Alibaba to invest $100M in Chinese rugby
Alibaba to invest $100M in Chinese rugby
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@Bones said in Alibaba to invest $100M in Chinese rugby:
That's pretty cool. I can't help but think it doesn't seem like a massive amount when you break it down to yearly though. Still, better than nothing!
And the government has probably started kicking in more now its an Olympic sport.
Will take them quite a while to get the base built for XVs but their 7s program could improve quite significantly in a short period of time. Particularly if they're throwing money at hosting tournaments.
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@Kirwan said in Alibaba to invest $100M in Chinese rugby:
That's good news. Isn't rugby the main sport of their army? Or is that a myth?
It is "an" official sport of the PLA, but I guess when you've got a standing army of 1M that is a lot of sports