A Different Sort of NRL?

Considering that the United States has been okay with the idea of a guy making some money for playing a rough game of football for more than a century, it may be surprising that rugby league isn't more popular in the United States. That may be changing, though, if a new competition has anything to say about things.

Although the American National Rugby League has been running a competition for more than a decade without interruption, the proposed United States National Rugby League aims to take things to another level with a fully professional league in cities across the nation. Although there is plenty of disbelief about the league becoming a reality as proposed in 2010, the competition is taking declarations of interest from potential players, coaches, and referees. Even top NRL coach Craig Bellamy is excited about it.

Got an opinion about the USNRL? Share it with a comment here or on their forums. Until we see what happens, we can all settle for the AMRNL as the American Rugby League presence, as you can see in the below highlights from last year's grand final: