Quote ="ry21"Think we have more chance of getting #rugbyleague trending though if everyone is using it rather than several different hashtags'"
It's not only about trending.
People talk in game all the time but don't often put #rugbyleague at the end. The proof of the pudding is in the eating, #rugbyleague has never trended whilst many other RL related terms have. This is to do with the nature of trending, it is only when a term spikes in relation to its usual usage that it trends. This stops things like Justin Bieber or days of the week trending 24/7. People use #rugbyleague all day every day so it would take a huge spike for it to ever trend. A good example is in Australia. NRL or #rugbyleague never trends there because of this but the game specific tags do all the time now and often in top spot.
Game specific tags are now standard in many sports and it was trialled at the end of last year to good effect. Many people enjoyed using them and found the games much easier to follow. If people get used to it and we trend now and again then that is simply a bonus.
