Best Grand Final of the Weekend: U.S. Super League?

In a weekend packed with rugby union grand finals, the thriller of the weekend may have been played on an unlikely ground. Sure, the Super 14 and Guinness Premiership finished in exciting form, but the Rugby Super League grand final may have taken the cake! The Super League, not to be confused with the European rugby league competition, is a semipro competition that is the top domestic level of rugby union in the United States. Tonight's grand final at Infinity Park in Glendale, Colorado, was a wild one.

New York Athletic Club had 2007 champs Belmont Shore on the run 17-6 at one point in the first half and 25-11 midway through the second, but Shore battled back to tie the score at 25 all with a converted try at the death. In the two ten-minute extra time periods, it was NYAC's turn to pull a comeback, as a penalty at the end of extra time leveled the scores again at 28. It had to end at some point, and in the sudden-death extra period NYAC hit a long penalty goal to win it. What a match.

Fortunately, it was televised live on ESPN Classic and also shown online on the USA Rugby Network. If you missed it, you should be able to catch the replay online on the USA Rugby Network or Infinity Park's streaming video service soon. If you've never watched a U.S. domestic match, this one will be worth your time.

If you want to see more television and Internet access to rugby union in the United States, you ought to be sure to watch. It shows show your interest to broadcasters and advertisers and increases the chance that there will be more to see in the future.