ESTABLISHING A PROFESSIONAL RUGBY UNION LEAGUE IN THE U.S. THROUGH THE INTEGRATION OF ONE OR MORE TEAMS FROM AN EXISTING PROFESSIONAL AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

摘要

Described herein are examples of techniques for quickly and efficiently instituting and growing a professional rugby union league in the U.S. through the expansion and integration of one or more team/club organizations from an existing professional American football league (e.g., the NFL), including their available resources such as qualified players from their roster.

主权项

1. A method of operating a rugby league within the United States using resources of an American football league, the method comprising:
for each rugby team of a plurality of rugby teams of the rugby league:
associating the rugby team with a football team of a plurality of football teams of the American football league; andsharing resources of the football team with the rugby team, wherein sharing resources comprises the rugby team playing games with other teams of the plurality of rugby teams using physical resources and human resources of the one football team.