8 Team NRL comp in 2010

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DUFFMAN

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The USA will have a professional rugby league comp starting in 2010.
It will also be called the NRL.

* 8 teams with a 22 player roster
* 14 week comp (7 home / 7 away games)
* Comp starts March, with the grand final on Independence day
* Australian NRL players nearing retirement to be offered $130,000+ a season to play there.

Teams are Philadelphia, New York, Los Angeles, Denver, Jacksonville & Boston
 
For the opening entertainment they could sponsor Sterlo to run out onto the field and struggle for 90 seconds to bust through the large crepe paper banner and then trip over.
 
Yeah my thoughts as well CW

http://www.amnrl.com/teams/index.html

AMNRL - American National Rugby League

(Teams)

Connecticut
Wildcats

New york
Knights

Northern
Raiders

Fairfax
Eagles 

Philadelphia
Fight

New Jersey
Sharks

New Haven
Warriors

Aston
Bulls

Washington DC
Slayers

Jacksonville
Axemen

Is Manly connected to the Fairfax Eagles in some way ? i remember reading something about it last year i think.
 
Yep, http://www.fairfaxeagles.com/index_files/febmay2008.htm
 
Sounds like a top idea for spreading around rugby league. Will be interesting to see what the quality of these games are like. Americans playing footy without wussy helmets and bulky padding and time-outs every 3 seconds might be hard for those fellas.
 
Excellent concept.  If they get it on the TV it could become big.  I travel to the US regularly and folks I talk to are certainly interested in this , 'tough game without padding'.   
 
eagle_predator link said:
[quote author=Jethro link=topic=179851.msg215671#msg215671 date=1238083372]
Yep, http://www.fairfaxeagles.com/index_files/febmay2008.htm

Cheers mate
[/quote]

No worries.
 
eagle_predator link said:
http://www.amnrl.com/teams/index.html

AMNRL - American National Rugby League

(Teams)

Connecticut
Wildcats

New york
Knights

Northern
Raiders

Fairfax
Eagles 

Philadelphia
Fight

New Jersey
Sharks

New Haven
Warriors

Aston
Bulls

Washington DC
Slayers

Jacksonville
Axemen

Is Manly connected to the Fairfax Eagles in some way ? i remember reading something about it last year i think.
I think that you will find that 90% of those teams are in partnership with an NRL team with some even playing in their partnered NRL uniforms.

Connecticut Wildcats - Wests Tigers

New york Knights - Newcastle Knights

Northern Raiders - Canberra Raiders

Fairfax Eagles - Manly Warringah Sea Eagles

Philadelphia Fight - Gold Coast Titans (were last year playing in Titans Jerseys but have just taken posession of Souths Jerseys for 2009)

New Jersey Sharks - Cronulla Sharks

New Haven Warriors - New Zealand Warriors

Aston Bulls - Canterbury Bulldogs

Washington DC Slayers - St George Illawarra Dragons

Jacksonville Axemen - No partner stated


On another note, it sounds like the 2010 competition will be a completely different entity from the existing AMNRL. As Duffman has already pointed out, it will be called NRL USA.

Their mission statement can be found here:

http://www.nrlus.com/nrl2010

News of the NRL USA comp:

http://www.nrlus.com/nrlnews
 
i hope it really kicks off. Imangine if it became as popular as some of their other sports, it would then feed into our competition.
 
weaken our competition even more as aussie players will get pick up in the US for a 1mill a pop.

But it would be good for the international game. Additionally, it always surprises me that Rugby Union isn't bigger in the US considering the factors and private schools.
 
League is better suited to the US, especially for TV. .  Played in quarters and add a bit of padding, then there's the game.  Cable it into taverns at a reasonable time and it'll take off. 
 
It smells of John  Ribot's vision of spreading the game into China, Russia, Kenya, Mongolia and where ever else that prick thought of
 
Rugby union has a chance in the US, i doubt RL will take off.

There is more registerered RU in cali than there is the Aus. Go figure.
 
The Wheel link said:
It smells of John  Ribot's vision of spreading the game into China, Russia, Kenya, Mongolia and where ever else that prick thought of

Haha, that was hilarious.

But the US is a market that is sports mad. Rugby league is a brilliant product, especially on TV, and it is a pretty simple game. I think it could really take off in the US if done properly.
 
the only problem i find is that its competitors NFL, NBA & Baseball all have extraordinary amounts of cash so i don't think they will let a game like NRL enter the market. A perfect example is of Woolworths killing of its competitors i.e the independent stores in Australia.
 
Rupert might see it as doing something to repair his bottom line from the Super League days and give it a helping hand on Fox and in his numerous newspapers..  He's Mr Media over there.
 
yeh good point DSM5, Rupert is in control of the media so it actually might have a chance to survive if he can/willing to help it out.
 
Are Americans going to be confused where they hear there's a "Hooker" running around on the field?
 

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