Thursday, August 28, 2008

All Blacks to Play in U.S.

Though still in negotiations, pending a sign off by USA Rugby, the All Blacks may play a Bledisloe Cup game at the Invesco Field in Denver, CO. At this point, it looks like the match-up with Australia would take place on October 31, 2009.

USA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville says his organization is definitely a fan of the proposal, keen on the idea of using the NZ-Aussie match as the ideal test for selling rugby to the American public.

On November 1 this year a Bledisloe Cup test match will take place in Hong Kong.

Since my trip to Aussie last summer, I have been hoping to travel to New Zealand for the 2011 World Cup. A flight to Denver to see two of the greatest rugby nations in the world play in 2009 might be a nice warm-up.

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