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NEWS (January 1,
2012): United Rugby League LLC changes name to Terran Sports
LLC. The
reason for the name change is to focus on a variety of sports
options, with various sports leagues built up from the grassroots
level. Other projects shall include the South Atlantic
Basketball League, the 4-Ball League, and the American Premier
League.
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EDITORIAL (March 25, 2010):
American rugby league needs the following reforms to change
direction.
The latest editorial on
Bleacher
Report on news that the AMNRL and USARL are trying to mend
fences.
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NEWS (March 17, 2010):
United Rugby League redesigning website and adds Twitter
account! Our new Twitter address is
@UnitedRL.
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EDITORIAL (March 10, 2010):
The NFL should invest in American rugby league. It's worth
a shot.
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NEWS (January 15, 2010):
USARL formed from teams from AMNRL. Seven teams have
"left the nest," apparently dissatisfied with the direction of the
AMNRL, and have formed the new
USARL. The URL
wishes good luck to a new competitor.
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VIDEO (September 15, 2010):
Very hard but very legal tackle in NRL game shows this game
belongs in America. Not just because it's a hit that drew
such a reaction. But also because despite how hard it was, it was very
proper and legal. The player got shaken up, but NO concussion.
Concussions are much rarer in rugby league actually because players
can't use helmets like they do in American football. You can't use the
helmet as a weapon like you still can to a point in American football.
If you tackle properly, there should be no concussion. Rugby teaches
how to tackle with the technique and the body, not just equipment, which
would ENHANCE American football players if this game was played
offseason to football in high schools.
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ARTICLE (Date originally written unknown,
posted August 22, 2010).
11-a-side League: Is it an idea worth considering?
(rl1908.com) Great article on whether NRL itself
ought to go to 11-a-side. This is NOT a radical idea at all.
Only in fairness their field would be wide wide wide open unless they
shrink it somewhat. Remember: Rugby LEAGUE is supposed to be
the game that's willing to evolve, willing to change.
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PHOTOS (August 14, 2010):
Photos show why rugby (in either code) won't work on American football
fields, proving need for Gridiron Rugby.
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The first photo is from the NBC coverage of the
2010 Collegiate Rugby (Union) 7's. The second is from Pisgah
High School (NC). Please note that the superimposed
"gridiron football lines" are 22 yards narrower than the rugby
field. The photo on the right clearly shows there isn't
anything close to enough room for rugby for the American
football field. This is true of most high schools.
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Now look at these two pictures. The field
on the left is in South Boston, used by a rugby league team.
If they played "Gridiron Rugby" rules they could play in the
yellow section. For them to play "regulation" rugby
league, represented by the blue lines, they would have to dig up
the track! The same is true as the football field on the
right, at Asheville High School (NC). (These measurements
verified by the way by Google Earth's ruler application.)
Having one uniform set of field dimensions, making the
game fit the American field, would do wonders to grow rugby
league in America.
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Whether
there's a track or not, if there's a "gridiron" football field,
there's enough room for Gridiron Rugby!
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