It's a niche sport here but growing. The growth started in universities during the 70's. Women's rugby is actually the fastest growing sport in colleges today.
But as a very dandy Englishman once told me "watching you Americans play rugby is rather like watching a dog walk on hishind legs. He doesn't do it well but you're impressed that he can do it at all"
Obnoxiousjimmyjames t1_j6ht3ti wrote
Why did everyone look so old only a few decades ago?