How popular is Rugby in your country?

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Defiant-Dare1223@reddit

It's not super big. Indicative of a fairly big gap but not as big as you might imagine.

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od3795486159601@reddit

It's not just unpopular, I feel like most here actively look down on the sport as being "american trash", even though american football and rugby are different sports.

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vbd71@reddit

the sport as being "american trash"

Say that in Britain and you might get beaten.

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GoHardLive@reddit

Meanwhile, basketball is the most popular sport in Greece

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od3795486159601@reddit

The most popular sport in Greece is football. Basketball has risen in popularity the past few years but it still pales in comparison. Which is funny, because we're way better at basketball.

But yeah, if your point is that we are hypocritical, we definitely are.

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RowingMonkey@reddit

Unfortunately it’s barely popular in Kosovo! There are a few teams around though and I really hope it gains some traction.

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BardhyliX@reddit

Good luck convincing albanian parents to let their children play a sport as physical as rugby.

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TinyAsianMachine@reddit

C'mon theres loads of Albanians in combat sports. Rugby's not as bad as boxing for sure.

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BardhyliX@reddit

I do not know a SINGLE albanian who does boxing or any martial arts professionally or even as an amateur.

Just because you see a few on tv does not mean it's common.

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Not sure about your group, but in Kosovo, martial arts became very popular after 2010. I started boxing at the same time as half of my friends. When I studied in Prishtina most of my friends also did Boxing/Kickboxing/MMA/Judo.

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GoodZealousideal5922@reddit

Distria Krasniqi, Majlinda Kelmendin nuk i njef ti?

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BardhyliX@reddit

Personalisht po foli i nderum, plus krejt judo qe kryej ne Kosov jan te fokusum ne dy qytete.

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TinyAsianMachine@reddit

Your experience is irrelevant. There's about 4-5 boxers that have some relevance. And about 3-4 in or previous in the ufc.

I follow this sport extensively and compared to Greece you have a lot of representation.

Nothing spectacular but it exists ig.

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FlamesOfDespair@reddit

It's probably worse.

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TinyAsianMachine@reddit

Nothing is worse than boxing for your brain lol. Every boxer has brain soup after 40.

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FlamesOfDespair@reddit

I don't get why people go to the one martial art where you get bashed on the head the most. Plenty of martial arts don't allow head attacks. If you crack a bone it isn't an issue but good luck healing brain damage. There is a reason why many professional boxers are wife beaters.

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Johanitsu@reddit

Is not famous , although we were in the world cup 3-4 years ago. for Rugby league

Team was 99% greeks from Australia and UK .not a bad team for for non professional standards

now team entirelly from people living in Greece should exist but dont expect much.

game above is rugby union -technically different with almost 0% presence

interesting link

https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-league/63236572

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Apprehensive-Bar9928@reddit

I never knew Albania had a rugby team

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rydolf_shabe@reddit

neither did I

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Unable-Stay-6478@reddit

American football is more popular than rugby, in Serbia. That being said, American football isn't popular at all.

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afro-cigo@reddit

Not sure how popular American football is is but Rugby in Serbia has been around for around 100years and we have a national team. To be fair only small and few clubs outside of Belgrade, but thats only for rugby 15, rugby 13 is also popular and I know at least 3 clubs from Belgrade for each.

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RowingMonkey@reddit

I’ve been told by a Serbian guy I played with once that rugby 7s is sorta big with Partizan and Red Star

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RowingMonkey@reddit

I’ve been told by a Serbian guy I played with once that rugby 7s is sorta big with Partizan and Red Star

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PlamenIB@reddit

I don’t think we have rugby team or if we have- I didn’t know. But every time I go to Bucuresti there is a “Rugby team Romania” in my hotel.

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Novel_Database_8767@reddit

Best balkan team… probably! Maybe just after Croatia!

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jajebivjetar@reddit

https://www.world.rugby/rankings

Romania 22, Croatia 48, Greece 122 out of 124

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One_Bill_3730@reddit

The point system is not that well put together since you can play mostly friendly matches and rise really high without significant tournament performance. I mean Romania might as well drop down 10 places or go up 8 places depending on who they play friendlies with. Look how we performed at the world cup this year… it was real bad, yet we barely dropped down 1 spot.

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Unfortunately i then moved to other ciity and in couldnt train no more. I still miss those days.

I thin there is maybe 50 players all toghether above the age of 18.

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