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Pro Rugby starting soon in USA

  • 14-04-2016 9:17pm
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,754 ✭✭✭degsie


    Pretty cool...
    http://www.prorugby.org/

    Hope to catch the odd game and see what the skill level is like.

    Sacramento v San Francisco on Sat is the inaugural game.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    Its been discussed in a few threads already but probably deserves its own.
    I posted a short while back but there's a decent enough irish representation in the competition with quite a few players involved as well as a coach or two.
    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=99081931&postcount=4505
    Ray Egan former Munster elite development officer is coach of San Diego side. Having been coaching a club side out in the states for 5 years since finishing up with Munster


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,641 ✭✭✭Dog Botherer


    They've managed to snag a few big enough names. Muliaina, Wannenburg, and the younger Bergamasco, off the top of my head.


  • Posts: 0 ✭✭✭✭ Collins Fast Bellboy


    Let's adopt teams.

    https://www.random.org/lists/

    Currently Supports Your Pro Rugby Team Are!
    1. All Others 1. San Francisco
    2. Ulster 2. Sacramento
    3. Connacht 3. San Diego
    4. Munster 4. Denver
    5. Leinster 5. Ohio


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,813 ✭✭✭CMOTDibbler


    They've managed to snag a few big enough names. Muliaina, Wannenburg, and the younger Bergamasco, off the top of my head.
    Mils Muliaina. Putting the journey in journeyman :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,232 ✭✭✭DGRulz


    Anyone know how Ohio feels about prawn sandwiches? Can't be supporting a team that doesn't sell them at games.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 530 ✭✭✭Stan27


    What do people think will be the future of this competition in 10 years time for example. I always thought with the population and money the US have serious potential to be a rugby powerhouse


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,830 ✭✭✭Utah_Saint


    Stan27 wrote: »
    What do people think will be the future of this competition in 10 years time for example. I always thought with the population and money the US have serious potential to be a rugby powerhouse

    Same could be said for Soccer but its only starting to gain traction now. They def have potential, they have the athletes. They need to play it at grass roots level with kids. Soccer has been ingrained in USA sports culture for decades at underage level, but the sport at senior level still isn't in the Top 4 sports in the country.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    Stan27 wrote: »
    What do people think will be the future of this competition in 10 years time for example. I always thought with the population and money the US have serious potential to be a rugby powerhouse
    Impossible to say. Ive played against/refereed and coached teams against a few dozen American sides touring here over past 7/8 years and its really picking up over there and is one of the fastest growing sports in the states but hard to see them becoming a "powerhouse" in many ways. They'll do well in 7s with it now an Olympic sport but wouldn't be sure about 15 man game.
    Utah_Saint wrote: »
    Same could be said for Soccer but its only starting to gain traction now. They def have potential, they have the athletes. They need to play it at grass roots level with kids. Soccer has been ingrained in USA sports culture for decades at underage level, but the sport at senior level still isn't in the Top 4 sports in the country.
    Soccer much more teams playing so harder to progress. Its so hard to break the big 4 sports that I wouldn't be that focused on it not being up there.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,755 ✭✭✭eyeball kid


    Let's adopt teams.

    https://www.random.org/lists/

    Currently Supports Your Pro Rugby Team Are!
    1. All Others 1. San Francisco
    2. Ulster 2. Sacramento
    3. Connacht 3. San Diego
    4. Munster 4. Denver
    5. Leinster 5. Ohio

    Go Conndiego!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,469 ✭✭✭Melodeon


    Will any of the games be shown (live???) on TV here in Ireland, does anyone know?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,045 ✭✭✭Yeah_Right


    Hold on. Why does Connacht get San Diego?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    Yeah_Right wrote: »
    Hold on. Why does Connacht get San Diego?

    Seeing as he linked this, I'm pretty sure it was random.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,967 ✭✭✭✭The Lost Sheep


    Melodeon wrote: »
    Will any of the games be shown (live???) on TV here in Ireland, does anyone know?
    Not a hope will games be shown live here
    Don't think it has a contract for live games in the states


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,754 ✭✭✭degsie


    Looks like only AOL will carry a live stream for now.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    First games today.

    Melting my brain trying to work out the different timezones but I believe Ohio play Denver first at 10pm Irish time. Conditions look good.

    https://twitter.com/suniula12/status/721483646474039299


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    It looks like AOL are streaming the second match today, around midnight Irish time. Not sure if it will be GeoBlocked.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    It looks like AOL are streaming the second match today, around midnight Irish time. Not sure if it will be GeoBlocked.

    Are they not streaming the Ohio Prawn Sandwiches game? I was hoping to watch that one.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    First games today.

    Melting my brain trying to work out the different timezones but I believe Ohio play Denver first at 10pm Irish time. Conditions look good.

    https://twitter.com/suniula12/status/721483646474039299

    The 4 zones are Eastern: -5 hours, Central -6 hours, Mountain - 7 hours and Pacific -8 hours. Colorado is under mountain time so it's 7 hours behind us.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Are they not streaming the Ohio Prawn Sandwiches game? I was hoping to watch that one.

