There are talks of a pro rugby league starting up here in the US. I love rugby. I'm all for a pro rugby league. Finding players should not be a problem. Washed out football players and club college rugby players would do. Rugby should catch on here in the US. It'll be like watching the Music City Miracle over and over and over.
North Star- I really got interested in Rugby per watching a bit in a local Irish Pub ...& playing a little on PS2(geek!) ....where's a good place to start to learn more, (ie websites, what are the "top" leagues, teams etc?)
USA rugby http://www.usarugby.org Planet rugby http://www.planet-rugby.com English rugby http://www.rfu.com/ Fox Sports World www.foxsportsworld.com Rugby Rugby www.rugbyrugby.com
I played rugby my sophmore year of college up in Virginia. Man that as fun. Even when I got DDT'd, got a concussion, and lost all memory of the game, it was still a blast. Plus there's not a whole lot of sports where you beat up on guys for 90 minutes then turn around and get drunk with them while singing stupid and/or profane songs. Great fun.
its not rugby but i play australian rules football. the usfooty.com website says there is an austin and dallas team but no houston team.