Bunch of good points as to why rugby hasn’t gained a huge foothold in the US. My kid played football through high school and then switched to rugby in college (and loves the All Blacks, just to keep this mostly on topic). Growing up watching football, I think FB is more exciting to watch, but he prefers rugby as a game. I also like that rugbybseems to have more rigorous penalties for dangerous play (prolonged suspensions in some cases). Rugby also seems to be something people can keep playing at a non-professional level long after college, something you can’t say about tackle football. If I could go back a few years, I probably would have pointed him to club rugby to begin with, though the nearest club is a bit of a hike compared to the youth football programs.
(Could move this to the newer Rugby thread if too off topic?
The Rugby Thread)