Canucks Sports & Entertainment Looking at a Professional Rugby Team for the City

[canuckfan75]

They would play at BC Place Stadium

http://theprovince.com/sports/rugby/are-the-vancouver-canucks-owners-after-a-professional-rugby-team

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[canuckfan75]

According to Jason Bocthford last night in the Provies they are also targeting the BC Lions - we know that and the Vancouver Whitecaps FC those two along with the Rugby Team would be tennants at BC Place Stadium .

Rugby could really work especially in a North American League

 

[canuckfan75]

The owner of the Toronto Wolfpack says another Canadian Team will be added in 2 years and sees a North American League within 10 years time

Rugby can really catch on here in North American. The 7 series is very popular across many cities. Vancouver being on of them

 

[canuckfan75]

Here is the link https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2...team-rugby-league-eric-perez-toronto-wolfpack

 

[Josepho]

I've got a lot of Kiwi in my blood so Rugby has always kinda been on my radar as a sport I've liked but there's literally no coverage of it up here. I like playing it and I enjoyed watching it in the Olympics.

I actually might watch a Rugby team quite regularly if they actually are televised, and sure as hell more than the Lions or Whitecaps.

 

[Hollywood Burrows]

Yeah I love watching big squat guys trundle into each other and form big sweat manpiles. Sometimes one guy will run really fast for a few seconds.

This sport is somehow slower and less interesting than American football. Total crap to watch, sorry. I know they're great athletes. They should devote themselves to something worthwhile.

 

[Goonzilla]

That is not rugby 'union', but rugby 'league'. It is a different sport, but with many of the same fundamentals as 'rugby'.

13 players on the field instead of 15, no lineouts and no contesting for possession at the tackle.

It is comparable to football, but with no forward passing, no blocking and no first downs. It's faster than 'rugby' as most people know it.

Plenty of pretty entertaining highlights on YouTube..worth wasting a little time on.

 

[Peen]

I would go watch professional rugby.

The cfl is boring and dead.

Fold the league.

 

[Tim Calhoun]

As long as they don't do that stupid choreographed dance that the New Zealand national team does, sounds good to me.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

I'd honestly rather have a baseball team...

 

[The Drop]

I would go watch professional rugby.

The cfl is boring and dead.

Fold the league.

I mean I’d agree the cfl product felt stale this year but I’d feel bad for the loyal masses such as my father that love this league.

I’d still prefer MLB over all

 

[mossey3535]

How about we support the existing teams instead of bringing in what are, for this market, fringe properties.

I include the NBA in this, and I've been watching NBA my whole life.

 

[Peen]

I mean I’d agree the cfl product felt stale this year but I’d feel bad for the loyal masses such as my father that love this league.

I’d still prefer MLB over all

it's been stale for 5 years and really hasn't thrived in like 10...

the reality is the NBA would succeed in vancouver this time around.

increased minority groups, and it's incredibly popular for young people.

 

[Scurr]

I enjoyed playing rugby in high school but I don't think it's a great spectator sport. I've never really enjoyed watching it at least.