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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Amy Gutmann


For a sport that delivers the same aspects of competition, physicality and mental prowess as football, it’s a wonder why rugby hasn’t taken off in the United States.

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	Though the sport has only appealed to a niche following in America so far, rugby has the potential to explode in popularity — and soon. Rugby players like Penn junior co-captain Billy Barron — seen here looking to pass at the Collegiate Rugby Championships — need endurance at the level of elite soccer players and brute strength at the level of football players to succeed in a sport that can be intensely — sometimes brutally — physical.

For a sport that delivers the same aspects of competition, physicality and mental prowess as football, it’s a wonder why rugby hasn’t taken off in the United States.








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