Richard Lapchick, director of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics In Sport at University of Central Florida, said men-only clubs are fading as professionalsports embrace diversity, but change is slow.
As well as catering to the film studios, developers believe there would be a demand for a sports injuries clinic and other orthopaedic facilities from local professional rugby clubs and health trusts.
The cup was an outgrowth from supporters who had the rare experience of clubs within a three hour drive of each other in an area of the country unaccustomed to professionalsports rivalries.