Looks like the plan is a 4 conference expansion to 20 teams which will likely include a team in the USA. Time will tell if it happens. But they should have a bit more success than the AFL is having in China. :lol: https://www.google.com/amp/s/au.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/super-rugby-eyes-us-expansion-...

I am surprised they have'nt tried to put a few American teams in the super rugby competion. there were talks but logistically it would have been to much. adding the japs and argies was bad enough travel wise imagine adding the USA. Starting their own comp is the best way forward. after 2020 I can i...

Major League Rugby has added ESPN to cover the rest of the games that CBS isnt covering. 2 great broadcasting partners for a start up competition.

https://www.usmlr.com/news/major-league ... -agreement

really exciting times for rugby in the US

Yeah the current model just doesn't work. I can see south Africa and maybe argentina leaving once the broadcasting deal ends in 2020. it will be NZ, OZ and Japan comp. The Japs are investing heavily into rugby now with the world cup next year. Thats where the majority of the money will be coming from.

new york will be entering the 2019 season

https://www.usmlr.com/news/mlr-announce ... m-for-2019

names pretty average but I think its going to change. Any news on the rugby league new york bid?

it all comes down to money. there isnt enough of it in the islands to sustain a fully professional team at NRL or even Super rugby level. It will however be cheaper to go the NRL route because of all the travel costs in super rugby

yeah they would need to set up rugby league programs. USA rugby have the luxury of having establish rugby programs in a lot of uni's to draw those players in. Yeah is crazy to think America has more Rugby players than Australia. I think it is only a matter of time till they start being more of a fo...

yeah they would need to set up rugby league programs. USA rugby have the luxury of having establish rugby programs in a lot of uni's to draw those players in.

So how is this going to affect the existing english clubs? Cause no doubt with the introduction of these additional teams they will look to get majority of their players from England like the wolfpack has.

leeroy*NRL* wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:39 am

interesting >> good to see a Union comp get up and running..

breeding ground in America is very untapped it could be huge in decades to come

any links rugby365 to the new comp?

yeah mate should be good. Like Terry said both codes could easily co-exist

https://www.usmlr.com/

With the success of the Toronto Wolfpack in their inaugural year and the talks of more teams joining the English ranks, Rugby union looks to do one better with the introduction of the 7 team Major League Rugby competition kicking off April 2018. With schedules already released and a national TV dea...

With the launch of the Toronto Wolfpack and the talks of more teams joining the English ranks, Rugby union looks to do one better with the introduction of the 7 team Major League Rugby competition kicking off April 2018. With schedules already released and a national TV deal with CBS sports all lock...

RLWC is a good comp but its certainly not a major event hence the poor crowds

Embarrassing it may have been. But did you really expect it would come close to selling out. Should have held it in Melbourne. We know what it means to support sport. :\: :\: Are you sure? So the opener was a sell out and the quarter final? Yes, I'm sure we know what it means to support sport. Not ...

SportCapital wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2017 5:50 pm

rugby365 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2017 1:31 pm

Embarrassing that it couldn’t even sell out

Embarrassing it may have been.
But did you really expect it would come close to selling out.

Should have held it in Melbourne.
We know what it means to support sport.

Are you sure? So the opener was a sell out and the quarter final?