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US President Donald Trump and rapper Kanye West are among a group of Americans to have stirred up a social media storm in recent times.

And you can now add Kevin Van Valkenburg to that list after a tweet about rugby that has to be seen to be believed.

For the senior sports writer at ESPN claims he could take the oval-ball sport down in a year with an NFL practice squad, some chosen players from gridiron alongside Ohio State coach Urban Meyer.

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Van Valkenburg tweeted his theoretical team - which would include young running backs Leonard Fournette (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Ezekiel Elliot (Dallas Cowboys), along with JJ Watt (Houston Texans) - which he came up with after "briefly" watching college rugby.

He wrote: "Briefly watched college rugby today while getting a hair cut because they wouldn’t turn on golf.

"Conclusion: If you gave me a year, Urban Meyer, Zeke Elliott, JJ Watt, Leonard Foutnette & an NFL practice squad, the US would so thoroughly dominate rugby, other countries would quit."

He then went on to question the ability of New Zealand's rugby players and said: "It's a serious insult to think any of those NZ dudes is as good of an athlete as Fournette."

It's fair to say Van Valkenburg has stirred up a maelstrom of anger with fellow journalists, ex-players and even Ryder Cup golfer Lee Westwood weighing into the debate.

And the American's social media post certainly hasn't gone down well in Wales with a weighty response from rugby fans alongside BBC pundit Jonathan Davies.