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Get them up to standard, and make the game much more popular. Preferably more popular than soccer.

Not that I have any specific interest in Brazil's right per se.

But considering the standard of female supporters at Brazilian soccer matches, it could be a great addition to the story of rugby.

It's growing there and their team is improving (in fact they beat us a couple years back). In my opinion Latin America should be THE focus for World Rugby, fertile ground there on account of the lack of any other contact sports - or really any team sport beside soccer - as well as a general macho-ness/lack of stigma for erring on the side of what used to be referred to in the Anglosphere as "masculinity" and "toughness". In general, Mommy trying to keep Timmy from getting hurt isn't quite a thing in most places.

Fonz wrote: Fri Sep 22, 2023 5:37 pm It's growing there and their team is improving (in fact they beat us a couple years back). In my opinion Latin America should be THE focus for World Rugby, fertile ground there on account of the lack of any other contact sports - or really any team sport beside soccer - as well as a general macho-ness/lack of stigma for erring on the side of what used to be referred to in the Anglosphere as "masculinity" and "toughness". In general, Mommy trying to keep Timmy from getting hurt isn't quite a thing in most places.

Ahem...







Edit: and wiki says handball is the second most participated team sport after football

Niegs wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:59 am



Edit: and wiki says handball is the second most participated team sport after football

Now you're beginning to see my line of thinking.


Brazilian football (soccer) fan...




*My sincerest apologies to the photographer for using one of his photos from a stock site - one of the platforms I'm using to make some extra cash and losing out on income due to people doing exactly what I've done here

Colombia could of course be a great addition as well in this regard.

Niegs wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:59 am



Edit: and wiki says handball is the second most participated team sport after football

Hand something…

We don't need to go to Brazil to have lovely Portuguese speaking women, just had a shot of some in the crowd during the Portugal - Georgia game.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 1:18 pm We don't need to go to Brazil to have lovely Portuguese speaking women, just had a shot of some in the crowd during the Portugal - Georgia game.

Lots of hot English speaking women in Australia, South Africa, England.....
Most women in New Zealand speaks English.


Language is obviously not an indicator.

Niegs wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 3:59 am
Ahem...

In some areas yes, namely Argentina and Brazil, but basketball has stagnated or even taken a step backwards recently. While the NBA is flooded with Slavs and other far’ners nowadays, there’s no longer a single Argie player, maybe a couple Brazilians on the fringes, and Argentina just got bounced from Olympic qualification by the mighty Bahamas…

Not really a factor elsewhere either.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Sep 23, 2023 1:18 pm We don't need to go to Brazil to have lovely Portuguese speaking women, just had a shot of some in the crowd during the Portugal - Georgia game.

I did notice that, which was curious to me as I’ve been a few times (my dad moved there to retire a few years back), and was surprised at the relative lack of hotties in my visits.

Because you stumble just a few miles over to Spain, and things…well…change drastically…

But I’m married anyway so it’s a terrific country in my book!