    They don't appear to be. I checked their site and it only mentions the later game.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,196 ✭✭✭OldRio


    I just found this

    https://www.oneworldsports.com/stories/one-world-sports-pro-rugby-tv-schedule/


    I have been checking my android box for links via kodI, but no joy as yet


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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,576 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Jasis their website doesn't even load on android browser


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    First games today.

    Melting my brain trying to work out the different timezones but I believe Ohio play Denver first at 10pm Irish time.

    So........ I got this one wrong. It seems to have started at 9 Irish time.

    Pitch a while before kickoff...
    CgRO8-TXEAI6b-a.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    As everyone knows the most important thing about any PRO rugby league is the jeresys. And they are shocking.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,978 ✭✭✭✭irishbucsfan


    As everyone knows the most important thing about any PRO rugby league is the jeresys. And they are shocking.

    Certainly not as fashionable as we'd like for the OPS's but at the least they're leading with 10 minutes to play


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    As everyone knows the most important thing about any PRO rugby league is the jeresys. And they are shocking.

    I was all set to become a Denver supporter and then they went and had the worst kits of the whole lot. :(


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Certainly not as fashionable as we'd like for the OPS's but at the least they're leading with 10 minutes to play

    What's the crowd like. I can't get it to play?


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    What's the crowd like. I can't get it to play?

    Not great but the weather won't be helping.

    CgRRG8kUYAAGAjP.jpg


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Oooh, Denver try to level the score and conversion is missed. 2 minutes left.

    Trust the yanks to end their first pro match in a draw.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,652 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Oooh, Denver try to level the score and conversion is missed. 2 minutes left.

    Trust the yanks to end their first pro match in a draw.

    I think it's set up so that it can't end in a draw


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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    I think it's set up so that it can't end in a draw

    How could they do that without changing the rules?

    Just as I type that....

    https://twitter.com/ProRugbyUSA/status/721817926089609217


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub




  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    And Denver get the super bonus sudden death over time win. TOUCH DOWN!

    https://twitter.com/ProRugbyUSA/status/721819571296940032


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭connemara man


    can we watch these?


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO




  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    can we watch these?


    Couldn't find that first game anywhere. AOL are streaming the SF v Sacramento match later tonight. Not sure if it will be geoblocked or not.


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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Attendance for Denver v Ohio was 2,312 according to Pro Rugby USA's twitter. Doesn't look that way from the pictures, maybe that's how many tickets they sold but not everyone braved the cold. Or they have an indoor viewing area.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,229 ✭✭✭LeinsterDub


    Couldn't find that first game anywhere. AOL are streaming the SF v Sacramento match later tonight. Not sure if it will be geoblocked or not.

    According to the guardian they should all be free on AOL worldwide
    http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/apr/16/doug-schoninger-us-pro-rugby


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Weather looks slightly better in Sacramento.

    CgRlOYxVIAAcrZP.jpg


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭Swan Curry


    AOL stream has gone live http://www.aol.com/article/2016/04/14/watch-live-pro-rugby-makes-debut-in-the-united-states/21344397/

    and of course there's the national anthem, i was hoping they might have left that out


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,652 ✭✭✭✭AbusesToilets


    Really like that aspect of US sports, much better than settling for the draw IMO


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  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Not afraid of the offload these boys.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 45,433 ✭✭✭✭thomond2006


    Midnight rugby on Sunday, I could get used to this!


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 23,937 Mod ✭✭✭✭TICKLE_ME_ELMO


    Decent crowd at this one. They said earlier they're all on one side because it's too hot to sit on the metal seats on the other side :D


  • Registered Users Posts: 1,805 ✭✭✭Swan Curry


    There's a faded white line right beside the touchline that's really confusing me


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,773 ✭✭✭connemara man


    lovely scoop


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭Lyaiera


    I'm in a chat room with an American friend who played with the Sacramento 14. He thinks the standard of play has improved for the competition. Overall the defense is shocking, and Sacramento are losing the ball far too easily. It's wild and loose and actually quite exciting. Some of the lads are obviously eager, but that's meant they're forcing things rather than slowing it down and building play. No up your jumpers rugby here.


  • Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 35,576 Mod ✭✭✭✭pickarooney


    Maybe with a positive/naïve mindset they'll get decent crowds and attract more players and strengthen the national team. It can't really hurt.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,754 ✭✭✭degsie




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,699 ✭✭✭The Pheasant2


    Do we have any info on Irish pros in America? I know Pierce Dargan (a former Blackrock SCT lock) and Dylan Fawsitt (flanker with the Blackrock '09 dream team) are both involved with Ohio...any others?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,047 ✭✭✭Bazzo


    Sacramento's openside and I think? captain John Quill is from Cork.


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