US public reacts hilariously to Test

In a rare moment for US television, a rugby test match was played on prime time television and the viewer reaction was priceless.

The US may not be a big force in international rugby but the country has a long history of playing the game, thanks to their European roots.

It is completely foreign to a majority of the population. There is no national professional league, and even though some colleges have excellent rugby programs, beyond that, participation in the sport isn't very high.

So when the match was showed, people didn't quite know what to expect:

Some were fascinated by what they saw:

    Others proudly knew nothing about the sport, but understood things were not going in the favour of the home team:

As the bizarre US commentary team philosophised about how long it would be until the US were as good as the All Blacks (yep, that really happened), some viewers were dumbfounded that America could be beaten so soundly in the sporting arena.

Assuming most Americans were unfamiliar with the game, the rules of rugby were recited at every chance. However, the use of US sports broadcast terminology in rugby coverage bordered on the ridiculous.