Women's Rugby Sevens SR South American Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2019

[LDOG 2,199]

hace 1 hora, Olympian1010 dijo:

XVs popularity will decline I think, at least worldwide, especially as most young athletes will begin to focus on Sevens.

 

Hmm not really? The viewing numbers of rugby world cup keep increasing and the money for players is in the union professional leagues, not in the sevens. Several of the sevens players have to also play XV to earn a living. I don't think a sevens player can earn money from anywhere but from what their national federation pays them.  

  

As long as the money is in the XVs, it will always remain dominant. Hell, even rugby league is much more of a "threat" for XVs,  in that sense.  

 

It's like expecting 3x3 to overthrow 5x5 basketball in popularity, it's just not going to happen. One format has an enormous professional structure behind, the other is far from it.

Edited May 31, 2019 by LDOG

[dcro 10,179]

That's like expecting the Olympic sailing to be a bigger thing than pro sailing. Hasn't happened in 100 years, and will not happen any time soon.

[heywoodu 13,556]

1 hour ago, Olympian1010 said:

Or if you appreciate a more action packed, faster paced game.

Nah, as a rugby noob I'm pretty sure people who actually understand strategy and who actually have a clue what's going on very much appreciate XV, more than Sevens. Much like as a speed skating fan I actually adore the 10k, whereas newer audiences who aren't really familiar with it all think "this takes longer than 30 seconds, boooooring"

[OlympicIRL 4,769]

Anyone who says sevens is better than XV is not a rugby fan  

[Olympian1010 7,477]

55 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Nah, as a rugby noob I'm pretty sure people who actually understand strategy and who actually have a clue what's going on very much appreciate XV, more than Sevens. Much like as a speed skating fan I actually adore the 10k, whereas newer audiences who aren't really familiar with it all think "this takes longer than 30 seconds, boooooring"

I still love a good 10km, but having to watch 6 pairs in a row really makes me begin to question life.

[Olympian1010 7,477]

37 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said:

Anyone who says sevens is better than XV is not a rugby fan  

Sevens is better than XV, challenge accepted. (Don’t get me wrong, I still think the XV is original gangster rugby, but I just prefer sevens more). In terms of skill I sure they require a similar amount, but XV definitely requires more endurance and strategy. 

[Olympian1010 7,477]

Who know the women’s South American Olympic qualification thread would be so popular 

[heywoodu 13,556]

4 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

I still love a good 10km, but having to watch 6 pairs in a row really makes me begin to question life.

It makes me feel like a happy excited kid again. I wonder if watching a good match of XV rugby is the same for those rugby fans  

[Olympian1010 7,477]

7 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

It makes me feel like a happy excited kid again. I wonder if watching a good match of XV rugby is the same for those rugby fans  

Watching your soul leave your body and the light in your eyes dim makes me feel like a kid again. #onlytruth 

[Gianlu33 3,572]

I'm surprise that someone want compare the rugby with the rugby 7s... I think that the seven is just a commerial format for the TV and for people that don't know what the rugby really is (so, they want improve US and asian market)