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[quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg

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Posted: March 11 2014 4:36 pm

NFL matches last for hours as it is, I really don't think the crowd would be interested in sticking around for an extra 90 minutes to see a sport they hadn't ever heard of. Also, the NFL regular season runs from September to December which is RL's off-season. It's a nice idea but I don't think it would really be practical.

Jacksonville Axemen had a parade at a Jacksonville Jaguars pre-season trial game a couple of years ago, that's probably about as close as it has gotten.

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Posted: March 14 2014 3:50 pm

I have a rather unique USA RL item that I am selling to raise funds for The Steve Prescott Foundation. See the pictures here www.flickr.com/photos/11760447@N ... 334707994/

It is the match worn shirt from Taylor Welch, the shirt he wore when they beat Wales in the world cup. Very kind of him to give it to me, so I hope it can raise some good funds for the foundation.

Know anyone who would like this bit of RL memorabelia ?

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Posted: March 14 2014 4:14 pm

Quote: Clan-destine "I don't normally post on here, but just a simple idea of having an RL curtain raiser at an NFL game (could be the world club challenge). Preferably an east coast fixture, only because there are more RL teams on that side.
I know the pitch and markings are different but it would give great exposure to RL.
Anyone know if any thing like this has been done before with the NFL.
Im expecting a lot of negativity with this post but like I said, its just an idea. Cheers'"

Salford and Leeds played a pre season fixture in Jacksonville about 3/4 years ago at a university campus stadium and attracted a crowd of about 8,000. From what I heard the locals loved it.

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Posted: March 14 2014 5:40 pm

A few years ago an American guy had a pretty good idea of playing an 11 a side game in highschools in American in the American football offseason.
Most highschools in America have fields for American football that are only used for half a year, but they are as much as 15 feet narrower than a rugby pitch, so 13 a side would have very compressed defensive lines, while 11 a side would have about the same spacing in defence as a normal game.
The basic idea is that literally billions of dollars worth of infrastructure site there unused, and it could be used for a modified form of League, while it isn't suitable for Union at all.

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Posted: March 14 2014 6:11 pm

Quote: Supreme Sydney2002 "I have a rather unique USA RL item that I am selling to raise funds for The Steve Prescott Foundation. See the pictures here
What size is it and how much are you looking for?

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Posted: March 14 2014 9:09 pm

Why do people persist in posting this tripe? Why would the NFL or NCAA waste their time and resources on a sport that is a total irrelevance?

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