Which British Sports Will Become Popular Among Americans in Future Decades?

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Rugby league is similar enough to American football, but I think that actually makes it less likely to succeed in America. Rugby union is more likely to become popular as an amateur sport, considering it is a respected sport in America and the US already has half-decent college rugby. Once a sport is popular as an amateur sport, you never know what'll happen to it as a pro sport. The level of rugby played in the US right now is slowly approaching the level of rugby played by the likes of Italy, Japan, or Argentina not too long ago, all of whom are non-Commonwealth countries that have professional rugby. Canada would also provide a half-decent pool of talent next door.

Cricket is too associated with the South Asian diaspora to be a mainstream sport in America. Hockey is only played by girls in the US, and I can't think of any country where both hockey and ice hockey are popular. Curling is already popular in Northern Minnesota and a few other places, but it's way too Scottish/Canadian to become mainstream in America.