I take no greater pleasure than mentioning often to American sports fans the accolades of international sports that they never dream of following and will follow a conversation on baseball or hockey on with something on rugby or international soccer. This month the World cup of Rugby is going on and mentioning the battles of the USA eagles will be a forgone conclusion to any sports discussion. The Americans got their asses handed to them by Samoa this past week which is a nation of two hundred thousand meaty people whose love affair for this game has well been established. Rugby has a difficult time growing in America for various reasons and international tournaments are often an embarrassment for rugby and soccer fans born in the USA.
Most of the American team is made up of Irish-born players whose islands own love of the game is also notable. this has been a great tournament thus far with Japans huge upset over sport powerhouse South Africa and despite this the sport still draws small media exposure most likely because of the power of the NFL and MLB not wanting more competition in sports. unlike pro football players decked out in pads rugby is a game with less collusion and more running which would make this game impossible to play for most current NFL players in fatball who tire easy and need huddles and waterboys coming onto the field to feed minerals into their overly massive bodies. big meat is needed in rugby as well but upon looking at these players one can tell really easy that these guys are way more athletic and strong than any of the shit you see in the NFL perhaps only outside of the linebacker position. One can say that all these rugby players are lean and muscular linebackers and it is only a matter of time rugby reaches pro footballs popularity in the states. The Americans can't compete in this game despite being a nation of three hundred million and there is something momentous about this I feel. The Samoans zip and passed the ball like they were the Celtics of the seventies and they play this game with a notable pride that they should beat these larger nations. watching this American team and seeing the makeup it can be questionable if this team even could be called Americans as so many have roots in other countries where they actually play this game for real and zeal. whatever the case as in soccer lets hope this sport can actually grow in popularity with the natives who see this as a rightfully better alternative than the corrupt college and pro game in America that has been hijacked by corporatists just seeking to make millions more for billionaires owners often as the expense of tax payers.
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