News NRL torched over fresh blunder during Las Vegas promo tour

[Alan79]

The US do not know the difference between Rugby and Rugby League. Union is far more entrenched in the US than league. Makes sense to target existing systems of Rugby and League. Typical news article to use their platform to throw shit at the game.

With 4 teams over there they'd be able to send a few players to any school that'd let them in the gates.

They've tried a few times to generate American interest. Generating interest in playing the game is not the goal for Vlandys. He's admitted to marketing the game as a gambling product. I'd say the school visits were an afterthought.

 

[Alan79]

I dare say there isn’t any Rugby League schools in the USA, hence why the article failed to name any as an alternative to the school Leniu visited.

Nothing wrong with targeting a school that has knowledge of / systems built around our biggest rival code.

The Utah Rugby league association could have done a good job of advising on schools with potential growth of their league programs.

 

[Motorhead]

Add to the list of PVL fuck ups.
Everything the slob touches in the NRL turns to mud. Nothing surprising about this story either.

 

[Cook]

The US do not know the difference between Rugby and Rugby League. Union is far more entrenched in the US than league. Makes sense to target existing systems of Rugby and League. Typical news article to use their platform to throw shit at the game.

I thought the exact same thing bro. I really don’t see the problem, if u get a few to convert it’s a win.

 

[The_Chimpster]

Add to the list of PVL fuck ups.
Everything the slob touches in the NRL turns to mud. Nothing surprising about this story either.

He's still pissed for spending all those years in the sewer being raised by penguins and his that run for mayor didn't work out

 

[Motorhead]

He's still pissed for spending all those years in the sewer being raised by penguins and his that run for mayor didn't work out
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Hahahahaha.
Peter V'Cobblepot.

 

[bcmf]

lol. Nrl is such a bush league sport

 

[Motorhead]

lol. Nrl is such a bush league sport

Isn't it what.
Pub comps are run with better structure and ideas.

 

[The DoggFather]

Typical nrLOL

 

[wendog33]

All got sorted with Utah RLC

https://x.com/utahrugbyleague/status/1738024973779025963?s=20

 

[GoTheDoggies]

Who cares about Murica seriously. The last thing we need in Straya is more Murikan influence.

I hope the teams that return from Vegas implode and have shocking seasons.

 

[LFC Bulldogs]

Waste of time and money trying to crack the American market. it will NEVER happen.

 

[The_Chimpster]

Waste of time and money trying to crack the American market. it will NEVER happen.

But It's hilarious watching them try

 

[John Matrix]

Waste of time and money trying to crack the American market. it will NEVER happen.

it’s funny, if soccer has little influence in the US compared to most of the world what does the NRL think it’s going to be like.. PVL wants a share of that $$$ but I doubt it will happen unless league takes off and it won’t.

I love that sport in the US is their own if you get what I mean, with NASCAR and NFL etc. League couldn’t survive without an influx of players coming outside of Australia.

 

[LFC Bulldogs]

it’s funny, if soccer has little influence in the US compared to most of the world what does the NRL think it’s going to be like.. PVL wants a share of that $$$ but I doubt it will happen unless league takes off and it won’t.

I love that sport in the US is their own if you get what I mean, with NASCAR and NFL etc. League couldn’t survive without an influx of players coming outside of Australia.

I wouldn’t say “Soccer” has little influence in America these days. In a recent poll 10% of American voted “ soccer” as their favourite sport , just behind Baseball and Basketball. That’s over 30 million people, it’s not a small number. American Football is way ahead but “soccer “ has made a substantial rise in popularity ( men and women)
Over 7 million kids from the ages of 6 to 17 play the game , and it’s one of the most popular played sports for adults with 11 million participants . You look at these stats and they are huge, the game will only grow more.
Rugby League will never crack that market quite simply because it will be competing with NFL which will always be entrenched as the number 1 sport there.

 

[John Matrix]

I wouldn’t say “Soccer” has little influence in America these days. In a recent poll 10% of American voted “ soccer” as their favourite sport , just behind Baseball and Basketball. That’s over 30 million people, it’s not a small number. American Football is way ahead but “soccer “ has made a substantial rise in popularity ( men and women)
Over 7 million kids from the ages of 6 to 17 play the game , and it’s one of the most popular played sports for adults with 11 million participants . You look at these stats and they are huge, the game will only grow more.
Rugby League will never crack that market quite simply because it will be competing with NFL which will always be entrenched as the number 1 sport there.

10%/30M isn't a small number but its no where as big as it could be when compared to other local sports that dominate their sporting world.

 

[Moedogg]

Americans simply like doing things differently to the rest of the world. They won't give a shit about something unless they invented it or come up with their own version.


They drive on the wrong side of the road
They have their own form of Rugby which is NFL
Baseball instead of Cricket
Indy Car rather than F1
Even like to spell words differently from the rest of the English speaking world.... Fuck them.

 

[D0GMATIC]

Wouldn't expect anything less given the game is run by a horse racing guy! Vlandys has no place in league.

He was the perfect man to get us through the covid hysteria, but he is just becoming a dead weight on the game's back.

 

[axeman23]

Did Knockonbor hear the words "High School", fly over and try to sneak his way into the playing group?

 

[axeman23]

I love the headline... NRL "torched" - so who exactly torched the NRL?

Vlandys later that day: