Will Hooley
Former professional rugby player now behind the mic. Host, broadcaster and producer based in the USA talking all things rugby
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I Watched Rugby Take a Step Forward in America (opens the original)
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Saturday was epic.Put simply, it was a rugby day to remember.The sun shone down on Baltimore as two giants of world rugby went head-to-head in a nation that can rightly be regarded as the epicenter of the global sporting market.68,173 people packed into M&T Bank Stadium, the largest rugby crowd in U.S. history.The atmosphere. The jerseys in the stands. The anthems. The Haka.The quality, passion and physicality on display gave any American sports fan intrigued by rugby a pretty compelling introdu
What FIFA's World Cup Taught Me About Rugby's Biggest Opportunity (opens the original)
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For Spanish sports fans, it wasn’t all joy and celebration on US soil last weekend.While Spain lifted football’s biggest prize with a 1-0 victory over Argentina at New York New Jersey Stadium to win the FIFA World Cup, Spain’s national rugby team suffered defeat to the USA Eagles in North Carolina in the final match of the Nations Cup July Tests.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!GcvV!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fs
A Kicker's Redemption (opens the original)
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