announce it late this month. They've partnered with Stadium Capital Financing Group and both NBC and RIM mooted Rugby Channel are said to be involved. Evidently there will be a chance it could launch as soon as the US Spring next year but 2017 seems a lot more likely. Will have between 6-8 teams with 'one from Canada likely'. I'd imagine that would be the Ontario Blues.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Oh, and it's rumoured name is ProRugby.

 

[2bluesfan]

Also, more importantly I was able to buy their national jersey this year (along with spains)

We need to see a pic of all your jerseys lined up.

 

[Lindommer]

G&GR hasn't got enough bandwidth.....

 

[yourmatesam]

If the PIs get into our lot, wouldn't it be PANZAR?

Come on mate, surely the P would be silent?
PSANZAR?