Which rugby team should i support

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The South African teams and Australian teams have suffered from a dwindling interest over the year and New Zealand have dominated. In Super Rugby fans have been dying to just see the best teams in New Zealand play each other.

And now they have their chance! We at Rugby Onslaught thought it was necessary that rugby fans knew who they needed to support, depending on what club you support in England, Ireland, Wales or Scotland.

Without a doubt the best team in New Zealand. They are the Saracens of Super Rugby just without the blatant cheating. We encourage you not to support this team if you are keen just to glory support. We are looking at you Leinster fans. If you want to support a team that is going to 9 times out of 10 win, then this is the one for you. We love playing the game, but that love of playing has not consistently translated into a love of watching the sport.

Part of this is that it has been hard to be a rugby fan in America. But it is getting easier. You can, of course, go out to club matches in your area as a local fan. We need to be ready for professional rugby in North America. All of us. That means that those in the rugby-playing community need to be prepared to become members of the rugby fan community. In order to be fully ready for the launch of PRO Rugby in April, here is a my advice for Americans transitioning into the fan community.

There is too much rugby to care about everything. Way too much. There are two big decisions to make early on: 7s or 15s and Northern Hemisphere or Southern Hemisphere. Pick your costume and root for USA. For those Americans who know little about European club rugby, this is a great weekend to start learning! The Challenge Cup is, crudely, everyone else.

The Champions Cup knock out stages are the best, most exciting rugby Europe has to offer. Even with the previous sentence being irrefutable fact, the 6 Nations remains mandatory viewing. Watching the 6 Nations with no preparation lessens the experience. So much of what makes an international tournament really compelling is knowing something about what has gone on in the lead up to the match. Narrow your Northern Hemisphere focus to an individual club in one of the top leagues. Before you select the league that will get most of your attention, think about your experience in watching the 6 Nations.

If you want to cheer for Ireland, say, you will want to follow one of the Irish sides in the Guiness Pro You will know more about the players selected, and those not selected you think should have been, and that makes the international matches much more interesting. When is a good time to acknowledge that no one with a soul who was born outside of England can root for England? How about now. I could watch that a thousand times.

There is no real logic to my aversion to the England rugby team. Perhaps someone from a nation more recently attached to the British Empire can help articulate in the comments why there is such a strong feeling of wanting anyone to win but the English. Not all clubs fit neatly into the category of Big Boy or Under Dog, but it is good to be aware of where you are on the spectrum.

The league that gets most of my attention is the Aviva Premiership. I spent a semester in Bath in college while Dan Lyle was playing there, so I had two reasons proximity and an American to become a Bath supporter.

A bit posh, perhaps, and maybe a little ethically challenged. But they are my team now, so I am sticking with them. Bath — The team you should support. Even if I try to remove my bias, Anthony Watson and Jonathan Joseph are two of the most exciting players to watch in England. Add in Kyle Eastmond and Semesa Rokoduguni and they are a pretty gripping side.